tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post659816524672958801..comments2024-03-27T13:10:17.362-07:00Comments on The Luna Park Gazette: 'Daddy Looks Pretty'Rob Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-35395363125895717212012-07-07T16:49:10.571-07:002012-07-07T16:49:10.571-07:00Hey, Ron, thanks so much for your support. Great m...Hey, Ron, thanks so much for your support. Great minds--or is it twisted minds?--think alike! I think the fathers from our generation had trouble relating to their children. I think they had that whole "cruel to be kind" thing going on where you can only express love through teasing and wisecracks. Oh, well, time to move on! Have a great weekend, buddy!Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-72453352905967548922012-07-07T14:05:49.086-07:002012-07-07T14:05:49.086-07:00What a beautiful memoir, Rob!
You and I have simi...What a beautiful memoir, Rob!<br /><br />You and I have similar parallels that run through our lives. I too had a much stronger and closer bond with both my mothers compared to my relationship with my father. I loved and respected him, but there was an awkward distance between us. We were a lot alike, so maybe that had something to do with it.<br /><br />I so enjoyed reading your dream interpretation. And I think you're spot on!<br /><br />Hope you're having a super weekend, buddy, and enjoying your summer!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-22556219191605205662012-07-02T02:51:09.305-07:002012-07-02T02:51:09.305-07:00Hi, Jay! Thanks so much for your comments. I think...Hi, Jay! Thanks so much for your comments. I think we're conditioned by TV and movies to expect those perfect parents, when reality is quite different. Parents are just people who make mistakes and suffer from the same failings as the rest of us. And thanks for the advice about enjoying the present. Take care!Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-60773714604692981592012-07-02T00:29:44.046-07:002012-07-02T00:29:44.046-07:00What a touching post, Rob. I'm somewhat in th...What a touching post, Rob. I'm somewhat in the same position with Mother's Day since I had a difficult relationship with my mother. Strangely difficult, because I did admire her, and I acknowledge that she had a heart of gold, and I loved her .. but I could not spend much time with her without getting impatient. Why? I know she loved me dearly, but she often hurt me, deeply, but unwittingly.<br /><br />I guess we didn't truly understand each other. So, since she died, I've been wracked with guilt and pain, and it's going to take a very, very long time to get past that.<br /><br />Bottom line is that I think it's fairly normal that we have problems relating to our parents. Very few of us have 'perfect' parents, or have no reason to feel guilty for the way we have sometimes behaved, so don't beat yourself up. I think your interpretation of the dream is spot on; don't waste time thinking of the past and forget to enjoy the present!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.com