Comments on: need nurture https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Stephanie https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/#comment-7812 Stephanie Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:32:38 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=939#comment-7812 <p>This story made me teary-eyed. When my son (now six) was a year old we were homeless. We were lucky and had two friends and three relatives (exactly) who helped us get to a place where we could fight our way back to middle-class lifestyle. We're going to the movies today and I'm still not quite comfortable with being able to do that. I got so used to living by the skin of our teeth it's hard to adjust.</p> This story made me teary-eyed. When my son (now six) was a year old we were homeless. We were lucky and had two friends and three relatives (exactly) who helped us get to a place where we could fight our way back to middle-class lifestyle. We’re going to the movies today and I’m still not quite comfortable with being able to do that. I got so used to living by the skin of our teeth it’s hard to adjust.

]]> By: caroline https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/#comment-7811 caroline Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:46:20 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=939#comment-7811 <p>I really miss how you used to write so that you sounded just like Bridget Jones. But your new tone is cool too and your site is a great read still! Keep up the good entries!! :)</p> I really miss how you used to write so that you sounded just like Bridget Jones. But your new tone is cool too and your site is a great read still! Keep up the good entries!! :)

]]> By: Sondra https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/#comment-7810 Sondra Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:02:07 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=939#comment-7810 <p>That was beautiful. I can identify not only with this post, but the ones you linked to, especially the email from your dad. My parents got divorced last year, although my dad actually calls about once a week. The problem is that when he calls, he wants me to be his therapist. He wants to tell me how depressed he is, and he wants to complain about how rotten their marriage was. It breaks my heart over and over and one of these days I will just need to tell him to STOP. I wish my dad had email, because it would be so much easier for me to express myself in the written form than talking to him about it on the phone. I guess I could write a letter, but I'm notorious for composing letters and emails that were better off unsent-- too much raw emotion and not enough tact. The "Draft" folder of my email account has proven to be a true friend of late. </p><br /><br /><p>Sorry.. didn't mean to go on a rant there. Thank you for being so real and for sharing so much of your heart.</p> That was beautiful. I can identify not only with this post, but the ones you linked to, especially the email from your dad. My parents got divorced last year, although my dad actually calls about once a week. The problem is that when he calls, he wants me to be his therapist. He wants to tell me how depressed he is, and he wants to complain about how rotten their marriage was. It breaks my heart over and over and one of these days I will just need to tell him to STOP. I wish my dad had email, because it would be so much easier for me to express myself in the written form than talking to him about it on the phone. I guess I could write a letter, but I’m notorious for composing letters and emails that were better off unsent– too much raw emotion and not enough tact. The “Draft” folder of my email account has proven to be a true friend of late.

Sorry.. didn’t mean to go on a rant there. Thank you for being so real and for sharing so much of your heart.

]]> By: S https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/#comment-7809 S Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:58:35 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=939#comment-7809 <p>Yay for the end of snark and the return to normal programming, once more - a truly moving piece Fish. From all women who are still learning about their mothers: I thank you.</p> Yay for the end of snark and the return to normal programming, once more – a truly moving piece Fish. From all women who are still learning about their mothers: I thank you.

]]> By: sally https://thisfish.com/need-nurture/#comment-7808 sally Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:20:56 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=939#comment-7808 <p>Hey Fish,</p><br /><br /><p>I haven't commented on your site for such a long time, but as always I read your blog when I can.</p><br /><br /><p>I know that officially you've drawn a line under the whole Lindsay/NYC Times/email abuse issue, but I thought I'd just let you know how much I still love reading your site. </p><br /><br /><p>Just say keep up the excellent work, your voice is so distinctive and your courage inspiring, I personally couldn't come out to the blogger world for fear of Dooce.com type results. I admire the fact that you stay true to your self, and write what you want, coz god dammit this is your blog disgruntled readers aside!!</p><br /><br /><p>P.S. Although its not as interesting in London, and we don't have many taxi drivers called Abdul who do Joey impressions, I'd love to hook up with you on your adventures if and when you make your way across the pond.</p> Hey Fish,

I haven’t commented on your site for such a long time, but as always I read your blog when I can.

I know that officially you’ve drawn a line under the whole Lindsay/NYC Times/email abuse issue, but I thought I’d just let you know how much I still love reading your site.

Just say keep up the excellent work, your voice is so distinctive and your courage inspiring, I personally couldn’t come out to the blogger world for fear of Dooce.com type results. I admire the fact that you stay true to your self, and write what you want, coz god dammit this is your blog disgruntled readers aside!!

P.S. Although its not as interesting in London, and we don’t have many taxi drivers called Abdul who do Joey impressions, I’d love to hook up with you on your adventures if and when you make your way across the pond.

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