tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post7158012883207604122..comments2023-11-05T06:27:24.362-06:00Comments on A Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens: The Tomes of Our LivesI Drink and I Know Things...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11608248895813409154noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post-9023837440281476542009-02-08T09:48:00.000-06:002009-02-08T09:48:00.000-06:00Good advice from good friends. This post nearly sl...Good advice from good friends. This post nearly sliced my heart open and left it on the floor too. You are an excellent writer, and a courageous one methinks.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085490655524570481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post-75354656516818849342009-01-26T21:07:00.000-06:002009-01-26T21:07:00.000-06:00I bow to your greater wisdom! Consensus that my i...I bow to your greater wisdom! Consensus that my instincts are not serving me... while disturbing... should be respected. The original deal stands.Andrea Rusinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100786820614125551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post-79752815044045993122009-01-26T16:33:00.000-06:002009-01-26T16:33:00.000-06:00Sorry my dear, you are acting deranged again. When...Sorry my dear, you are acting deranged again. <BR/><BR/>When, at any point of this whole sad and sordid mess, has he acted with anyone's best interest but his? Or, for that matter shown any interest in the family past?<BR/><BR/>Stick to the original agreement.<BR/><BR/>Just because you are not ready to look at them today/this week doesn't mean that you won't be ready in a few months/years. And believe me it, it will be far easier when the kids are ready for them to get them from your nice, repurposed attic than try to get them from his storage space in BFEnowhere, provided he hasn't jettisoned them by that time.breadchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376772267923924607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post-34170380780909315592009-01-26T12:27:00.000-06:002009-01-26T12:27:00.000-06:00I think you should keep the originals, too. I hav...I think you should keep the originals, too. I have not been in your position, but, as a scrapbooker, I think I'd eventually want the originals, and not have to ask for them. And you might have to think about them more if HE has them, and worry about if HE will give them to the kids, or if HE is properly caring for the albums.Nitro Krycerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286543296146542328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15450512.post-60142662467772664292009-01-26T07:50:00.000-06:002009-01-26T07:50:00.000-06:00I totally understand the pain of looking at those ...I totally understand the pain of looking at those photo albums, believe me. I was cleaning out my closets over the holidays and came to a box of letters from Sam's Dad. Even though it's been over ten year, I can't think of looking at them - it's painful just to see his handwriting on the envelopes. But I can't think of throwing them away. And I'm glad I have the photo albums, even if I can't look at them. I may never be able to look at them. But that's ok.<BR/><BR/>It's your history too, and your babies. Have him send you the originals as agreed, and put them in a box. That's what I say.Patricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907402685013124396noreply@blogger.com