Remembering Yesterday
Viewing comments for Chapter 173 "A Shift in a New Direction"A widow's journey into her relationship with her
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Comment from Ulla
You do it again, Beth, and I love it. You make your life come alive before my eyes and I love it.
Come to think of it. I have never actually seen another woman giving birth. -- My daughter's father was present at her birth and I was happy he was there.
Now, you have left us hanging. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2022
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You do it again, Beth, and I love it. You make your life come alive before my eyes and I love it.
Come to think of it. I have never actually seen another woman giving birth. -- My daughter's father was present at her birth and I was happy he was there.
Now, you have left us hanging. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 10-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2022
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Thank you. Ulla. I'm so glad you like this. I'm not leaving you hanging. There is another one posted.
Beth
Comment from Olivanne Marsh
A pat on the back to you for choosing such a creative way to tell your children and grandchildren about your life with their father and grandfather. Your story is very linear and clear about what is happening. Since it's about the past and it's in the form of a one-sided conversation, you do a good job of keeping it moving along, but I think you need to include some kind of action to break things up. I am not sure how you would do that, but maybe you can try something and see how it works.
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2022
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A pat on the back to you for choosing such a creative way to tell your children and grandchildren about your life with their father and grandfather. Your story is very linear and clear about what is happening. Since it's about the past and it's in the form of a one-sided conversation, you do a good job of keeping it moving along, but I think you need to include some kind of action to break things up. I am not sure how you would do that, but maybe you can try something and see how it works.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2022
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Thank you for an excellent review and comments. I appreciate your suggestion. Thanks for dropping by. I hope you come back and read more. I like your name. It is different and pretty.
Beth
Comment from mermaids
I would like to read about your trip to Italy, sounds like fun and a fascinating place to visit. Your life was busy as usual with all the family issues and your daughter giving birth at home, is quite an event. Excellent writing that holds the reader's interest.
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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I would like to read about your trip to Italy, sounds like fun and a fascinating place to visit. Your life was busy as usual with all the family issues and your daughter giving birth at home, is quite an event. Excellent writing that holds the reader's interest.
Comment Written 09-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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Thank you for the review and comment. There should be a something about the trip to Italy coming up in the next post.
Beth
Comment from Sarah Das Gupta
I am enjoying following this interesting and moving autobiography. The narrator is faced with crucial decisions after her father's death. She is thinking of a holiday in Italy but doesn't want to be away from her deceased husband whom she still consults on everything and who touchingly remains part of her life.
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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I am enjoying following this interesting and moving autobiography. The narrator is faced with crucial decisions after her father's death. She is thinking of a holiday in Italy but doesn't want to be away from her deceased husband whom she still consults on everything and who touchingly remains part of her life.
Comment Written 09-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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I'm so glad you find this interesting. I'm sure my life isn't that different from most people. We're all faced with many decisions. I am just allowing others to see my life as I saw it and hoping other can relate.
Beth
Comment from Ben Colder
Neither did my Mary. She never sounded a word when having our six kids. She made me the proudest man in the world and she knew it. Very good to write about your family. Thanks
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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Neither did my Mary. She never sounded a word when having our six kids. She made me the proudest man in the world and she knew it. Very good to write about your family. Thanks
Comment Written 08-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
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Thank you Chuck. You were proud of her ablity to endure pain without crying out. I figured that screaming wasn't going to make the pain go away but I think I squeezed Evan's hand hard enough he felt some pain too. LOL
Comment from Spitfire
I don't know how you keep track of all your children! Did you ever go to Italy? It's a country worth seeing. I enjoyed reading about the birth ordeal. Frank would be like your husband and not want to watch. So glad your hubby got a new car. I don't remember what Christi's addiction is--alcohol, I think. Did the program help her?
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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I don't know how you keep track of all your children! Did you ever go to Italy? It's a country worth seeing. I enjoyed reading about the birth ordeal. Frank would be like your husband and not want to watch. So glad your hubby got a new car. I don't remember what Christi's addiction is--alcohol, I think. Did the program help her?
Comment Written 08-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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Thank you for the review. My children weren't easy to keep up with. All of the always had some kind of drama. If I had to say what Chrsiti was addicted to I guess it would men. I'm sure she has no idea how many she dated. She always had relationship problem and was always looking for another one. I couldn't tell the program did much to help her. She still has problems. As far as Italy the next chapter might answer that question.
Beth
Comment from nancy_e_davis
I always enjoy your memoirs and have never missed one that I know of. It is beyond me how you can remember all this even down to what was happening in the news. Did you keep a diary?
