tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265409432324418001.post5540501257373436136..comments2023-08-09T00:33:42.828-07:00Comments on Floor Pie: And Sometimes There’ll Be SorrowFloor Piehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533240227865369012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265409432324418001.post-2947346505123492382009-02-02T21:48:00.000-08:002009-02-02T21:48:00.000-08:00This is the line that most got me:They’re big on “...This is the line that most got me:<BR/><BR/><I>They’re big on “empathy,” but you’ll see very little of it if you step outside the lines.</I><BR/><BR/>Which is when you most need it! <BR/><BR/>Michael (from Offsprung)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265409432324418001.post-83011839629278164152009-02-02T09:09:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:09:00.000-08:00I can't watch that movie either, for exactly that ...I can't watch that movie either, for exactly that scene. I couldn't stand it before I had the kids and now it's like Mom Kryptonite--I bawl just thinking of it.<BR/><BR/>Also, I agree with kommish. You are a great writer and a great parent. So don't let those other parents get you down--you love your kid, you're teaching him independence, and you're doing the best you can with what you have.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758001473313265911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265409432324418001.post-33195587020136309602009-02-02T09:00:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:00:00.000-08:00Go fp! I also have a hard time liberating myself f...Go fp! <BR/><BR/>I also have a hard time liberating myself from the concept of Mother, whose embrace protects against every possible harm, and my knowledge of myself, my own specific and universal human limitations. <BR/><BR/>It's definitely weird to be in a close relationship with someone who consistently sees you as being so much bigger and more powerful than you actually are. I think it's one of the great feelings of parenting to have someone believe in you so wholeheartedly, but it's also hard to know that this belief -- at least they way they have it constructed in their heads at this point -- is a false one.mutter mutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766445897472701732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265409432324418001.post-44389165761639450832009-02-01T11:33:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:33:00.000-08:00oy. you are such, such, such an amazing parent an...oy. you are such, such, such an amazing parent and writer. just ... wow.kommishonerjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682930048734070427noreply@blogger.com