tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post6630773609539455861..comments2023-10-26T06:14:01.400-07:00Comments on Things my Grandkids Should Know: Like a Kite?Axiesdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-30609743972502900222015-07-09T21:28:17.321-07:002015-07-09T21:28:17.321-07:00Excellent post! I loved this.
Someone once told ...Excellent post! I loved this.<br /><br />Someone once told me in raising children, just give them enough rope to not hang themselves...too much string and the kite gets caught in a tree or high wire, not enough and it crashes in a wind gust.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-41556031197052376042015-07-08T13:53:11.297-07:002015-07-08T13:53:11.297-07:00Kites need to break free and fly their own way now...Kites need to break free and fly their own way now and then. Which is what you did with this post by not tying it up all nice and neat. It's a wonderful thing... and lovely thoughts on the metaphor. Thank you for sharing!Lisa @ Grandmas Briefshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969179155988148054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-75414499166721463092015-07-07T02:20:48.398-07:002015-07-07T02:20:48.398-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06520138093668514019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-30483578225333025632015-07-06T14:10:24.522-07:002015-07-06T14:10:24.522-07:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting, J. It'...Thanks for stopping by and commenting, J. It's always appreciated.Axiesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-61044510556209567702015-07-06T08:45:51.701-07:002015-07-06T08:45:51.701-07:00I had a moment to read this post and the few befor...I had a moment to read this post and the few before it. So sensitive, gentle, and beautiful. All of them. I well remember the 60s and the anguish over that awful war. I too, wish I had told my mother how I appreciated the manual work she did for us (ironing, for example) that is now obsolete. And I do wish I had allowed more people to help me out when they offered!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359404486512786477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-77906688263307960642015-07-04T11:38:31.181-07:002015-07-04T11:38:31.181-07:00Thanks, Kc. I always appreciate your encouraging c...Thanks, Kc. I always appreciate your encouraging comments.Axiesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-31074347693969626182015-07-04T10:41:14.770-07:002015-07-04T10:41:14.770-07:00It is a great post and I'm glad you shared it....It is a great post and I'm glad you shared it.We did grow up in a fascinating time but I think many of us did just cut the string and forget about all of the things we thought were important -- and many of them were! We as a country have made some great strides recently but I really thought we would have done them all many years ago. We had such dreams...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765055414561998856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-66036676756402272792015-07-04T08:31:10.358-07:002015-07-04T08:31:10.358-07:00Thank you for stopping by, and commenting. Reader...Thank you for stopping by, and commenting. Reader comments are definitely one of life's ups.Axiesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-41568992034674310432015-07-04T08:29:15.440-07:002015-07-04T08:29:15.440-07:00It was a link on one of your posts https://iliria...It was a link on one of your posts https://ilirianravings.wordpress.com/ that led me to the quote that starts this essay. Thank you.Axiesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273751356283986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-32438468917830585302015-07-04T03:53:55.099-07:002015-07-04T03:53:55.099-07:00Life is like this post - ups and downs and sometim...Life is like this post - ups and downs and sometimes extremes that throw us for a loop. I guess we hope for a soft landing when we crash and an open sky when we soar. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639400678385666398.post-25559880388859644722015-07-03T23:24:13.108-07:002015-07-03T23:24:13.108-07:00I am in many ways fighting that battle now. Confu...I am in many ways fighting that battle now. Confused about which strings to cut lose and which not to......<br /><br />Thanku Grandpa :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909093499449456049noreply@blogger.com