Comments on: Twenty Years On, Part 3 http://allaboutavacakes.com/2009/09/twenty-years-on-part-3/ Buckle up, sometimes it is a bumpy ride Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: kris http://allaboutavacakes.com/2009/09/twenty-years-on-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 kris Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:45:16 +0000 http://allaboutavacakes.com/?p=78#comment-1430 Wow. How delighted am I that you sent me this post to read? Obviously, I connect to the sadness in this post. To the 16 year old who you were. But more? I am struck at the image of the women you have become. At how you are able to recognize that your father's death, as heartbreaking a tragedy as that was? Changed you. Shaped you. And allowed you to make the choices that you have made to lead you to this place in which you sit today. Happy in your own skin. A mother. A wife. A woman. And a daughter. Still. You should be all awed with yourself. As I am. Wow.

How delighted am I that you sent me this post to read?

Obviously, I connect to the sadness in this post. To the 16 year old who you were.

But more?

I am struck at the image of the women you have become. At how you are able to recognize that your father’s death, as heartbreaking a tragedy as that was? Changed you. Shaped you. And allowed you to make the choices that you have made to lead you to this place in which you sit today.

Happy in your own skin.

A mother. A wife. A woman.

And a daughter.

Still.

You should be all awed with yourself.

As I am.

]]> By: Issa http://allaboutavacakes.com/2009/09/twenty-years-on-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Issa Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:43:59 +0000 http://allaboutavacakes.com/?p=78#comment-147 I totally want to give you a huge hug right now. Truly. I haven't lost a parent, so I can't even imagine. But I'm here, thinking about you right now. Hugs honey. ps. miss you on twitter. Hope you are doing okay. .-= Issa´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/issascrazyworld/tGWX/~3/skLaQN2f4c0/" rel="nofollow">Just a few birthdays out of a lifetime</a> =-. I totally want to give you a huge hug right now. Truly. I haven’t lost a parent, so I can’t even imagine. But I’m here, thinking about you right now. Hugs honey.

ps. miss you on twitter. Hope you are doing okay.
.-= Issa´s last blog ..Just a few birthdays out of a lifetime =-.

]]> By: Avacakes gramma http://allaboutavacakes.com/2009/09/twenty-years-on-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Avacakes gramma Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:08:16 +0000 http://allaboutavacakes.com/?p=78#comment-146 My dear Jenna, You are such a remarkable woman after all you have endured in your short life. I am so proud of you. You know that saying I am always mentioning? "Children are what they live?" WOW!!!! YOU have come a long way sweetie. You have the most wonderful little princess that is so fortunate to have you for a mommy and to have my son for a daddy. I love you Jenna. Don't ever forget that. Mom My dear Jenna,

You are such a remarkable woman after all you have endured in your short life. I am so proud of you.

You know that saying I am always mentioning?
“Children are what they live?” WOW!!!! YOU
have come a long way sweetie.

You have the most wonderful little princess that is so fortunate to have you for a mommy and to have my son for a daddy.

I love you Jenna. Don’t ever forget that.

Mom

]]> By: Lisa http://allaboutavacakes.com/2009/09/twenty-years-on-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Lisa Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:54:20 +0000 http://allaboutavacakes.com/?p=78#comment-145 I'm not sure exactly what to say. I'm glad you are writing these posts, I'm sure it helps you tremendously. You are who you are because of everything that happened in your life, good and bad. It all makes the amazing person you are now. I lost my father to suicide 10 years ago. I've had such a hard time dealing with it because I didn't have a good relationship with my dad so people assumed i wouldn't grieve and didn't feel anything, but I did. I grieved so much more because of all the what if's and shouldas. And because of that I still struggle with my grief sometimes, especially when I look at my daughter and know that my dad will never know her, he would have loved her so much. Hugs to you and thanks for sharing. .-= Lisa´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LetsTalkBabies/~3/sKK1NR9IOiI/" rel="nofollow">St. Louis Zoo</a> =-. I’m not sure exactly what to say. I’m glad you are writing these posts, I’m sure it helps you tremendously. You are who you are because of everything that happened in your life, good and bad. It all makes the amazing person you are now.

I lost my father to suicide 10 years ago. I’ve had such a hard time dealing with it because I didn’t have a good relationship with my dad so people assumed i wouldn’t grieve and didn’t feel anything, but I did. I grieved so much more because of all the what if’s and shouldas. And because of that I still struggle with my grief sometimes, especially when I look at my daughter and know that my dad will never know her, he would have loved her so much.

Hugs to you and thanks for sharing.
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..St. Louis Zoo =-.

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