tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post5856273483081651674..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: The childhood shows the man, As morning shows the day.the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-64156667447916362002012-09-13T13:05:53.054+02:002012-09-13T13:05:53.054+02:00Yes indeed it is. Similar experience.Yes indeed it is. Similar experience.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-9913367341354737172012-09-13T13:02:39.559+02:002012-09-13T13:02:39.559+02:00Yes, I know the book.
The mother was fine with the...Yes, I know the book.<br />The mother was fine with the other two...it was just him she resented.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-82342039956181229972012-09-13T10:15:53.649+02:002012-09-13T10:15:53.649+02:00I didn't see this post in August what with bei...I didn't see this post in August what with being on holiday but I'm glad to have caught up. It is a very moving post and I so feel for that little boy. <br /><br />His childhood makes me think of Hervé Bazin's book La Vipere au Poing about the cruelty of his mother. There are some women who should never have children. Their children can only succumb to the cruelty and repeat in their own lives, or survive it and strive to live differently as adults.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-33125133063852676742012-09-13T09:20:08.941+02:002012-09-13T09:20:08.941+02:00Is his father's mother a memory that makes him...Is his father's mother a memory that makes him smile. My mother had a hard time but was sent to granny for visits on her own. Heartbreakingly she said that she was the only one that had ever tucked her in and kissed her goodnight.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944155516559194389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-55382074176933338082012-09-12T16:07:17.380+02:002012-09-12T16:07:17.380+02:00Anonymous, your comment has not appeared for two r...Anonymous, your comment has not appeared for two reasons.<br />Firstly, I do not accept anonymous comments unless it is someone who has told me that they do not want a Google identity.<br />Secondly, I do not regard it as good practice to preserve your own anonymity while not respecting that of others.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-63246720106962955612012-09-10T17:59:43.939+02:002012-09-10T17:59:43.939+02:00No,I can't understand it either.
I certainly ...No,I can't understand it either.<br /><br />I certainly didn't cling to my mother who was busy taking out her frustrations by trying to undermine my confidence from as far back as I can remember.<br /><br />But this chap was taught by nuns who gave him love and kindness...enough perhaps to account for his later actions.<br /><br />the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-24353417239088115982012-09-10T17:46:55.436+02:002012-09-10T17:46:55.436+02:00I worked in Child Protection for 9 years. In that ...I worked in Child Protection for 9 years. In that time I learned that the most abused child will still cling to the most abusive parent. I cannot understand that - but I did not walk in their shoes.<br />I suspect your mettle is very different from your fears...sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-63736600967396337242012-09-09T22:38:17.079+02:002012-09-09T22:38:17.079+02:00I'm not of his mettle, I fear.I'm not of his mettle, I fear.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-82135866577638721902012-09-09T22:27:02.829+02:002012-09-09T22:27:02.829+02:00Apologies if this sounds a bit contrived Fly - but...Apologies if this sounds a bit contrived Fly - but my favourite of all of Shakespeare's plays has always been King Lear. It was there (amongst other things!) that I learned that you love 'according to your bond, no more nor less' (paraphrase of Ophelia to Lear). And this is what we do - or should do. Even if those bonds are strained. Even when we are rejected and maltreated. The best amongst us continues to love and to serve. I cannot pretend to be one of those 'best' - but your post subject can. sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-65488082672192349382012-08-28T01:07:05.488+02:002012-08-28T01:07:05.488+02:00I think it's not just what is done to you, but...I think it's not just what is done to you, but what is in you that determines how you turn out....but thank goodness for the nuns!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-58725817226672418562012-08-28T00:45:15.661+02:002012-08-28T00:45:15.661+02:00If peace and inner calm through selfless forgivene...If peace and inner calm through selfless forgiveness defines a forsaken man’s true strength and wisdom, then some sense of justice has rightly been granted such an inspiring and deserved good man.Bish Bosh Bashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311092711040714994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-3023043740522717952012-08-26T16:33:56.468+02:002012-08-26T16:33:56.468+02:00I'm amazed that he came through it all as well...I'm amazed that he came through it all as well as he did.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-53966286981371822562012-08-26T14:02:59.068+02:002012-08-26T14:02:59.068+02:00I was just about to say something similar to Puebl...I was just about to say something similar to Pueblo Girl, and you have confirmed that this is the case.<br /><br />Having had a cruel mother myself, stories like this make me hold my breath and my heart beat very fast when I'm reading them.<br /><br />Children deserve to be cherished. Sadly so many are not.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-47011181145170726782012-08-25T14:15:12.338+02:002012-08-25T14:15:12.338+02:00As you so rightly say....it is.As you so rightly say....it is.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-15784582784712720062012-08-25T14:14:40.137+02:002012-08-25T14:14:40.137+02:00The old question of nature and nurture....The old question of nature and nurture....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-63989828254270783072012-08-25T13:21:42.764+02:002012-08-25T13:21:42.764+02:00I have the very strong impression that this is som...I have the very strong impression that this is someone close to your home and heart...<br /><br />I hope so anyway, because that would mean that later in life he found the love, care and appreciation which was so sadly lacking in his childhood.Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-5355328081899877932012-08-25T13:07:45.668+02:002012-08-25T13:07:45.668+02:00An inspiring tale of how the human spirit can over...An inspiring tale of how the human spirit can overcome bad things, and a wonderful person. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-495202243868077642012-08-25T05:16:40.565+02:002012-08-25T05:16:40.565+02:00That would have been just what he needed...That would have been just what he needed...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-86220985854036957072012-08-25T05:00:33.082+02:002012-08-25T05:00:33.082+02:00What a touching, heart-tugging read. I wanted to s...What a touching, heart-tugging read. I wanted to scoop the little boy up in my arms and give him a big hug. Carrie Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149493592668163675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-57831608624185315872012-08-25T03:29:59.677+02:002012-08-25T03:29:59.677+02:00It shows you don't have to become a delinquent...It shows you don't have to become a delinquent because you have a hard childhood....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-41751112257192068622012-08-25T03:07:28.910+02:002012-08-25T03:07:28.910+02:00Comparable to Oliver Twist and Cinderella.
A great...Comparable to Oliver Twist and Cinderella.<br />A great read.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-28467892404327966932012-08-24T20:37:54.949+02:002012-08-24T20:37:54.949+02:00And your children will have very happy memories of...And your children will have very happy memories of a secure and loving childhood with tuna sandwiches down the back of the car seats!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-69655480832539429012012-08-24T20:17:04.144+02:002012-08-24T20:17:04.144+02:00We forget the people are children are destined to ...We forget the people are children are destined to be at our own peril. And, alas, theirs.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-65856273370052535982012-08-24T20:10:33.565+02:002012-08-24T20:10:33.565+02:00She refused his help.
The younger brother put her ...She refused his help.<br />The younger brother put her in a nursing home where she became effectively bedridden.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-62377827078824434632012-08-24T20:08:13.182+02:002012-08-24T20:08:13.182+02:00What we sometimes do to children, Fly..... I wonde...What we sometimes do to children, Fly..... I wonder whether his mother felt those coals of fire when receiving his care in later life?Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com