tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post7378007866538637486..comments2024-02-08T02:12:01.350-05:00Comments on The Journey: The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes.Michelle Longohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-89405196374297698602013-06-13T00:51:28.408-04:002013-06-13T00:51:28.408-04:00Have you ever considered about including a little ...Have you ever considered about including a little bit more than just your articles?<br />I mean, what you say is important and all. However think of if <br />you added some great pictures or video clips to give your <br />posts more, "pop"! Your content is excellent but with pics and clips, this site <br />could undeniably be one of the most beneficial in its field.<br />Fantastic blog!<br /><br />my site; luggage rack (<a href="http://mayday6175.pixnet.net/blog/post/57542220-%e5%be%9e%e5%87%ba%e9%81%93%e9%81%93%e8%87%b3%e4%bb%8a%e5%b0%88%e8%bc%af%e5%b0%81%e9%9d%a2" rel="nofollow"></a>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-15315141355939631002013-01-11T01:45:13.095-05:002013-01-11T01:45:13.095-05:00I read this post when it was initially published d...I read this post when it was initially published during the summer series and remember going back to comment and then deciding against it because I didn't know what to say besides "Nice post!" which I try never to say without attaching more substantive specifics because it can come off as false and spammy. This has one of the best endings of a blog post I've ever read and I really did and still do think it's a very nice, tightly written, heart wrenching post. And I mean that in a totally not spammy way. :)Larkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782254001145914109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-40826978866555597072013-01-10T22:53:55.330-05:002013-01-10T22:53:55.330-05:00That last paragraph is a knock-out. Wow! Nice set-...That last paragraph is a knock-out. Wow! Nice set-up - this story didn't go where I was expecting it to in the beginning.Azarahttp://inthetesseract.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-47520587550278750912013-01-10T22:07:55.781-05:002013-01-10T22:07:55.781-05:00This story is so powerful. I'm glad you linked...This story is so powerful. I'm glad you linked it up. EllenSisterhood of the Sensible Momshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978033016895948863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-89996272615551347862013-01-10T20:22:17.681-05:002013-01-10T20:22:17.681-05:00Glad you linked up "in my row" at Sister...Glad you linked up "in my row" at Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms. Also glad to know that I'm not alone in being the unwanted child. Although, I always knew it. I can't ever remember not knowing as my parents weren't married and in college when they had me.... sorry that you had to find out like that :-(Kelly @ In the Mom Light Bloghttp://www.inthemomlight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-28130454861658066612012-07-09T22:27:51.386-04:002012-07-09T22:27:51.386-04:00WOW! I'm sorry I don't have anything more ...WOW! I'm sorry I don't have anything more to say than that. But just wow. I feel like I've just read something professional, literary, and QUALITY.Pish Poshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777846744497845820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-66650951402901494462012-07-09T12:31:46.707-04:002012-07-09T12:31:46.707-04:00This brought tears to my eyes! You reminded all us...This brought tears to my eyes! You reminded all us that our kids take in everything that we say so even when we are having a bad day we must control and watch our tongues.Tammi P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12740346402438609879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-69030852736147875642012-07-09T07:01:21.155-04:002012-07-09T07:01:21.155-04:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-48569384181138621892012-07-08T11:29:53.226-04:002012-07-08T11:29:53.226-04:00Brava, my dear. Wow.Brava, my dear. Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-15050110862723316492012-07-06T21:52:44.691-04:002012-07-06T21:52:44.691-04:00Ooooh... You're in trouble! Nice bit of writin...Ooooh... You're in trouble! Nice bit of writing, Michelle. I enjoyed it. :)<br /><br /><br />Michael A. Walker<br />Defying ProcrastinationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137784763609138302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-76957335609440110892012-07-06T16:34:18.498-04:002012-07-06T16:34:18.498-04:00Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind ...Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-81379006788027877612012-07-06T16:33:51.393-04:002012-07-06T16:33:51.393-04:00Thank you Cindy. Little Michelle would have reall...Thank you Cindy. Little Michelle would have really appreciated that (as does her adult counterpart).Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-75536143305100531832012-07-06T16:32:55.268-04:002012-07-06T16:32:55.268-04:00Thank you so much. I once told my mother I rememb...Thank you so much. I once told my mother I remembered this conversation and she said she never implied what I took from it. I think it really upset her to know I took it personally, but really, how else could a kid take it? Kids rarely read between lines.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-37904262944382951192012-07-06T16:31:14.833-04:002012-07-06T16:31:14.833-04:00It's a tough thing - my parents' separatio...It's a tough thing - my parents' separation was neither a shock nor a bad thing ultimately, but it took me a long time and I think becoming a parent myself, to really put it all together.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-27628906791492789002012-07-06T16:30:10.221-04:002012-07-06T16:30:10.221-04:00Well, thanks and sorry :) Compliment taken, I'...Well, thanks and sorry :) Compliment taken, I'm sorry you can relate.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-18650634904960219432012-07-06T16:29:36.588-04:002012-07-06T16:29:36.588-04:00Thank you so much. It's hard - there are days...Thank you so much. It's hard - there are days when my son is on me like that. He needs answers when he asks questions and some of his questions are so hard. I don't always think before I speak, sometimes I forget his age because of the depth of his questions. My mother's job was a tough one...Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-77641577061616498992012-07-06T16:27:07.043-04:002012-07-06T16:27:07.043-04:00These painful things make for great stories though...These painful things make for great stories though, so there's that at least. Thank you for your kind words!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-25453126505130763322012-07-06T16:26:23.638-04:002012-07-06T16:26:23.638-04:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-55180306910020449642012-07-06T16:26:13.000-04:002012-07-06T16:26:13.000-04:00Thank you for saying that. That means a lot to he...Thank you for saying that. That means a lot to hear that - even so many years later.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-16156363061404126572012-07-06T14:55:52.710-04:002012-07-06T14:55:52.710-04:00I love this post. I love how you sparely tell the ...I love this post. I love how you sparely tell the tale but leave me with so much feeling. Oh my god, your telling is so true. Metal table, iced tea, the cigarette, the dialogue. Perfect.christie tatehttp://www.outlawmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-12771531336499184002012-07-06T11:49:21.451-04:002012-07-06T11:49:21.451-04:00So much to love and cringe and ache here. The inte...So much to love and cringe and ache here. The interlude with your brother drinking all the tea and how it reflects on your dad "drinking it all." Goosebumps of awesome writing-ness.<br /><br />So well done. This comment doesn't do my feelings or this post justice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588636263653403475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-34110633446267323732012-07-06T10:13:29.898-04:002012-07-06T10:13:29.898-04:00Michelle - Wow. Just wow. Such vivid writing, such...Michelle - Wow. Just wow. Such vivid writing, such a painful story. Cannot believe this is under 500 words. Much deserved congratulations on your Jury Prize win. My heart goes out to little Michelle. CindyCindy ~ The Reedster Speakshttp://www.reedsterspeaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-4172128549605489622012-07-06T09:30:36.605-04:002012-07-06T09:30:36.605-04:00This is an amazing post. I am blown away. It was l...This is an amazing post. I am blown away. It was like I was in the kitchen. And I could hear the exasperated tone. So well done.The Dose of Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778610584517345200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-70092082036814070512012-07-05T10:20:01.414-04:002012-07-05T10:20:01.414-04:00My mom doesn't believe me when I tell her I re...My mom doesn't believe me when I tell her I recall with such clarity odd little family interactions. This could have happened at our kitchen table. You took me right back there. Amazing! Great writing!Stephanie Sikorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732280496095918656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-8117951953630530852012-07-05T10:06:50.720-04:002012-07-05T10:06:50.720-04:00I don't think we ever truly understand how div...I don't think we ever truly understand how divorce looks through the eyes of our children.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865863984001684338noreply@blogger.com