tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post1508796460390087680..comments2024-03-26T03:19:32.389-06:00Comments on Notes From Josephine: Grief's Unspoken Flip SideKaty Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-65592183826671688602010-12-01T05:50:47.259-07:002010-12-01T05:50:47.259-07:00JoanElaine, I so understand what you mean. I have...JoanElaine, I so understand what you mean. I have done the same thing when commenting to others. Damn Inner Critic! Thank you for your comment - it gives me courage to continue saying what's true for me.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-54017404125527736292010-12-01T05:47:48.336-07:002010-12-01T05:47:48.336-07:00Hi Mermaid - thanks for understanding. I am sensi...Hi Mermaid - thanks for understanding. I am sensitive about this being a tender time for everyone and hope to respect that while being honest about my own journey. Your support means a lot to me.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-27978922112622480422010-12-01T05:45:17.327-07:002010-12-01T05:45:17.327-07:00Hi Ines - you're right, no relationships are p...Hi Ines - you're right, no relationships are perfect. Sometimes the only thing we can contribute is honesty about what was and what was not. Thanks for your kind comment.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-39073323564493746222010-12-01T05:43:52.968-07:002010-12-01T05:43:52.968-07:00ChickenFreak - thanks for your comment. The feeli...ChickenFreak - thanks for your comment. The feelings that accompany grief can be surprising and, at times, unsettling. Your understanding is comforting. Relationships are complicated, that's for sure.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-66731501133154826412010-11-30T14:09:56.512-07:002010-11-30T14:09:56.512-07:00My Inner Critic scared me away from commenting on ...My Inner Critic scared me away from commenting on your blog a few posts ago. You had said something so true, so real that I wanted to say something! My attempts to respond were rewritten again and again and then finally erased. <br /><br />I find it very difficult to express myself. Seeing you express these very difficult emotions gives me hope that perhaps one day I'll be able to say what I need to say.JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-71660645024923805662010-11-30T07:59:24.927-07:002010-11-30T07:59:24.927-07:00I think it is important for you to write what you ...I think it is important for you to write what you feel as well. Your observations about the complexity of your relationship with Mom are honest and enlightening. As others have commented, there is no doubt that you loved her. I believe you both gave everything you could. Love you much...Musing Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460946411318795459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-45675719269018036582010-11-30T03:35:16.251-07:002010-11-30T03:35:16.251-07:00None of us is perfect and none of our relationship...None of us is perfect and none of our relationships are perfect. I think it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise, but that fact does not diminish the love we feel for each other. Quite the contrary, you love(d) your mother with all her little quirks and that love is like CF said, forever present in your posts.Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-82110213422180254002010-11-29T23:48:25.923-07:002010-11-29T23:48:25.923-07:00I'm perhaps the wrong person to respond, becau...I'm perhaps the wrong person to respond, because I'm not a person who has a loving relationship with her mother. But I think that in part, that's what makes me feel that I can clearly tell from your posts, including this one, that you did have that loving relationship. <br /><br />Not a thing in your post leaves me in any doubt that you greatly love and respect your mother. There's nothing to judge. Recognizing that there were flaws and strains and things that you wish didn't have to be, and acknowledging a sensation of relief or freedom when those strains are gone--none of those things change that fact.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.com