tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post6124637763418600854..comments2023-11-03T08:04:49.280-04:00Comments on Rambling Toward Clarity : A Light in the Dark...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-23880632444054497782008-12-05T12:43:00.000-05:002008-12-05T12:43:00.000-05:00You pointed me in this direction, so I comment. Th...You pointed me in this direction, so I comment. This was a very moving post. I used to teach children Ryan's age, so I know quite well how they think.<BR/>(I hope you spot this comment at this late stage.)swenglishexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102783327902959539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-84577546429973018462008-10-27T20:21:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:21:00.000-04:00Love it.Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-70567036558895733692008-10-27T11:03:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:03:00.000-04:00Your daughter is so cute and gorgeous! What a grea...Your daughter is so cute and gorgeous! What a great post! :)Miss Caught Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966613225709062968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-87886301815662088622008-10-26T23:43:00.000-04:002008-10-26T23:43:00.000-04:00"...if they just have someone to teach them." Dian..."...if they just have someone to teach them." <BR/><BR/>Diane, your daughter is so very easily able to cut right to the quick of things. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you're proud. I'm proud and I don't even know her.<BR/><BR/>- KendallKendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222710883489615177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-53257263329799832632008-10-26T23:14:00.000-04:002008-10-26T23:14:00.000-04:00Heather... thanks! She can absolutely be a pill s...Heather... thanks! She can absolutely be a pill some days. I told her Godmother recently that 90% of the time she's a joy... and 10% of the time I want to kick her butt into tomorrow :)<BR/><BR/>Mel... thanks. That means a lot coming from you.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-52256805859579896932008-10-26T18:42:00.000-04:002008-10-26T18:42:00.000-04:00She's so smart. I don't even know what else to sa...She's so smart. I don't even know what else to say. I'm very proud of her. She gets all of that from you, from what you've taught her and from your example.Melanie Gillispiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325977196312705838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-63930660465339385032008-10-26T17:48:00.000-04:002008-10-26T17:48:00.000-04:00Your daughter sounds wonderful. I know, like most ...Your daughter sounds wonderful. I know, like most children, she can probably give you a headache sometimes (I gave my mother MANY), but it sounds like she is very intelligent and has a very sweet heart. <BR/>She will remember this little lesson forever. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783379570693055648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-66300513860020853862008-10-26T10:12:00.000-04:002008-10-26T10:12:00.000-04:00Zuz... thanks so much )H... I was really worried t...Zuz... thanks so much )<BR/><BR/>H... I was really worried that Ryan was too young, but in the last 6 or 7 months, she seems to have aged about 4 years :). She's about to start The Diary of Anne Frank now, and I think I was 9 or so when I read it, too. And I'm sure we'll do another museum visit when she's a bit older and can understand more.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-71292349005151900942008-10-26T08:01:00.000-04:002008-10-26T08:01:00.000-04:00A very important lesson taught in a great way. My ...A very important lesson taught in a great way. My son's a little young for that nwo, but I'll file that title away for later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873541253069090821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-71627524229858741732008-10-26T02:48:00.000-04:002008-10-26T02:48:00.000-04:00Diane, you have a smart and eloquent daughter, who...Diane, you have a smart and eloquent daughter, who is just like yourself.<BR/>It seems to have been a very important day in many ways, which you shared.<BR/>I love the picture.Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-76865480470409490022008-10-25T23:39:00.000-04:002008-10-25T23:39:00.000-04:00Shanna... thanks :). It's an amazing and powerful...Shanna... thanks :). It's an amazing and powerful book. You do have to explain a bit about the war/Holocaust if your daughter doesn't know about it yet, as the story is told from the perspective of a 9-year-old who didn't understand what was really going on around him. Adults reading it would know, of course, but a child might not. It's WELL worth a read, but I'll warn you that the ending is difficult to take (Ryan called it 'brutal'). <BR/><BR/>Ronda... I think it's so important to talk about, too. Given what we're witnessing now in the news and during this election campaign, it's clear that fear, hate, and intolerance are running rampant in the world AND the US. I don't want to frighten her but I want Ryan to understand that it doesn't have to be that way... and that we have to be able to see how it was and how it can be again in order to avoid the backslide. She's young but she understands a lot.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-77861445015497634732008-10-25T23:14:00.000-04:002008-10-25T23:14:00.000-04:00I saw the previews of this movie in the theater......I saw the previews of this movie in the theater...I am going to look for the book. When my daughter was 10 she read The Diary of Anne Frank...she is blond and blue eyed like her father's German ancestors..while her brother's take after my more ethnic background... <BR/>she had nightmares of her brothers being taken from us. It is important that we all remember and speak of it! Thanks for speaking.Ronda's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847830394540205074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422526707436212403.post-63433202540318772052008-10-25T22:46:00.000-04:002008-10-25T22:46:00.000-04:00What a great way to teach something SO important! ...What a great way to teach something SO important! Thanks for the book title, I think I'll have to see if our library has it - I'm betting my oldest would like to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com