My Scrapbook - Rebirth
Not all who wander are lost -- J.R.R. Tolkien69 total reviews
Comment from Kristin Knight
Beautiful! i could read it all day and never get tired of it! you sound like a brilliant author, and i don't really have anything to suggest for you. the vocabulary was perfect, the story was neat, and all-in-all, it was awesome!
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2012
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Beautiful! i could read it all day and never get tired of it! you sound like a brilliant author, and i don't really have anything to suggest for you. the vocabulary was perfect, the story was neat, and all-in-all, it was awesome!
Comment Written 20-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2012
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I am so pleased you liked this one. You certainly had to dig deep in my portfolio to find it. Just one question, if you liked it so much why the 4 stars? Just curious.
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hey! just barely got your reply. i actually don't know why i didn't give you full stars. i'm new to this whole thing and i'm not very good at rating. sorry. i should have given you full stars. you certainly deserve it.
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sorry, apparently my comment didn't get sended. i'm new to FanStory and really bad at rating. i havn't quite got he hand of it yet. i'm still trying to work out all the kinks. but i am proud of myself; i was able to figure out how to put a picture on my profile that i think is SMOKING! but really, now that i think about it, your story did earn a five star.
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i'm sorry, i'm really bad at this. i've tried twice to send you a comment back, but i don't think it's worked. i'm new to FanStory and havn't quite figured it out yet.well, actually, i was able to get a picture on my profile page that is SMOKING! anyway, i'm supper bad at rating. now that i really think about it, you do deserve a five star. no joke!
Comment from gaelicgem
This is such a raw and wonderful story. Thank you for sharing this, it couldn't have been easy. I hope that life really has turned around for you!
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2011
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This is such a raw and wonderful story. Thank you for sharing this, it couldn't have been easy. I hope that life really has turned around for you!
Comment Written 10-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2011
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Life has most definitely turned around for me. I now live in a beautiful city, have lots of wonderful friends, and spend most of my time laughing and telling jokes.
Comment from bulbul
It is a moving and uplifting story. That you have at last taken control of your life after a lifetime of denial by people you turned to, is so good to hear.All the best with your scrapbook. The bit I liked best was that you are still a child at heart in spite of all the ailments that doctors attribute to old age and all the hurt you have endured. And keep on enjoying the beauty and joy that you find around you every day. The account of the painful truth of your early life with a healing end in later life in A Leaf on
the Wind must be inspiring to read.
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2011
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It is a moving and uplifting story. That you have at last taken control of your life after a lifetime of denial by people you turned to, is so good to hear.All the best with your scrapbook. The bit I liked best was that you are still a child at heart in spite of all the ailments that doctors attribute to old age and all the hurt you have endured. And keep on enjoying the beauty and joy that you find around you every day. The account of the painful truth of your early life with a healing end in later life in A Leaf on
the Wind must be inspiring to read.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2011
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I thank you for your most generous comments and positive review. I am recovering from eye surgery and apologize for my cut-and-paste response. I am having a friend read my reviews to me and he is helping my by writing my dictated comments. I hope to be back to my normal routine in a week or two.
Comment from Dana B
FANTASTIC!!! I love your style and I find that it works very well here. Your writing here I thought was well planned and structured in a way that is both enticing and evokes emotion in a balanced way. I am new to writing so I'm not yet very good at finding things to constructively critise - I found your piece to be absolutely brilliant in every way. And I am looking forward to reading more.
reply by the author on 04-May-2011
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FANTASTIC!!! I love your style and I find that it works very well here. Your writing here I thought was well planned and structured in a way that is both enticing and evokes emotion in a balanced way. I am new to writing so I'm not yet very good at finding things to constructively critise - I found your piece to be absolutely brilliant in every way. And I am looking forward to reading more.
Comment Written 04-May-2011
reply by the author on 04-May-2011
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Thank you so much. You really had to dig deep in my profile to find this one. I continued to be both amazed and pleased at how well this was received. Thank you so much for your awesome 6 stars, I sincerely appreciate them.
Comment from detailz29
You get one of my six stars for the truth this story breathes. I have lived in my mothers shadow and disappointment for years. I know the strength and tears it must have taken to pour these words from your heart. This couldn't have been an easy story to write. You are notable in my book! Congratulations on moving on.
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2011
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You get one of my six stars for the truth this story breathes. I have lived in my mothers shadow and disappointment for years. I know the strength and tears it must have taken to pour these words from your heart. This couldn't have been an easy story to write. You are notable in my book! Congratulations on moving on.
Comment Written 19-Jan-2011
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2011
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Thank very much for your generous and heartfelt review. You certainly dug into the pile to find this one. I am pleased you liked it and sincerely appreciate the marvelous 6 stars.
Comment from christian_b
I really really liked this. I am very gelus of you. I really felt the character-you? talking to me. Wworking the poem in was brilient. If I have any reserves it is in not knowing what happened to the father. You do not tell us what happened to him did he get away with it? This aside the piece was very powerful. Keep giving us work like this pleas!
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2010
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I really really liked this. I am very gelus of you. I really felt the character-you? talking to me. Wworking the poem in was brilient. If I have any reserves it is in not knowing what happened to the father. You do not tell us what happened to him did he get away with it? This aside the piece was very powerful. Keep giving us work like this pleas!
Comment Written 11-Oct-2010
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2010
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Thank you so very much. I am so pleased you liked this Thank one.
Comment from acvguard11
great job...i really enjoyed reading this piece of work...very well written...dont let others discourage you..great job and keep writing
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2010
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great job...i really enjoyed reading this piece of work...very well written...dont let others discourage you..great job and keep writing
Comment Written 08-Oct-2010
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2010
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Thanks so very much for your generous review. I sincerely appreciate it.
