tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post4119904756826201042..comments2023-10-28T04:39:52.536-05:00Comments on "Hold my hand" A social worker's blog: A Mother's LettersHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-51018931339484855642011-07-29T11:49:27.280-05:002011-07-29T11:49:27.280-05:00Such a beautiful story with a powerful message abo...Such a beautiful story with a powerful message about perception, maturing, and forgiveness. Thank you for another amazing post.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-87703737195436081352011-07-27T19:19:31.583-05:002011-07-27T19:19:31.583-05:00Ah, yes, reading something with a new perspective....Ah, yes, reading something with a new perspective. A sweet memory unfolds.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-66644652221131267152011-07-27T09:15:02.811-05:002011-07-27T09:15:02.811-05:00Thank you for your time to share this excellent an...Thank you for your time to share this excellent and informative post. It 's my first time, during my visit here. I found a lot of material in your article. Keep it up. Thanks.<br /><a href="http://www.nurseplus.net/" rel="nofollow">Nurse Plus</a>Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146312241821970338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-76748266759071170122011-07-26T14:27:01.290-05:002011-07-26T14:27:01.290-05:00This is so touching, we should never take for gran...This is so touching, we should never take for granted those times spent with our loved ones.Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-33891515377705159782011-07-25T16:23:42.585-05:002011-07-25T16:23:42.585-05:00Doris, this story really hit home for me. I never ...Doris, this story really hit home for me. I never had quite the same experience but I lost my mom while I was just 12 yrs old. As an adult I would give anything to have such letters from her to read now so that I could glean her love and knowledge from them. Unfortunately as fate would have it there was nothing like this left to me,as she died suddenly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-73803270443126958332011-07-25T01:23:07.317-05:002011-07-25T01:23:07.317-05:00When I first moved out from my family, i wrote a f...When I first moved out from my family, i wrote a few letter to my daughter... emails or print copy, I still not sure my daughter had read it or not, she is 15 then... she's 18 now, we don't get on really well at home, I just love to know what she did to my letter... did she brother to read them, i still see her but we bite each other when we talk, I am doing no eye see these days, its a Katy-Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526570311076928027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-58745079159907018022011-07-24T21:29:12.735-05:002011-07-24T21:29:12.735-05:00Lovely post. Amazing the changes in our view and o...Lovely post. Amazing the changes in our view and our perspective as our skin changes with the years. I think time opens up our understanding and softens our heartA Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-62002029173715898072011-07-24T17:02:55.778-05:002011-07-24T17:02:55.778-05:00the perfect post for me to read-
often hurt feelin...the perfect post for me to read-<br />often hurt feelings cause me not<br />see that someone cares for me.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256391836026637655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-37931855238789175442011-07-24T03:01:27.018-05:002011-07-24T03:01:27.018-05:00Hi Doris .. so interesting the way we interpret th...Hi Doris .. so interesting the way we interpret things after the years have rolled by - realising the pieces of the puzzle that have sat there, but not been put together.<br /><br />Thanks for this .. especially now - I've gathered my thoughts but I think have few letters or correspondence left .. memories, photos (some) and lots of words in recent years .. <br /><br />and I love H Rae's Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-82634959911712767832011-07-23T19:10:42.909-05:002011-07-23T19:10:42.909-05:00So precious! Reminds me of a story my pastor tell...So precious! Reminds me of a story my pastor tell about a young man in jail who writes his father asking for money to get out. The father, who cannot read asks a blacksmith to read it to him. It read: Dad,I'm in jail. Send me some money so I can get out. The blacksmith read it gruffly and curtly and the father replied "if he's going to talk like that, I won't send any money!Heather Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611903493074181756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-19094735609642928572011-07-23T17:47:12.965-05:002011-07-23T17:47:12.965-05:00This was a lovely story, and a sweet reminder of a...This was a lovely story, and a sweet reminder of a good reason to keep letters. Our perspective can be dramatically different when there is the passage of time. It's sad that letters aren't written as much anymore. What will be saved by future generations?Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-8150785909185984652011-07-23T06:35:59.548-05:002011-07-23T06:35:59.548-05:00Age and matturity makes us see things ...Age and matturity makes us see things with a renewed and different perspective. LovelyAmritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887884977787790642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-41592580292142619652011-07-22T19:13:32.313-05:002011-07-22T19:13:32.313-05:00I wonder how many people have experienced this sam...I wonder how many people have experienced this same situation after their mothers were gone? So many times, we don't value them until after they are gone. Lovely story. Thank you for sharing that with us!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390800085540275327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-12624148022186422882011-07-22T18:10:32.182-05:002011-07-22T18:10:32.182-05:00What a beautiful post and how true. Words carry di...What a beautiful post and how true. Words carry different weight and meaning when years temper them. How wondeful she got to revisit those words.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-63417366187776716612011-07-22T17:29:42.430-05:002011-07-22T17:29:42.430-05:00A lovely post Doris - sad but beautiful.
