tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post8524902325588194862..comments2023-07-30T10:15:11.927+01:00Comments on xbox 4 nappy rash: ...and exhaleMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-22976719142113454312008-06-12T21:13:00.000+01:002008-06-12T21:13:00.000+01:00@Horse Chick - It's too young indeed.Unfortunately...@Horse Chick - It's too young indeed.<BR/>Unfortunately the cycle didn't work out but it's onwards and upwards as they say.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-67825591850111173762008-06-12T20:24:00.000+01:002008-06-12T20:24:00.000+01:00Xbox,10 is way too young to lose your Mom! I lo...Xbox,<BR/>10 is way too young to lose your Mom! I lost my Dad when I was 39 and then Mom at 46 and I feel like an orphan to this day, although I do have siblings!! My comfort is my parents are always with me now, and I "talk" to them all the time now. The bummer is they see everything I do!!!! <BR/>p.s. I hope ya'll had a great cycle and this time you hit the "mother lode". LOLHorse Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757389264008609182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-83891437966228653552008-06-12T09:10:00.000+01:002008-06-12T09:10:00.000+01:00@Irish Diaspora - I'm still chuckling at your emai...@Irish Diaspora - I'm still chuckling at your email after this.<BR/>I guess you had to be there ;0)<BR/><BR/>@Half past kissin' Time - wow, thanks very much, I appreciate that.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-5887604509413328482008-06-12T07:47:00.000+01:002008-06-12T07:47:00.000+01:00This is a beautiful post. (Nuff said.)This is a beautiful post. (Nuff said.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-30350397952214217912008-06-12T01:49:00.000+01:002008-06-12T01:49:00.000+01:00Sorry for your loss. Can so relate to the pain of ...Sorry for your loss. Can so relate to the pain of losing a parent.<BR/><BR/>This morning in our newspaper there was a review of the new Coldplay (yeah, I know!!. It's not like I actually listened to the thing!) album due out next week. One particular line from a song the journo quoted has stuck in my mind, so I'd like to share it with you. Goes something like this:<BR/><BR/>"The dead aren't really dead, they're living in my head".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-90101969557893983002008-06-11T11:09:00.000+01:002008-06-11T11:09:00.000+01:00@Monique - I've never once thought of any of thi s...@Monique - I've never once thought of any of thi sin relation to anyone else other than myself to be honest.<BR/>When people say it makes them think about stuff etc I find it very strange.<BR/>I can well imagine that you now,with the new baba, would be thinking about your own folks.<BR/>I hope you do write about it, I can assure you it's quite theraputic, if nothing else.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-64939950221254429372008-06-10T15:50:00.000+01:002008-06-10T15:50:00.000+01:00I've been wondering if I have the courage to post ...I've been wondering if I have the courage to post about my own parents' deaths when I was 13 months old and how that affects me watching my first daughter, almost like a mirror of myself, as I see what my parents must have seen in their all too short time with me. Your post gave me courage. I'm sorry for your loss. Your words have so obviously touched all your readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-56124180339657340562008-06-09T23:26:00.000+01:002008-06-09T23:26:00.000+01:00@Leon - absolutely, if this were 20 years ago we'd...@Leon - absolutely, if this were 20 years ago we'd be leaving it all to 'God's will'.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-88779904831602286172008-06-09T15:41:00.000+01:002008-06-09T15:41:00.000+01:00@Xbox - yep I'm reading this preggers book at the ...@Xbox - yep I'm reading this preggers book at the minute and apparently right now is the best time in the history of mankind to be either infertile or pregnant, lots of advances in science..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-6191051042797703892008-06-09T14:09:00.000+01:002008-06-09T14:09:00.000+01:00@Jo - Whether I turned out ok is a matter for deba...@Jo - Whether I turned out ok is a matter for debate!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-72551872410941303692008-06-09T11:16:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:16:00.000+01:00I can't imagine losing my mum and that age or any....I can't imagine losing my mum and that age or any. You turned out good though.Jo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-83338129999468017442008-06-09T09:42:00.000+01:002008-06-09T09:42:00.000+01:00@Tismee2 - Thank you, it is difficult at times.I d...@Tismee2 - Thank you, it is difficult at times.<BR/><BR/>I dunno about wiser so much, but stronger yes, perhaps!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-85422902711167321962008-06-08T08:17:00.000+01:002008-06-08T08:17:00.000+01:00Bit late on the comment here, but add me to your l...Bit late on the comment here, but add me to your list of 'total strangers who care about you'. I miss my Mum too for the same reason.<BR/><BR/>You know, you and ET are taking some knocks, this can only make you stronger and wiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-63977560348180563022008-06-07T22:46:00.000+01:002008-06-07T22:46:00.000+01:00@Momo Fali - most certainly do not, a birthday is ...@Momo Fali - most certainly do not, a birthday is worth celebrating.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>@Leon - There does seem to be a high proportion of 'June' landmark days, relative to other months for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Especially in your case, it would be interesting to see their take on the procedures etc, which just didn't exist in their day.