Reminiscing
Viewing comments for Chapter 15 "Chapter 15 One of Jeff's Choice"A collection of short stories
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Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
I agree with your above story comment. I also remember moments not the specific days. I am super smart, and my parents claimed i was the roughest. Not because I was sick so much, but because I questioned everything. It was tougher on my dad because the only things he read were sports pages and comice mostly in the paper, and car magazines. He couldn't help with homework. My mom could. I love my family. But we were as differentas we were the same:-)
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I agree with your above story comment. I also remember moments not the specific days. I am super smart, and my parents claimed i was the roughest. Not because I was sick so much, but because I questioned everything. It was tougher on my dad because the only things he read were sports pages and comice mostly in the paper, and car magazines. He couldn't help with homework. My mom could. I love my family. But we were as differentas we were the same:-)
Comment Written 16-Jan-2025
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is an interesting story about Jeff. My Jeff is called David. I understand what you went through and how hard it is to get your husband on the same page. I found only one thing you might want to change: mules kick. It is a little harder to read as you have it.
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This is an interesting story about Jeff. My Jeff is called David. I understand what you went through and how hard it is to get your husband on the same page. I found only one thing you might want to change: mules kick. It is a little harder to read as you have it.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Pamusart
Hi Barbara
What a beautiful memory this is. I did find some mistakes, but I decided not to document them all because that would've taken away from what else I wanted to say in this review.
So you're a great grandma. I could be one, but none of my grandkids seem to be interested in having children. My granddaughter is 35 years old and if she doesn't have a child soon she won't ever be able to. I have grandsons aged 28
25 and 21.
We speculate that the grandson who is 21 will be the first to make me a great grandma if I live long enough
This story was full of heartfelt emotion, and I'm not sure you would've pulled that off without just writing straight from the heart and not worrying about editing it
Great job. You kept my interest from start to finish.
Thank you for sharing
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Hi Barbara
What a beautiful memory this is. I did find some mistakes, but I decided not to document them all because that would've taken away from what else I wanted to say in this review.
So you're a great grandma. I could be one, but none of my grandkids seem to be interested in having children. My granddaughter is 35 years old and if she doesn't have a child soon she won't ever be able to. I have grandsons aged 28
25 and 21.
We speculate that the grandson who is 21 will be the first to make me a great grandma if I live long enough
This story was full of heartfelt emotion, and I'm not sure you would've pulled that off without just writing straight from the heart and not worrying about editing it
Great job. You kept my interest from start to finish.
Thank you for sharing
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
This is the sort of call you don't want to receive as a mother and grandmother and it must have all been a very traumatic experience for you and Brian. I'm so glad that Jeff and Geoffrey came through it all unscathed. But so difficult when drugs are involved and you have a daughter-in-law who is less that desirable. For a smoother read I would suggest: Tay had a little girl, two years old, of whom she'd lost custody, a fact that didn't help her case.
intervene in Jeff's life made (a) huge difference..
Thanks for sharing this well expressed episode in family life, Barbara. Take care Debbie
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This is the sort of call you don't want to receive as a mother and grandmother and it must have all been a very traumatic experience for you and Brian. I'm so glad that Jeff and Geoffrey came through it all unscathed. But so difficult when drugs are involved and you have a daughter-in-law who is less that desirable. For a smoother read I would suggest: Tay had a little girl, two years old, of whom she'd lost custody, a fact that didn't help her case.
intervene in Jeff's life made (a) huge difference..
Thanks for sharing this well expressed episode in family life, Barbara. Take care Debbie
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Wendy G
I am sure your prayers made a difference. An interesting intimate peek into your family life with Jeff. Edit: Is it Geoffrey (as you first used, or Geoffery eg The infant, Geoffery, struggled because of the things Tay had done to her body while pregnant.Geoffery...
Crystal raised Geoffery as her own.
(Geoffrey x3)
Wendy
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I am sure your prayers made a difference. An interesting intimate peek into your family life with Jeff. Edit: Is it Geoffrey (as you first used, or Geoffery eg The infant, Geoffery, struggled because of the things Tay had done to her body while pregnant.Geoffery...
Crystal raised Geoffery as her own.
(Geoffrey x3)
Wendy
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Paul McFarland
Great story, Barb. I had a wild one for a few years, but after he flunked out of college, I hired him to work for the company where I was general manager. He eventually ran one of the subdivisions of our company. He now has his own business and is doing great.
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Great story, Barb. I had a wild one for a few years, but after he flunked out of college, I hired him to work for the company where I was general manager. He eventually ran one of the subdivisions of our company. He now has his own business and is doing great.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from patcelaw
This is very well written, and I enjoyed listening to it. Our children can make very poor choices at times and sometimes that's all we can do is just sit back and let them work through it. It sounds as though Jeff made some bad choices but it sounds as though he made a good recovery. Thank you for sharing this part of your life. Patricia.
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This is very well written, and I enjoyed listening to it. Our children can make very poor choices at times and sometimes that's all we can do is just sit back and let them work through it. It sounds as though Jeff made some bad choices but it sounds as though he made a good recovery. Thank you for sharing this part of your life. Patricia.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Douglas Goff
My goodness you had your hands full with Jeff! Glad that all worked out.
Funny how a kid sometimes straightens the parent out.
Good job on this
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My goodness you had your hands full with Jeff! Glad that all worked out.
Funny how a kid sometimes straightens the parent out.
Good job on this
D
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
Comment from Ric Myworld
There are strong personalities, and there are weaker personalities, and we don't always realized that the stronger personalities are more willing to take chances and do what they want. Believe it or not, Jeff is a strong personality, and one likely to succeed in time, as it appears he has.
Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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There are strong personalities, and there are weaker personalities, and we don't always realized that the stronger personalities are more willing to take chances and do what they want. Believe it or not, Jeff is a strong personality, and one likely to succeed in time, as it appears he has.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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Yes. Jeff has a very strong personality. It's been evident in everything he does. Thank you for understanding.
Comment from pome lover
well, when I say you were lucky, I should probably amend that to say you were blessed in that Jeff turned around, AND came back years later to apologize for what he put yall through. That is so neat. And although college used to be an opportunity for learning various necessary and beneficial things in life, In Jeff's field, (and in some, it still is) he was probably smart to follow the path he did - and became very successful. I can, however, commiserate with his dad's attitude over Jeff's first marriage and the drugs, forgoing his opportunities.
Katharine
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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well, when I say you were lucky, I should probably amend that to say you were blessed in that Jeff turned around, AND came back years later to apologize for what he put yall through. That is so neat. And although college used to be an opportunity for learning various necessary and beneficial things in life, In Jeff's field, (and in some, it still is) he was probably smart to follow the path he did - and became very successful. I can, however, commiserate with his dad's attitude over Jeff's first marriage and the drugs, forgoing his opportunities.
Katharine
Comment Written 15-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2025
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Thank you for understanding.
