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Re: Take A Second

Jill — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:41:20 -0000

Wow, your post gave me some perspective. I try to remember that I'm lucky to have a job when I want to complain about mine.

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Jill — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:41:20 -0000

Wow, your post gave me some perspective. I try to remember that I'm lucky to have a job when I want to complain about mine.

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Jill — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:41:20 -0000

Wow, your post gave me some perspective. I try to remember that I'm lucky to have a job when I want to complain about mine.

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Derek — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:07:41 -0000

Well, um, your comments rock:)

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Leah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:03:15 -0000

Since I was 11 I have loved in three provinces and two countries, and visited all of Western Europe. I have fallen in love with the wine in France and the jungles of Costa Rica. I have completed elementary school, high school and achieved an honours Bachelor degree and learned two new languages. I fell in love, and stayed in love for a very long time. My sisters went from my annoying roommates to my dearest friends. I wrote three blogs and kept them as petite memoirs of my life. I flipped my truck, and helped nurse my Dad back to health after getting a phone call informing me he was dying. I made two friends I will never forget and kept one that I will never leave. I snowboarded on my small town ski hill, then in the Swiss Alps then on the Rocky Mountains. I became a social worker and have made a difference in the lives of countless people.

For me, 11 years old was only 11 years ago and I think that affirms to me that a lot can happen in 11 years and I hope that in 11 years Jaycee will be able to say exactly what I did and more. (That was a lot of elevens.)

Great post, I think I am quickly becoming a DShan addict! Thanks for linking to my comment on the Being Pretty post :)

Re: Take A Second

Derek — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:22:52 -0000

Thank you! Thank you for stopping by!

Re: Take A Second

Derek — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:07:41 -0000

Well, um, your comments rock:)

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Leah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:03:15 -0000

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Derek — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:22:52 -0000

Thank you! Thank you for stopping by!

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Alyson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:00:06 -0000

Really moving post, I'm glad I found it.

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Alyson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:06 -0000

Really moving post, I'm glad I found it.

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Derek — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:21:16 -0000

I'm just happy you read it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Derek — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:21:16 -0000

I'm just happy you read it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Mindy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:13:39 -0000

Sorry I didn't read this sooner, but it was quite beautiful and emotionally evoking. To think of all the things so many of us complain about and realize that's just a drop in the bucket in comparison to what this woman has gone through? It's heartbreaking and I feel almost embarrassed to be melancholy about anything in my life when, as you said, hers is practically just beginning.

Thank you for writing this. I and many others, I'm sure, needed to read it.

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AMinDinMoTown — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:13:39 -0000

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:52:33 -0000

Ali! *blush*

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:52:11 -0000

That she still has tomorrow is a good point; she does have a lot of time and experience ahead of her. I suppose we can hope she'll adjust well and see our world in a way that helps us understand it better.

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:50:20 -0000

It really breaks my heart. It's so unfair. That's what got me; she's the same age as I am and I've made all these decisions for myself that she never has.

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:49:40 -0000

Yeah, it's the ugly parts we should all take a step back and appreciate. Even those aren't the hell some people go through.

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:52:33 -0000

Ali! *blush*

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:52:11 -0000

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:50:20 -0000

It really breaks my heart. It's so unfair. That's what got me; she's the same age as I am and I've made all these decisions for myself that she never has.

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Derek — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:49:40 -0000

Yeah, it's the ugly parts we should all take a step back and appreciate. Even those aren't the hell some people go through.

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alidubrow — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:27:32 -0000

I don't think I'll ever get over what a beautiful writer (and person) you are, D.

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alidubrow — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:27:32 -0000

I don't think I'll ever get over what a beautiful writer (and person) you are, D.