Comments on: Conversation with my father http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/ Thoughts on Dreams, Life, and Spirit Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Blog o’ Gnosis » Blog Archive » Where’s the Sun? http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-8228 Blog o’ Gnosis » Blog Archive » Where’s the Sun? Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:53:08 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-8228 [...] the stories he told me, I find that I can only think of the ones I wrote down. I wrote about one memorable lunch here, and our most recent lunch here. It turns out that was the last time I ever saw him alive. We spoke [...] [...] the stories he told me, I find that I can only think of the ones I wrote down. I wrote about one memorable lunch here, and our most recent lunch here. It turns out that was the last time I ever saw him alive. We spoke [...]

]]> By: Will http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-6526 Will Wed, 30 May 2007 17:53:40 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-6526 Anne, I'm a student & I stumbled across your essay. It made my day. :) What an interesting and captivating insight. I think you should definitely write your memoir and include more about your father. Despite his shortcomings, he seems like a brilliant and intelligent man; the type of father I wish I could have. Thank you for your great story. Will just1cews@aol.com Anne,
I’m a student & I stumbled across your essay. It made my day. :) What an interesting and captivating insight. I think you should definitely write your memoir and include more about your father. Despite his shortcomings, he seems like a brilliant and intelligent man; the type of father I wish I could have. Thank you for your great story.

Will
just1cews@aol.com

]]> By: norma SNAKEWOMAN http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-1718 norma SNAKEWOMAN Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:33:00 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-1718 Anne, always a pleasure to suddenly be having an actual converation with one"s parent. A real talk. Very interesting. We are so bound up by those larger than life adults and then to suddenly become one ourselves, and ponder those other minds, their actions and relationship to us and others, or lack thereof, etc. Parents remain a mystery, no matter how close we push and delve, as they are, of course,something other than parents as well. Your essay made my day. XXXX000 NORMA Anne, always a pleasure to suddenly be having an actual converation with one”s parent. A real talk. Very interesting. We are so bound up by those larger than life adults and then to suddenly become one ourselves, and ponder those other minds, their actions and relationship to us and others, or lack thereof, etc. Parents remain a mystery, no matter how close we push and delve, as they are, of course,something other than parents as well. Your essay made my day.
XXXX000 NORMA

]]> By: Anne http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-749 Anne Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:04:47 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-749 Aack! That's so sad, Colin. Well yet again, thank goodness for midlife! I'm so grateful for the ability to see my parents for who they are without all the crushing disillusionment and pain these glimpses brought me as a young woman. It is a hard-won wisdom, I'm sure you'll agree. Aack! That’s so sad, Colin. Well yet again, thank goodness for midlife! I’m so grateful for the ability to see my parents for who they are without all the crushing disillusionment and pain these glimpses brought me as a young woman. It is a hard-won wisdom, I’m sure you’ll agree.

]]> By: Colin http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-748 Colin Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:24:33 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-748 Excellent post. I have the opposite problem with my father, having come to realize recently that his utter disengagement with life has become a sort of anti-role model for me. I never knew him too well -- he was pretty absent and Mom was pretty demonstrative -- but after her death I vowed to get to know him better. I have, and have been unimpressed with what I've found. He skims the surface, never plumbs, never dives. I could never live like that. Thanks for this, and for your ping earlier today! CB Excellent post. I have the opposite problem with my father, having come to realize recently that his utter disengagement with life has become a sort of anti-role model for me. I never knew him too well — he was pretty absent and Mom was pretty demonstrative — but after her death I vowed to get to know him better. I have, and have been unimpressed with what I’ve found. He skims the surface, never plumbs, never dives. I could never live like that.

Thanks for this, and for your ping earlier today!

CB

]]> By: Thorn http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-249 Thorn Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:54:37 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2006/03/11/conversation-with-my-father/#comment-249 That is so great, Anne. I'm glad to hear of it. This year, before going down for Thanksgiving, my Mom called to ask if I would bring her a copy of my book. I was so surprised and touched. That is so great, Anne. I’m glad to hear of it.

This year, before going down for Thanksgiving, my Mom called to ask if I would bring her a copy of my book. I was so surprised and touched.

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