tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post8118942733344943021..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: A man and his sonsLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-71219366041390315652007-06-21T20:34:00.000-05:002007-06-21T20:34:00.000-05:00Laura - I'm so behind on reading my blogging buddi...Laura - I'm so behind on reading my blogging buddies' posts. This was so poignant. Unimaginable pain. Just unimaginable. Donna is right - thank God you came into his life - a ray of sunshine into a life with many sad shadows.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1918981908058923252007-06-19T19:02:00.000-05:002007-06-19T19:02:00.000-05:00Great picture and very thought provoking post.Great picture and very thought provoking post.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-63764392651462662302007-06-18T21:02:00.000-05:002007-06-18T21:02:00.000-05:00what a great picture. it's a true treasure. miss...what a great picture. it's a true treasure. miss you!! hope all is going well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-35160220249309049402007-06-18T20:07:00.000-05:002007-06-18T20:07:00.000-05:00-Thanks for sharing this with us.-It shows an aspe...-Thanks for sharing this with us.-It shows an aspect of your life that I never would have guessed.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-43293367472138440172007-06-18T19:31:00.000-05:002007-06-18T19:31:00.000-05:00Wow--your parents lost two children. That is deva...Wow--your parents lost two children. That is devastating.<BR/>Your observation of what he might have been without such grief is very astute.<BR/>I recall reading prior posts you have written about him, and believe that he was a good dad for you.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-59517733006188642322007-06-18T18:00:00.000-05:002007-06-18T18:00:00.000-05:00Great Post! Before I was born, my mom lst a girl.....Great Post! Before I was born, my mom lst a girl...2 years old. I would have been twins, but my twin died at birth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-62723510962782362502007-06-18T15:53:00.000-05:002007-06-18T15:53:00.000-05:00Great photo! OMG, I didn't realize your parents l...Great photo! OMG, I didn't realize your parents lost two sons. I've heard that's the hardest.NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-57758686983019381142007-06-18T14:19:00.000-05:002007-06-18T14:19:00.000-05:00Touching post.Touching post.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-60759944687400203632007-06-18T11:45:00.000-05:002007-06-18T11:45:00.000-05:00Laura, what a bittersweet picture.Your father look...Laura, what a bittersweet picture.<BR/>Your father looks like such a gentle man, standing there with his sons long ago.<BR/>Your parents endured such pain with the loss of their sons. But then it was tempered for them when you were born. Sweet photo...lovely post.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877365453453071691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-62730555692332332802007-06-18T08:51:00.000-05:002007-06-18T08:51:00.000-05:00That is a wonderful picture and yes, he does look ...That is a wonderful picture and yes, he does look happy and contented. It must be strange to look upon the face of a brother that you never got to know. Ae you the only girl? The youngest?Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-57646740264405355082007-06-18T08:42:00.000-05:002007-06-18T08:42:00.000-05:00What a heartbreaking time your dad (and mom) must'...What a heartbreaking time your dad (and mom) must've had of it. Still--like everyone else said, they got you!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-13125212778072650772007-06-18T06:42:00.000-05:002007-06-18T06:42:00.000-05:00Losing a child must be the hardest thing to bear. ...Losing a child must be the hardest thing to bear. Like Bunnygirl said, "Then he had YOU! (much to smile about.)"Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-74281912288579501182007-06-18T05:41:00.000-05:002007-06-18T05:41:00.000-05:00I agree that the loss of two children would change...I agree that the loss of two children would change a parent forever. I am trying to guess how old your dad is in the picture. I imagine he is quite young. They are a good looking group!<BR/>RuthRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1371101427777059302007-06-18T00:04:00.000-05:002007-06-18T00:04:00.000-05:00What a terrible loss for your parents! I remember...What a terrible loss for your parents! I remember when my father and stepmother lost their first child to a congenital heart defect. It was a very hard time for them.<BR/><BR/>And yet in spite of heartbreak, we all go on to find happiness again. Your dad got YOU! :-)Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-81214475867765771852007-06-17T23:02:00.000-05:002007-06-17T23:02:00.000-05:00A nice picture!It's like our parents didn't have a...A nice picture!<BR/>It's like our parents didn't have a life before us kids. Isabelle is always stunned when I tell her about my life before she came along. She can't imagine a world that didn't have her yet!Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.com