tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post651636857410588697..comments2024-03-28T11:13:03.777-05:00Comments on Word Splash - Joanne Faries: Book Review - What my Mother and I Don't Talk AboutJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-66303822212532925562019-08-07T11:06:51.109-05:002019-08-07T11:06:51.109-05:00This sounds like a moving book. My mother passed w...This sounds like a moving book. My mother passed when she was 80, and I was 50 years old. We were close, and we talked together frequently. I so often still wish she was here for me to talk to.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-22989097840669580332019-08-04T10:19:28.546-05:002019-08-04T10:19:28.546-05:00hey - we all have/had issues and it's easy to ...hey - we all have/had issues and it's easy to look back and second guess stuff. This book was just interesting and made me think. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-15808709445152439322019-08-04T03:47:54.958-05:002019-08-04T03:47:54.958-05:00Hi Joanne - it sounds a very interesting book ... ...Hi Joanne - it sounds a very interesting book ... our family was happy, yet there were things happening that made discussing things with my mother difficult - wish I had done ... but that was life - and having no kids I haven't had the opportunity to fill the gaps. But over the years I've opened up a lot ... cheers and I will try and get a copy to read - Hilary Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-49578045538108234632019-08-03T10:24:04.892-05:002019-08-03T10:24:04.892-05:00I guess talk - good or bad. Don't hold it inI guess talk - good or bad. Don't hold it inJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-29807432080528103612019-08-03T10:23:47.925-05:002019-08-03T10:23:47.925-05:00It does strike a nerve. Glad you and your mother w...It does strike a nerve. Glad you and your mother were close. I can tell from pics you show - she looks kind. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-14938212620021929902019-08-03T10:23:10.816-05:002019-08-03T10:23:10.816-05:00yep - and reading these essays, I feel sad for tho...yep - and reading these essays, I feel sad for those who had a crappy relationship with their mothers. It was an interesting readJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-53777675270787562872019-08-02T16:13:35.648-05:002019-08-02T16:13:35.648-05:00Sure sounds like one that really makes people open...Sure sounds like one that really makes people open their eyes, if they need it, and get to talking to their mother.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-62060892673272940062019-08-02T13:00:24.154-05:002019-08-02T13:00:24.154-05:00My mother was wonderful, she was widowed at only t...My mother was wonderful, she was widowed at only thirty six yrs of age.....I was just three.<br />We were very close at my husband's suggestion we got wed on her birthday. Thanks Joanne for this post about mothers wish my two could read this.<br />Have a great weekend.<br /><br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-36954527191018803292019-08-02T07:28:18.831-05:002019-08-02T07:28:18.831-05:00That sounds like a stunning... maybe even a heartb...That sounds like a stunning... maybe even a heartbreaking... kinda book. My mother's been gone a lot of years, but there are still times I feel the overwhelming urge to call her and tell her... or ask her... something.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com