tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post2517880365705345938..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: Kindness instead of crueltyMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-69623876788082117312009-03-10T10:26:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:26:00.000-04:00I have told that story to many close family and fr...I have told that story to many close family and friends, and I whole-heartedly believe right along with you that there is no coincidence there. It gives me the chills just thinking about it. WE MISS YOU DAVID...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-1759694644483920862009-03-05T20:39:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:39:00.000-05:00hi gals. yes, sad when adults don't rise to the oc...hi gals. yes, sad when adults don't rise to the occasion (and I use the word adult loosely). we just have to do the best we can to influence folks around us (little and otherwise) and hope that we can impact someone positively.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-35843544552147757972009-03-04T09:41:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:41:00.000-05:00How awful is that British debate? Instead of using...How awful is that British debate? Instead of using it as a lesson to teach children that some people are different -- and that's OK -- parents are complaining? It's disgraceful.<BR/><BR/>Mike is also missing the tip of one finger on his right hand from a childhood accident. I hadn't even noticed it when he pointed it out to me, saying "You'll probably notice this at some point..." Maybe when Marcus is older he will be able to diffuse any comments in this way.<BR/><BR/>But really, this is where parents (and teachers) have to step up and teach kids right and wrong. Sad that it often doesn't happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-48235496903321977282009-03-04T07:48:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:48:00.000-05:00Wow. I believe, in some ways, that everyone who is...Wow. I believe, in some ways, that everyone who is born is meant to take the place (not literally, and certainly no one can really take someone else's place) of someone else. So I think it means something. <BR/><BR/>As for kids teasing others, I have been on both ends. I remember teasing my friend with a patch over her eye when we were 4, even though my mom told me not to. I have never forgotten that because that was just not something I normally did and I knew it was wrong. I don't I have ever done it (made fun of someone with a physical or mental imperfection) since. <BR/><BR/>I tell Jordan over and over that God made all of us special and different. So far, I think she is on the right path, but others have certainly been mean to her. Children reap what they sow, and you just know that some parents openly make fun of others, sadly. But as bad is that kids want to belong, so many of them will jump on the bandwagon, even if that is not their normal nature.Faciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165861407055831754noreply@blogger.com