tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post1906345668735769120..comments2023-12-20T09:54:33.993-05:00Comments on Not Born to Run: Edna Irene Lowrey Scott Capenjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105083650427355181noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-76030535073630719252008-11-22T09:13:00.000-05:002008-11-22T09:13:00.000-05:00god, our relationships with our parents are really...god, our relationships with our parents are really hard, aren't they? i admire your strength at dealing with speaking at the funeral, and your courage at going to the retreat. hope the grieving and healing process is one that passes quickly for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-34256980543751826262008-11-16T00:46:00.000-05:002008-11-16T00:46:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the pics and comments on your m...Thanks for sharing the pics and comments on your mother. You had me sniffling by the end. Relationships with our mothers are never simple and rarely fit into the prepackaged societal expectations. I'd like to tell you that the pain of loosing a parent goes away with time, but it really only morphs into your inner being.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350841837453498786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-23236402369365390322008-11-15T01:01:00.000-05:002008-11-15T01:01:00.000-05:00You resemble your mom. And she had great legs!That...You resemble your mom. And she had great legs!<BR/><BR/>That was a beautiful poem; I wonder how you were able to read it without choking on tears. You were wise to read a poem instead of portraying her in a realistic light and (probably) pissing off family members. This post was a nice tribute, though.<BR/><BR/>My childhood had a lot of negatives, too. It took a long time before I could accept the past and realize I didn't have to suffer from its effects any more.Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489181738411546254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-42936443687690480272008-11-14T12:16:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:16:00.000-05:00So sorry for your loss, Jeanne. :(So sorry for your loss, Jeanne. :(Jon (was) in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457505077183982152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-74841194278531195722008-11-13T20:00:00.000-05:002008-11-13T20:00:00.000-05:00Oh Jeanne,I'm so sorry to hear about your mom.Take...Oh Jeanne,<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry to hear about your mom.<BR/><BR/>Take very good care of yourself.<BR/><BR/>Love ya,<BR/>~MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087444319472710699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-32283616908238501222008-11-13T13:31:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:31:00.000-05:00well i am in tears. i am sorry for the loss of you...well i am in tears. i am sorry for the loss of your mom, jeanne. i don't know what else to say but i am glad to see you back to blogging. hugs to you jeanne.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659061902462311046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-55274357937059131522008-11-12T17:28:00.000-05:002008-11-12T17:28:00.000-05:00Hugs for you.Hugs for you.Zinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806782720802357618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-17845684091796115832008-11-12T12:58:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:58:00.000-05:00Very touching and sad. I hope you can get over yo...Very touching and sad. I hope you can get over your pain soon and be in a better place. Its never easy losing a parent, but especially when you obviously were at odds with her lifestyle choices. I'm sure you felt abandoned to some degree. My mother also worked her whole life, my whole childhood, and I was basically raised by my grandmother. My memories of her and the lessons I learned from her are more clear than those of my mom, although my mom was remarkable in her own right. I know she wasn't happy either and probably would have left if she didn't have 6 kids who depended on her. But still, even when she died, I felt slightly betrayed by her life choices. I hope my kids don't feel that way about mine!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302710072433158197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-7235312297696574242008-11-12T09:18:00.000-05:002008-11-12T09:18:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your mother's life with us. ...Thank you for sharing your mother's life with us. I've only been to one memorial service, and it was hard (my dad's). It as a lovely poem you selected. Take care...Jade Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149311714538738502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-48496450961510173772008-11-11T20:42:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:42:00.000-05:00I feel for you. How difficult. The poem was so Jea...I feel for you. How difficult. The poem was so Jeanne and most fitting.<BR/><BR/>Live in peace, Jeanne.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692284050637212115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-22554327412787581472008-11-11T19:54:00.000-05:002008-11-11T19:54:00.000-05:00I bet there wasn't a dry eye in the house after yo...I bet there wasn't a dry eye in the house after you read that poem. It's wonderful that you came to terms with your mother and how she chose to live; many daughters would not.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377440606704745517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-21106630660066087472008-11-11T18:25:00.000-05:002008-11-11T18:25:00.000-05:00heartfelt condolences for the loss of your mother....heartfelt condolences for the loss of your mother. it's wonderful that you've shared her with us. we will all carry along her memory.Laufenweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140040629287071698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-11568095300160611352008-11-11T14:21:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:21:00.000-05:00Aw Jeanne, you made me cry.Aw Jeanne, you made me cry.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284634727671648704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-42668994248531491292008-11-11T09:33:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:33:00.000-05:00Interesting that there was so much about your mom ...Interesting that there was so much about your mom you didn't know. The same is true of my mom, even though she did raise me and my parents were never divorced. I'm glad you were able find some fitting words to say at her funeral. Indeed, some things are best left unsaid.ShirleyPerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237828591170908960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-20083734066614487092008-11-11T08:37:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:37:00.000-05:00Very frank, very honest, and very moving.Very frank, very honest, and very moving.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-40392272515176654762008-11-11T07:52:00.000-05:002008-11-11T07:52:00.000-05:00Wow.I've never been to a "good" funeral, either.Wow.<BR/><BR/>I've never been to a "good" funeral, either.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516566884075321281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-42397411708270531882008-11-11T01:58:00.000-05:002008-11-11T01:58:00.000-05:00Jeanne, I've missed you. I'm not good at saying th...Jeanne, I've missed you. I'm not good at saying things about dying or death, but you, obviously, were a very good daughter and you are a fantastic mother.<BR/><BR/>I hope the retreat was good for you.Runner Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338914642832129177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-42038569694140305132008-11-11T00:28:00.000-05:002008-11-11T00:28:00.000-05:00oh Jeanneyou are a credit to yourself ((hugs))oh Jeanne<BR/>you are a credit to yourself <BR/>((hugs))LBTEPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630217889998453714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-80140642928299959872008-11-10T22:50:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:50:00.000-05:00Very touching post. Your mom had moxie alright. I ...Very touching post. Your mom had moxie alright. I like the pictures. The couch looks too familiar. Family dynamics are strange aren't they? My Mom always questioned how my Father's family could have such a good time at funerals. He was 1 of 10. They would bury a brother at a very solemn catholic mass and then go have a good time at a restaurant like it was any other day. Anyway, I hope you are doing alright.ItchyBitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689105039645020348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-13648794244251192102008-11-10T22:11:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:11:00.000-05:00...and after all those years, you, thank God, are ......and after all those years, you, thank God, are a wonderful daughter and a wonderful mother to another wonderful daughter. Peace, my sweet sister in law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425555.post-2841160462527841592008-11-10T21:22:00.000-05:002008-11-10T21:22:00.000-05:00Oh my... what a hard, hard, thing you went through...Oh my... what a hard, hard, thing you went through. I think the funerals of loving families are more joyful and more genuinely painful - the pain of love lost. Your pain is more of things never owned. So sorry. I hope your retreat helped.21stCenturyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370504811536749950noreply@blogger.com