Comment from Spiritual Echo
I don't have a six star rating left, so inspite of that limitation, let me grant you a seven or an eight.
How fortunate that you found a place in your soul to connect with forgiveness and mercy, enough to stumble ferociously towards dawn.
My mother insisted on dying, maintaining her right to justify her apathy for the horrors and scars she somehow managed to justify. She took pride that we "toughened" up and could probably survive without her. I think the truth is that we survived in spite of her.
Well maybe not. My sister's ashes are in my garden. She ran her beauty through all the traps you so aptly describe, prostitution, addiction and self destruction. She had bo place to put her love and no room for people, nothing but lonliness and guilt. Its a notion that still exists in my life.
My sister died on the anniversary of my mothers death, never wanting to have lived at all, succumbing to the sheer haunting of the self hatred my mother chose to give us as her legacy.
I was the janitor, cleaning up, picking up and hauling the trash to the curb.
I have boxes of old pictures that I have faithfully hauled around, filled with portraits of corpses in caskets and plates of food. Even the remnants of long forgotten feasts have already morphed into amber, but I remain the guardian.
Like you, it seems relatively simple to tell the truth, write it all down, but what few realize is that we have disassociated ourselves from what could have been, might have been and what we have become.
At the very least, your mother acknowledged your life and gave you permission to move forward.
Mine did not. I remain her servant.
So how much money does one need to live in Mazatlan?
ingrid.thomson@qualigem.ca
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2010
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I don't have a six star rating left, so inspite of that limitation, let me grant you a seven or an eight.
How fortunate that you found a place in your soul to connect with forgiveness and mercy, enough to stumble ferociously towards dawn.
My mother insisted on dying, maintaining her right to justify her apathy for the horrors and scars she somehow managed to justify. She took pride that we "toughened" up and could probably survive without her. I think the truth is that we survived in spite of her.
Well maybe not. My sister's ashes are in my garden. She ran her beauty through all the traps you so aptly describe, prostitution, addiction and self destruction. She had bo place to put her love and no room for people, nothing but lonliness and guilt. Its a notion that still exists in my life.
My sister died on the anniversary of my mothers death, never wanting to have lived at all, succumbing to the sheer haunting of the self hatred my mother chose to give us as her legacy.
I was the janitor, cleaning up, picking up and hauling the trash to the curb.
I have boxes of old pictures that I have faithfully hauled around, filled with portraits of corpses in caskets and plates of food. Even the remnants of long forgotten feasts have already morphed into amber, but I remain the guardian.
Like you, it seems relatively simple to tell the truth, write it all down, but what few realize is that we have disassociated ourselves from what could have been, might have been and what we have become.
At the very least, your mother acknowledged your life and gave you permission to move forward.
Mine did not. I remain her servant.
So how much money does one need to live in Mazatlan?
ingrid.thomson@qualigem.ca
Comment Written 16-Sep-2010
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2010
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First, I want to thank you for your wonderful and amazing review. Yes, I am one of the fortunate. I live completely on my Social Security. Money goes much further here. Doctors are excellent and once they realize you are not a "rich" American the cost is quite low. It does help to have some money to fall back on (I did not) for emergencies. I can only say you need to be sure you want to move. The differences in weather, culture, and lifestyle are significant. I personally love it here and cannot think of anywhere else I would want to be. I pay approximately $175 a month for a three bedroom apartment in downtown Mazatlan. The water is less than $5 a month, and the electricity hasn't been more than $20. Everything is within walking distance so I don't need a car. If you are over 60 you get a free senior card and many things (including buses) are half price.
I have no answer as to how to free yourself from you mother's grip other than to say you MUST put yourself first. It is a slow, painful process but one many have achieved. You are the most important person in your life and deserved to be happy with or without your mother's permission. The scars from abuse will never go away and the first step is the hardest but most important. You need to open the door and allow yourself to walk through. There is a world out there just waiting to greet you. It is never too late. Bless you and know that you are in my thoughts.
Comment from irishauthorme
This story has already reached the exceptional level, and deserves a six(if I had one). You did not ask for the emotions, you just ripped them right out of me! Excellent imagery, and the memory association was one of the most skillful I have seen on FS. You deserve every accolade!
irish
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2010
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This story has already reached the exceptional level, and deserves a six(if I had one). You did not ask for the emotions, you just ripped them right out of me! Excellent imagery, and the memory association was one of the most skillful I have seen on FS. You deserve every accolade!
irish
Comment Written 06-Aug-2010
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2010
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Thank you so very much for your exceptionally generous and flattering review. I am thrilled you enjoyed this one. Never worry,5's are as appreciated as 6's.
Comment from MissMerri
This is a beautifully written story about pain and sorrow and rebirth and joy. Your words have really touched my heart and once again reminded me of the amazing resilience of the human spirit. How such a sensitive little girl could live with that kind of injury and pain and emerge a tremendously giving and loving person is beyond reason, but you have proven it is possible. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. I'm so glad you are happy now!!
reply by the author on 04-Jul-2010
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This is a beautifully written story about pain and sorrow and rebirth and joy. Your words have really touched my heart and once again reminded me of the amazing resilience of the human spirit. How such a sensitive little girl could live with that kind of injury and pain and emerge a tremendously giving and loving person is beyond reason, but you have proven it is possible. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. I'm so glad you are happy now!!
Comment Written 04-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 04-Jul-2010
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Thank you so much for your enthusiastic and positive review. I sincerely appreciate it. Yes, I am definitely very happy now.