<BR/><BR/>and, thanks very much!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-15132954380860591512008-06-07T00:34:00.000+01:002008-06-07T00:34:00.000+01:00Hey dude, time I left a comment on YOUR blog I rec...Hey dude, time I left a comment on YOUR blog I reckon!<BR/><BR/>I often wonder what my own mother would make of our struggle and what her reaction would have been to the great news we just had or to the landmark moments of my life since she died in June 2000..<BR/><BR/>My granny (second mother!) died this day in 2004 too. What is it about June!?<BR/><BR/>Great blog by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-27387433431596228952008-06-06T22:47:00.000+01:002008-06-06T22:47:00.000+01:00UGH. Heavy, heavy heart here. I'm so sorry for y...UGH. Heavy, heavy heart here. I'm so sorry for your loss. <BR/><BR/>My Mom quit smoking for 10 years, then started again. I feel like smacking her sometimes. She watched her own sister die from lung cancer, and still the smoking has a hold on her. <BR/><BR/>I will forever remember your Mom on my birthday.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-38433586764141791402008-06-06T09:37:00.000+01:002008-06-06T09:37:00.000+01:00@Kori - No good age indeed. Thanks.@Joeprah - I do...@Kori - No good age indeed. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>@Joeprah - I don't think you need many excuses for cold ones really?<BR/><BR/>@Christi - THANK YOU, quick draw mgraw!..I'm off to you tube now...<BR/><BR/>@Fiona - Feet up woman!<BR/><BR/>@Maggie, Dammit - was that an, er, vomit?<BR/><BR/>@BusyDad - Cheers, sir.<BR/><BR/>@KarenMEG - Thank yo very much.<BR/><BR/>@Quickroute - Too slow on the draw!<BR/><BR/>@justmylife - Awwww.<BR/><BR/>@bsouth - Thank you.<BR/><BR/>@Lee - It's a killer, it is. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>@sltbee69 - Me too, but no such luck.<BR/><BR/>@April - Thank you, very kind.<BR/><BR/>@Coery~living and loving - wow, thanks for your kind words. you're very welcome.<BR/><BR/>@B - I THINK it does, cheers lol<BR/><BR/>@Nick Jackson - Deep, whoah dude... Thanks.<BR/><BR/>@Don Mills Diva - YOU must have been hanging out with the upper classes ;-)<BR/>very welcome, thanks.<BR/><BR/>@Anja - should see me now...<BR/><BR/>@secret agent mama - Thank you, nice.<BR/><BR/>@Womb for improvement - FUnny eh? coincidences all oer. I actually think 15 is a worse age, more vunerable.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-86480561925093429472008-06-06T08:21:00.000+01:002008-06-06T08:21:00.000+01:00Not just dentists and trying to conceive. Yet anot...Not just dentists and trying to conceive. Yet another parallel. My mum died when I was 15 and I often wish I could have her perspective.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336643483655255680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-77422174729500521502008-06-06T05:43:00.000+01:002008-06-06T05:43:00.000+01:00All I could think of was my 10 year old son, and I...All I could think of was my 10 year old son, and I welled up. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry for your loss as such a young age and that she isn't there, right there, though she is there always, there in your heart.SECRET AGENT MAMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672592141940083078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-7775314800797518562008-06-06T02:32:00.000+01:002008-06-06T02:32:00.000+01:00Boxboy, I should say something nice, but damn... Y...Boxboy, I should say something nice, but damn... <BR/><BR/>You were funny lookin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-8629950721385186472008-06-06T02:12:00.000+01:002008-06-06T02:12:00.000+01:00How is it that I just found this blog? You're a fa...How is it that I just found this blog? You're a fantastic writer - sorry to have to leave my first comment on such a tough day for you...Don Mills Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-49516019146856677082008-06-05T23:43:00.000+01:002008-06-05T23:43:00.000+01:00Some deep thoughts in that post. My mum is a very ...Some deep thoughts in that post. My mum is a very long plane ride away (so can't chase me around the kitchen!), but I couldn't imagine not being able to call any time and have her there to listen. Please keep sharing.Nick Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942797429402913293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-40565807942641137312008-06-05T22:12:00.000+01:002008-06-05T22:12:00.000+01:00a wet tea-towel? cos they hurt a lot more than you...a wet tea-towel? cos they hurt a lot more than you'd think.<BR/><BR/>well since you said how guilt in neccesary and all, you should feel some form of comfort for feeling the guilt! if that makes sense.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261762141073371095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-74770748246327962522008-06-05T22:02:00.000+01:002008-06-05T22:02:00.000+01:00Can I just say WOW? what a day to come on over an...Can I just say WOW? what a day to come on over and "meet" you. I am touched by your words. You are a wonderful writer, and your transparancy moves me. <BR/><BR/>Thinking of you!Corey~living and lovinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753223694881775789.post-15189602758886188122008-06-05T21:19:00.000+01:002008-06-05T21:19:00.000+01:00Ugh. I'm so sorry...I can't imagine losing a paren...Ugh. I'm so sorry...I can't imagine losing a parent so YOUNG. I lost my Daddy at 25 and I was a blubbering, crazy mess (six years later, still AM some days!). Adults can't even deal with that kind of loss sometimes!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope your day goes smoothly. take care, AprilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com