tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post7936066213945920136..comments2023-08-02T23:04:07.548+08:00Comments on Yawning Bread Sampler: My mother's ChristmasYawning Bread Samplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107097753480790615noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-39141813628066811722008-01-09T13:14:00.000+08:002008-01-09T13:14:00.000+08:00Alex, my best wishes to your mother.Can;t you keep...Alex, my best wishes to your mother.<BR/>Can;t you keep your mother with you, at home, with a maid?<BR/>Nursing homes are usually terrible places for the old and helpless.<BR/>or is this the way of the future... not taking care of our old?<BR/>The mexican culture, they look after their old people, has society changed so much that family members have no time to look after their own parents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-68725511055662456132008-01-02T17:33:00.000+08:002008-01-02T17:33:00.000+08:00Great writing, Alex. Do your best and be happy tha...Great writing, Alex. Do your best and be happy that you did. No second guessing.<BR/><BR/>Cyril C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-39350875434345867672007-12-30T22:15:00.000+08:002007-12-30T22:15:00.000+08:00thanks for sharing what must be a most painful exp...thanks for sharing what must be a most painful experience. i may not have had the strength to write the entry if i were in your shoes. my thoughts are with you and your mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-70298611414721181292007-12-24T23:40:00.000+08:002007-12-24T23:40:00.000+08:00My thoughts are with you and your family.My thoughts are with you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-7199675180637539652007-12-24T22:18:00.000+08:002007-12-24T22:18:00.000+08:00As a mother, she only has love for you. Other thin...As a mother, she only has love for you. Other things does not matter. <BR/><BR/>She is happy. And you are loved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-32670774100124611082007-12-24T16:21:00.000+08:002007-12-24T16:21:00.000+08:00i share your sadness. wish you are strong to overc...i share your sadness. wish you are strong to overcome this.<BR/><BR/>u write beautifully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-28382273472724146492007-12-24T13:02:00.000+08:002007-12-24T13:02:00.000+08:00Thank you for sharing this. As much as possible my...Thank you for sharing this. As much as possible my thoughts are with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-76491566109873593722007-12-23T12:14:00.000+08:002007-12-23T12:14:00.000+08:00Thank you. I am touched by the story.... Though ...Thank you. I am touched by the story.... Though I do not practise any particular religion, in my heart, I pray your mum, you and your dad...<BR/><BR/>Your sincere fellow singaporeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-47073402218950418422007-12-23T08:27:00.000+08:002007-12-23T08:27:00.000+08:00Thanks for sharing this intimate moment. I truly a...Thanks for sharing this intimate moment. I truly appreciate it, and appreciate my own mom even more.family manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947152469230212562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-8093069945572516232007-12-23T08:23:00.000+08:002007-12-23T08:23:00.000+08:00our breathing and food tubes join at the throat be...our breathing and food tubes join at the throat because we are descended from fish: mouth gulps water, solids get filtered out to go down the digestive tube, while liquid passes through the gills that pick up oxygen<BR/><BR/>just curious: what was her attitude towards homosexuality? (if you prefer not to answer, that would be fine)yuenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662790978561881993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-70882865789273923102007-12-23T05:20:00.000+08:002007-12-23T05:20:00.000+08:00You write beautifully, sir.I hope she is happy too...You write beautifully, sir.<BR/><BR/>I hope she is happy too. Whoever who had a hand in bringing up such a great man as yourself deserves much happiness.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-48862488380072623652007-12-23T04:37:00.000+08:002007-12-23T04:37:00.000+08:00Pneumonia used to be called "the old man's friend"...Pneumonia used to be called "the old man's friend" because those elderly suffering an advanced illness were often carried off by it.<BR/><BR/>Antibiotics changed that to a great extent, but in many cases they actually prolonged the suffering to which the elderly person returned when the pneumonia was cured.<BR/><BR/>I'll light a candle tomorrow at church for you and your mother.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534842755063770798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28396254.post-50938115347913716422007-12-23T04:20:00.000+08:002007-12-23T04:20:00.000+08:00I hope you get through this rough patch.. honestly...I hope you get through this rough patch.. honestly, I cant say things like "hope she gets better" because at this point, what is "better"? I have a parent in a similar situation right now and we just take things one day at a time. Thank you for sharing this yb..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com