Remembering Yesterday
Viewing comments for Chapter 149 "Trouble Comes In Clusters"A widow's journey into her relationship with her
18 total reviews
Comment from Begin Again
My heart is always with you Beth because I've learned we came from a generation where we always helped our family and when things went wrong... they really went wrong. One disaster after another ... and we wonder how we managed to make it through. You've done an outstanding job.
Hugs, Carol
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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My heart is always with you Beth because I've learned we came from a generation where we always helped our family and when things went wrong... they really went wrong. One disaster after another ... and we wonder how we managed to make it through. You've done an outstanding job.
Hugs, Carol
Comment Written 14-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Thank you Carol, I have to be writing about such negative things but when I started this, I decided to tell it the way I remember it. I did write a few things in a journal I kept a few years that triggers my memory
Beth
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
This was pretty grim--stunning depiction of the car disaster makes for great segue to the cliffhanger--worse to come? Ouch. Looking forward to it, so to speak. Well done.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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This was pretty grim--stunning depiction of the car disaster makes for great segue to the cliffhanger--worse to come? Ouch. Looking forward to it, so to speak. Well done.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Yes, this was a year of my discontent. I've put of writing about it as long as possible. Thank you for hanging in there with me.
Beth
Comment from Ben Colder
Girl, you have lived an interesting life with these kids. My girls put us through many things but not like some things you mention toward yours. Although my boys put me in front of the judge a few times, it all weighs out to be the same I suppose.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Girl, you have lived an interesting life with these kids. My girls put us through many things but not like some things you mention toward yours. Although my boys put me in front of the judge a few times, it all weighs out to be the same I suppose.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Thank you for the review. My kids always kept us too involved in their lives. I only went to court once with one of mine but only as support for a traffic ticket. The judge was so mean I left in tears. Now I see all my children several times a week and they all love me and seem to enjoy spending time with me, so it all worked out
Beth
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Great. Yes, I occasionally meet with two of my daughters and a son on Tuesdays for lunch at a nearby diner.
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Your story, Beth, is interesting with a lot going on from every angle. I agree with your husband, Christi was keeping both you and Evan upset. I believe the move to Detroit would have been a disaster--glad they reconsidered. The sale of the acres was heart breaking. My mother always believed bad news came in threes. I'm glad no one was hurt when the car crashed.
Respectfully, Jan
said she was tried ( tired ) of being used by everyone, and from now on, she'd work on her own happiness. Connie and Don said her f
respectfully, jan
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Your story, Beth, is interesting with a lot going on from every angle. I agree with your husband, Christi was keeping both you and Evan upset. I believe the move to Detroit would have been a disaster--glad they reconsidered. The sale of the acres was heart breaking. My mother always believed bad news came in threes. I'm glad no one was hurt when the car crashed.
Respectfully, Jan
said she was tried ( tired ) of being used by everyone, and from now on, she'd work on her own happiness. Connie and Don said her f
respectfully, jan
Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2022
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Thank you Jan, I was so glad they didn't move to Detroit. I think it would have been disastrous as well. Thank for pointing out my misspelled word.
Beth
Comment from Tom Horonzy
I gues I would have to read more of the previous chapters for what I gather here is a family in distress, poining fingers at each other but what assumes they know where the fault lies for every finger pointed out there are four pointing in.
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reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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I gues I would have to read more of the previous chapters for what I gather here is a family in distress, poining fingers at each other but what assumes they know where the fault lies for every finger pointed out there are four pointing in.
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Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Thank you for the review. I guess you would have had to have read more to understand what this family was all about. Actually it was a very close knit family that cared about each other, but from time to time they got off track. I write it in sequence as things happen. Some good and some bad like all families.
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My family as well but where we were eight we are down to four.
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
You have a wonderful voice when you write your family memoir. You really know how to bring alive the events you are relating. A fine piece of writing.
potential SPAG for your consideration:
she also seeing > she was also seeing
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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You have a wonderful voice when you write your family memoir. You really know how to bring alive the events you are relating. A fine piece of writing.
potential SPAG for your consideration:
she also seeing > she was also seeing
Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Thank you Katherine, I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you for pointing out my spag.
Beth
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Things are not going so well with this memoir, but that's honest to goodness life. My only suggestion is I got a little confused reading about the kids. Maybe each child should have their own paragraph.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Things are not going so well with this memoir, but that's honest to goodness life. My only suggestion is I got a little confused reading about the kids. Maybe each child should have their own paragraph.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Duplicate review. I'm getting these for everyone and I seem to sending them too.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Things are not going so well with this memoir, but that's honest to goodness life. My only suggestion is I got a little confused reading about the kids. Maybe each child should have their own paragraph.
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reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Things are not going so well with this memoir, but that's honest to goodness life. My only suggestion is I got a little confused reading about the kids. Maybe each child should have their own paragraph.
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Comment Written 13-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2022
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Thank you. All the kids had separate paragraphs, but Carol who got three so I put stars in to separated them. This was a dark time in my life, mostly because of my parents problems. Being an only child has its disadvantages when the parents start needing help.
Beth