Well done as usual, Beth. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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I always enjoy your memoirs and have never missed one that I know of. It is beyond me how you can remember all this even down to what was happening in the news. Did you keep a diary?
Well done as usual, Beth. Nancy:)
Comment Written 08-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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Thank you, Nancy. I had a journal for a while but none of this entry. I wish I had kept it up. It would have helped. I'm sure I forgotten a lot.
Beth
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
I have to begin by saying that I really like that image you used - a street sign pointing in all of the directions you will go or have been or are.
The sentence "I'd not really been anywhere other than trips back to Mississippi in many years." Would it work better if you said, "I'd not really been anywhere in many years other than trips back to Mississippi."
Once they moved, they BEGAN attending a small church . . .
All the love being given but not returned - I remember that being very much a part of my own life. My kids, fortunately, skipped most of that drama.
Paragraph about Kimberly delivering, you have "and you and you weren't allowed to stay" in next to the last sentence. By the way, Kimberly IS a trouper - birthing a baby isn't exactly fun!
Beth, you make these stories of your family and your life interesting, and reading about someone else's everyday life isn't usually interesting. It's like I'm sitting having coffee with you while you relay what is happening, and it's either funny or full of twists and turns like this post is. Very real. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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I have to begin by saying that I really like that image you used - a street sign pointing in all of the directions you will go or have been or are.
The sentence "I'd not really been anywhere other than trips back to Mississippi in many years." Would it work better if you said, "I'd not really been anywhere in many years other than trips back to Mississippi."
Once they moved, they BEGAN attending a small church . . .
All the love being given but not returned - I remember that being very much a part of my own life. My kids, fortunately, skipped most of that drama.
Paragraph about Kimberly delivering, you have "and you and you weren't allowed to stay" in next to the last sentence. By the way, Kimberly IS a trouper - birthing a baby isn't exactly fun!
Beth, you make these stories of your family and your life interesting, and reading about someone else's everyday life isn't usually interesting. It's like I'm sitting having coffee with you while you relay what is happening, and it's either funny or full of twists and turns like this post is. Very real. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 08-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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Thank you Pam, I appreciate your reading my chapter and making suggestion to help improve the wording. I'm glad you can find them interesting.
Beth
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
This was an informative chapter well done, Beth. I enjoyed
reading it and learning about the many 'things' your children
wee involved in. There didn't seem to be any lack for that
kind of news. The trip to Italy sounded exciting. You had a
lot of things to deal with after your dad passed. The home
birth Kimberly decided to follow was well expressed, though
still a bit scary in my opinion. I liked how you included what
was happening in the news. I believe you will share much more
info about many things mentioned in this post.
Thanks for sharing, Jan
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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This was an informative chapter well done, Beth. I enjoyed
reading it and learning about the many 'things' your children
wee involved in. There didn't seem to be any lack for that
kind of news. The trip to Italy sounded exciting. You had a
lot of things to deal with after your dad passed. The home
birth Kimberly decided to follow was well expressed, though
still a bit scary in my opinion. I liked how you included what
was happening in the news. I believe you will share much more
info about many things mentioned in this post.
Thanks for sharing, Jan
Comment Written 07-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 08-Dec-2022
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Thank you Jan. I truly appreciate the review and all you comments.
Beth
Comment from royowen
When my elder daughter Rebecca was automatically offered an epidural when in labour with Jeremiah, her youngest, born in America, she was surprised, but she refused saying, she wanted to "enjoy" the whole experience, they aren't common here. But I remember, as you do, these major periods, growing up in the 50s through to now, things have changed in attitude so much. Yet people think things are better now...mmmh, beautifully written Beth. Blessings Roy
Typo : relationship problems (that) and she...
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2022
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When my elder daughter Rebecca was automatically offered an epidural when in labour with Jeremiah, her youngest, born in America, she was surprised, but she refused saying, she wanted to "enjoy" the whole experience, they aren't common here. But I remember, as you do, these major periods, growing up in the 50s through to now, things have changed in attitude so much. Yet people think things are better now...mmmh, beautifully written Beth. Blessings Roy
Typo : relationship problems (that) and she...
Comment Written 07-Dec-2022
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2022
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Thank you Roy. I only had one epidural. The doctor didn't give me a choice. I had a bad cold and he didn't want to give me anything else for pain. It was the easiest birth but later I tried to stand up and I hit the floor because my legs were numb. Enjoy is a funny way to put it. Most doctor here won't you out at the moment the baby arrives. I guess the sounds some woman make, distract them.
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Not enjoying the pain, but enjoying the labour, being worthwhile for the joy it brought. As in scripture, John 16:21, a metaphor for Christ?s crucifixion and it?s result, our rebirth.
