tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post397323920018402387..comments2023-10-14T06:43:00.698-07:00Comments on periwinklebloom: "read this when"tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257412623974954903noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-74174036771781322872008-10-23T13:33:00.000-07:002008-10-23T13:33:00.000-07:00Such a good post. I never 'knew' my parents until ...Such a good post. I never 'knew' my parents until now that I am in my forties and their 'feelings' actually interest me. As children we do not have the same curiosity or need to know as when we are adults. The milestone letters are such a great idea...and yeah, I would cry too if I got something like that from my parents.raining sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330747311809604870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-79243996968865208132008-10-22T10:48:00.000-07:002008-10-22T10:48:00.000-07:00Tyler, this post made me cry! What a beautiful id...Tyler, this post made me cry! What a beautiful idea. I remember thinking that I would write notes to my someday babies. I know that every step I take in seeing my parents as real, live, flawed humans, make me love them all the more. I know that "seeing" them has made it possible to be their close friends! It's wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this post, thank you thank you!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491911183161802394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-27553946743298174742008-10-22T04:47:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:47:00.000-07:00I find that parents of yesterday's generation much...I find that parents of yesterday's generation much more apt to do this sort of thing. I think this is a wonderful idea, like opening up pandora's box.<BR/>A treasure of things from a life that was lived.pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-26322881348409854902008-10-21T09:41:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:41:00.000-07:00I need to do this...actually after reading this po...I need to do this...actually after reading this post I am not sure there is another choice...xxooMrs.Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-19002629715439217602008-10-20T17:56:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:56:00.000-07:00Only today I found myself speaking with my 7yr old...Only today I found myself speaking with my 7yr old son as if he were my friend... a completely non-parent, completely conversational tone. And I saw him looking at me like he was looking at me for the first time. It was an amazing moment. But then he put his chocolate milk glass on the coffee table and it was back to business as usual!<BR/>I don't know if I'll write letters. I have my artwork, though.Michelle Engel Bencskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219482020450093441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-68249881582781936812008-10-20T17:22:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:22:00.000-07:00What a beautiful post, Tyler. And I'm not even a p...What a beautiful post, Tyler. And I'm not even a parent!<BR/><BR/>-Ssecretleaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936372418431412749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-37162110585349394092008-10-20T16:51:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:51:00.000-07:00I read that issue of Real Simple magazine and made...I read that issue of Real Simple magazine and made a mental note to do the same. Thanks for the reminder. Imaging writing a letter to your children every day - amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290567753517843819.post-59320894335249061712008-10-20T09:08:00.000-07:002008-10-20T09:08:00.000-07:00Oh, Tyler! Thanks for this post! It makes me wan...Oh, Tyler! Thanks for this post! It makes me want to write more letters to my kids. I started my blog with that in mind. That I will have every year made into a book by blurb and someday I can give it to them as a journal of who I am and the journey I have taken. I have a book of poetry from my high school/college years that chronicles the first part of me, pre-mama. That was the way my life was written...in poetry. Now I prefer prose for the most part. I'm thankful for your insight here and the reminder to write those notes.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588052397864149916noreply@blogger.com