tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post1249002302070756715..comments2023-10-08T07:04:49.054-07:00Comments on The Writing Life: How Thick is My Armor?kariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-55235766266887032262007-08-12T22:03:00.000-07:002007-08-12T22:03:00.000-07:00It hurts my heart sometimes to read all these thin...It hurts my heart sometimes to read all these things I've already heard and to know what kind of pressure you put on yourself when you were so tiny. I'm glad you have this gift to work it out and I hope that relieves that sense of guilt I know is there because you can't fix everything. You fix a lot. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, this was beautiful, tho tough for me to read. love you.Miss Devylishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03712294396381703459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-36160853688352156952007-08-10T15:06:00.000-07:002007-08-10T15:06:00.000-07:00Kari, great great writing. So glad I popped over ...Kari, great great writing. So glad I popped over to read this one, and sorry I wasn't there to hear it. Interesting in light my own latest post, too... Funny how this group seems to have almost a kind of collective consciousness...<BR/><BR/>One little thing that occurs to me is that if you don't want to use their real names, you might make some up instead of just using initials. It takes me out of the story a little bit to be conscious of not being told their names.<BR/><BR/>Your daughters are lucky to have you, and I do look forward to meeting them sometime this fall. See you soon...Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322705929720573545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-4060320973451797032007-08-07T17:20:00.000-07:002007-08-07T17:20:00.000-07:00Oh, Kari. Wow. You sound like the little girl from...Oh, Kari. Wow. You sound like the little girl from the Indigo Girls song, the one with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Are you sure K & C were abandoned by you? Might you have been abandoned by you?Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-83904375224054021482007-08-06T12:41:00.000-07:002007-08-06T12:41:00.000-07:00Good writing stirs emotions, and this piece gets m...Good writing stirs emotions, and this piece gets me right where I live, kari. It makes me want to comfort the small child you were, hold her, rock her until she feels safe and knows the adults are responsible for keeping her safe along with the other kids.<BR/><BR/>Love to you. So much love to you.Jerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063270175679985513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-45765000330798930122007-08-05T20:40:00.000-07:002007-08-05T20:40:00.000-07:00An amazing, tearful, vivid and extremely well writ...An amazing, tearful, vivid and extremely well written piece. I am overwhelmed and inspired by your courage and honesty about horrific abuse of the past and the impact on today's world. Anxiety, panic, keeping our world and our children safe when our foundation was anything but safe. You put it all out there perfectly, what it is like to live, constantly, on the edge of disaster.<BR/>I am sorry you had to carry such an impossible responsibility when you were just a child yourself. I hate that you were hurt so deeply. <BR/>Healing is a process, and you are not alone. HUG. I am so glad you are in a Writing Group, keep on writing!!!<BR/>Your girls are very lucky to have such a wonderful mother! They will always know and have a safe foundation and unconditional love.<BR/>Wishing you peace.<BR/>LOVE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com