How easy...A lovely post Doris - sad but beautiful.<br /><br />How easy it is to misinterpret our parents love when we are in the full swell of youth - when we are trying to break away and be adults ourselves.<br /><br />That said - how difficult it is for some parents to let go and engender resentment.<br /><br />When the birds fly the nest - it can be difficult - for both the parents and the chicks.<br />hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-43473649345944476332011-07-22T13:13:07.261-05:002011-07-22T13:13:07.261-05:00Dearest Doris,
Indeed, written letters are such a...Dearest Doris,<br /><br />Indeed, written letters are such a treasure... They can mean the world to any person at any stage in life. Luckily it meant more for Patty at a later stage in life. She is blessed!<br /><br />Lots of love,<br /><br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-12721549093351172572011-07-22T13:01:42.117-05:002011-07-22T13:01:42.117-05:00When we're young, we see loving advice and wis...When we're young, we see loving advice and wisdom as interference.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-61491935255179215572011-07-22T12:42:31.987-05:002011-07-22T12:42:31.987-05:00We often do not realize the value of things when w...We often do not realize the value of things when we have them.And we forget to express our love and affection to parents the same way.Once we lose them for ever,memories of them will bring tears.dr.antonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191095888228061156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-35056725444055649882011-07-22T11:56:44.304-05:002011-07-22T11:56:44.304-05:00Hi Doris,
This is such a nice post and a very touc...Hi Doris,<br />This is such a nice post and a very touching story. We do not realize that sometimes what seems to be tough is actually the best advise. I have missed a lot of your entries. I shall go back and read them. I am sure they are all very thought provoking as usual:)MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-13324565663171198812011-07-22T10:32:15.916-05:002011-07-22T10:32:15.916-05:00What a beautiful post -- and so true! So often the...What a beautiful post -- and so true! So often the wisdom of age and the perspective of time allows us to see a person or a situation in a whole new light. I have the feeling that Patty's re-discovery of the letters and of her mother was no accident!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-7688620182293450942011-07-22T09:45:48.303-05:002011-07-22T09:45:48.303-05:00A very heartfelt story! I am sure that this is a ...A very heartfelt story! I am sure that this is a universal story that many could identify with. This essay would make for a nice published piece, I bet!Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-55610742603684604812011-07-22T08:21:34.991-05:002011-07-22T08:21:34.991-05:00hello doris, a moving story, almost moved me to te...hello doris, a moving story, almost moved me to tears, and you tell it so beautifully. my mom texts me all the time, i must remember to appreciate each one. thank you.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-54434813329297498102011-07-22T08:06:19.591-05:002011-07-22T08:06:19.591-05:00What a touching story. Often one looks at things d...What a touching story. Often one looks at things differently with the passage of time...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858720522828231380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-8987589571840534572011-07-22T06:58:37.332-05:002011-07-22T06:58:37.332-05:00Most moving, I have a son who has disowned me for ...Most moving, I have a son who has disowned me for reasons I don't know, I hope it never gets to the stage when it is too late, I have phoned, text, emailed to no avail.<br />I shall get on with my life but how I miss my grandchildren.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933357007596623587.post-35227873230751467592011-07-22T06:47:46.680-05:002011-07-22T06:47:46.680-05:00Lovely touching story. Sometimes when we are olde...Lovely touching story. Sometimes when we are older we are also blind to what our mothers did for us.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.com