Comments on: Here Be Monsters

By: Best in Show: Week of August 10th – bethsix

Best in Show: Week of August 10th – bethsix — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:37:01 +0000

[...] Bad Mother – Here Be Monsters – I went, and it was terrible, but also, it was good, because I went there, and although [...]

By: Smudge | Her Bad Mother

Smudge | Her Bad Mother — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:08:02 +0000

[...] can talk about this, now, without getting upset, because the monster that is – that was – the fear and anxiety surrounding his death has been tamed. Or is becoming [...]

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:16:15 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Your family is in my prayers.
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By: bethsix

bethsix — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:32:20 +0000

best in show: week of august 10th…

!!BONUS: WEEKEND EDITION!!
Heh.
I was too busy last night – sleeping, like that one other time when I, you know, slept – so I’m a little late with this.
Here they are, in all their glory. My favorite sparkly gems this week.

Aiming Lo…

By: quarkwright

quarkwright — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:15:55 +0000

I offer you my sympathy, and a taste of my own experience that resonates against your own.

My dad died last year, from lung cancer. I sat with him, all of us – mom, brothers, sisters – sat with him as he died (although I missed the final moment, I was there for nearly all of the last three days). It was not easy, to know it was happening and be unable to stop it, to be unable to (horrifying to say it, to think it, but it was a horrible time) hurry it along, to end the suffering sooner. At the time, I found myself imagining other ways that other people have died, and tried to imagine if any might have been kinder, easier than what we had at that time. I do not know, I cannot say. I came to believe that there is no ‘easy’ way to say goodbye. Death sucks in all of its many forms. Pain remains for those left behind to live through. The hurt remains. I am sorry for your hurt.

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:31:01 +0000

This whole thing – what little I understand of it – is so sad and terrible and strange and wrenching, and I’m left in something approaching awe at the strength and focus you’ve shown as you’ve tried to feel your way through it.

I’m not sure what it’s appropriate to wish you at this point – comfort? empathy? sympathy? – so I guess I’ll just go with: whatever it is that you, your mother and your sister need… I wish with all I’m capable of wishing that you all find it.
TwoBusy´s last blog ..So… where was I?

By: Mr Lady

Mr Lady — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:28:13 +0000

I know that monster. I’ve looked into that mouth so many times, and I can tell you that in a year, in a decade, in a lifetime, the thing you will remember with perfect clarity is not the smell nor the taste nor the feel of any of this…it’ll be making that monster sit and watch you work around it.

That IS soul armour. It’s the strongest kind. I am proud of you, my friend.
Mr Lady´s last blog ..My Parents Went To LA And All I Got Was This Stupid Blog Post

By: Esther

Esther — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:15:15 +0000

I keep thinking of you.
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By: Mommy X

Mommy X — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:45:08 +0000

I’m so sorry for your loss…I lost my dad to Alzheimer’s almost six years ago!

I cherish the wee bottle of his ashes I keep in a special little box! It’s truly amazing how much they help!

Take care of yourself…and those you love!
Mommy X´s last blog ..Mommy miXes!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00:23 +0000

Just don’t ever scold or think less of yourself for fear. One foot in front of the other, except when you can’t. Thinking of you.
Amanda´s last blog ..Loops