tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post2370761612150332522..comments2024-02-23T17:38:07.840-05:00Comments on Therisa's World: Gathering Of The Clan (April 19, 2017)Therisa's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-86851198224438886862017-04-21T12:14:19.642-04:002017-04-21T12:14:19.642-04:00Family gatherings can be so complicated!Family gatherings can be so complicated!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-66582177866733145632017-04-20T05:35:14.585-04:002017-04-20T05:35:14.585-04:00Robin, the fact, I am writing about this period, i...Robin, the fact, I am writing about this period, in my life, is a positive step, in my healing. I need to do this, in order, to be able to move forward. Already knew, my dad wasn't Superman, but just a normal person, who had warts, like everyone else. <br /><br />Besides, I won't make you, any promises that this is my last poem, about my past. Except, I'm one less poem to write.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-76427939871000393762017-04-20T04:56:59.317-04:002017-04-20T04:56:59.317-04:00So hard for a child to even be able to explain to ...So hard for a child to even be able to explain to adults who can't comprehend.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-6210112006513225792017-04-20T02:51:30.483-04:002017-04-20T02:51:30.483-04:00The sadness is that those fearful memories still d...The sadness is that those fearful memories still drag along with you. Lets hope you will feel free and live the life of the person you want to be soon for our lives should not be burdened with those old fears.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-58715320714908271792017-04-19T23:33:17.556-04:002017-04-19T23:33:17.556-04:00your words are Felt...books are our forever refuge...your words are Felt...books are our forever refuge even in these days ....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-65032913864783948832017-04-19T21:38:15.005-04:002017-04-19T21:38:15.005-04:00Since my oma's death, in 1996, the only time t...Since my oma's death, in 1996, the only time that the family gets together is, a funeral, and the odd reunion, to mark a milestone, like 50 years, in Canada, in June 2002. Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-12211745127918662022017-04-19T21:15:18.993-04:002017-04-19T21:15:18.993-04:00Most of my memories of these holidays as a child w...Most of my memories of these holidays as a child were pleasant, but they came to an end when we scattered to our jobs all over the place and now it is more likely a funeral rather than a religious holiday that brings us together. Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-44384161500043496492017-04-19T21:04:43.635-04:002017-04-19T21:04:43.635-04:00It had it moments, Mary. To put it mildly.It had it moments, Mary. To put it mildly.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-3731256115532872082017-04-19T20:50:00.532-04:002017-04-19T20:50:00.532-04:00Therisa, you write with such feeling about these t...Therisa, you write with such feeling about these times. It must have been very difficult. Thank goodness for books though....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-84870156754272220892017-04-19T20:23:07.132-04:002017-04-19T20:23:07.132-04:00My dad and I fought, because I didn't want to ...My dad and I fought, because I didn't want to visit my oma and opa, during these holidays, he felt, I was being disrespectful to the family. Not realizing, I was suffering from anxiety attacks, because of the large number of people, in a small area. My dad's family is Dutch Reform Church (Protestant), and yes, they're a tad conservative. Feeling more at home, with George W. Bush, then Obama.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-53585130129636616472017-04-19T20:10:20.914-04:002017-04-19T20:10:20.914-04:00Sherry, I have 26 paternal first cousin, from my d...Sherry, I have 26 paternal first cousin, from my dad's 7 brothers and 2 sisters. At the time. which I am writing about, they ranged from adult to toddler. This doesn't include my cousins' children, either. Think, we could have formed a brigade with all of my kin, visiting my oma and opa.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-78657356410449176972017-04-19T19:46:44.523-04:002017-04-19T19:46:44.523-04:00What a nightmare! I felt it through your detail.
&...What a nightmare! I felt it through your detail.<br />"Only a scream away / From shattering"<br />Thank God for books. I was lucky I think. Not being raised in any religion, I felt freer to explore than others of my friends. The holidays were family, both Jewish and Atheist, and that raised another kind of discomfort--watching Dad being interrogated about the extent of our poverty. Too many intrusive "do-gooders"!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-88989638370851609792017-04-19T19:45:29.469-04:002017-04-19T19:45:29.469-04:00The line that stands out for me...."solitude ...The line that stands out for me...."solitude only a scream away from shattering." So hard to not feel accepted by family.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com