tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post5913249010372900148..comments2024-03-27T00:32:20.340-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: DreadBryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-35036296492939867792011-08-06T21:18:39.751-04:002011-08-06T21:18:39.751-04:00I've seen parents so cripled by Dread, and wha...I've seen parents so cripled by Dread, and what could happen to their children once they step out the front door, that the children themselves become paranoid.<br /><br />But what can you do. Especially after the list of tragedies you mentioned, and those are only a few. So many scary things can happen with the most innocent seeming events.<br /><br />The thought of someone stealing my child has always been my worst dread. <br /><br />Thanks for airing such a sensitive topic Bryan. Its good to know others have the same fears.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-47811424228671291752011-08-05T17:22:22.780-04:002011-08-05T17:22:22.780-04:00Interesting post. It's good to realize you liv...Interesting post. It's good to realize you live on the edge of the unknown -- we're always sitting on the edge of some cliff, with our feet dangling over the side. A lot of us never realize that until we have a sudden loss. <br /><br />And as parents, no matter what instinct tells us, we don't own our children and we can't shield them from everything -- we're just their caretakers for a while.Hollister Ann Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703672140057296050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-83897047794620666332011-08-04T00:03:34.216-04:002011-08-04T00:03:34.216-04:00This is a subject parents don't like to talk a...This is a subject parents don't like to talk about. I can't read about kids being hurt in any way without feeling a tightening in my heart and a lump in my throat. I don't remember feeling this way before having kids. <br /><br />This strong attachment may be a primal urge that ensures we look after the next generation. I think it's in the bonding between parent and child.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-71835348007824672262011-08-03T14:40:46.631-04:002011-08-03T14:40:46.631-04:00I know this emotion.
If I think about anything ha...I know this emotion.<br /><br />If I think about anything happening to my kids, my chest tightens up and I have to force air into my lungs. I cried reading about the children killed in Norway.<br /><br />If I keep writing this comment, I think I'll start again. It's a terrible, beautiful thing to be a parent.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-91611691161283072282011-08-03T14:03:13.718-04:002011-08-03T14:03:13.718-04:00I'm not a parent, so I can't imagine that ...I'm not a parent, so I can't imagine that feeling. There are just things in life we can't control.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-7744715568912838172011-08-03T12:59:12.423-04:002011-08-03T12:59:12.423-04:00You're right, Bryan. Trying to hide from the w...You're right, Bryan. Trying to hide from the world doesn't work at all. I spent the bulk of my 20's (an adult!) hiding from the world, trying to keep myself safe from the pain out there. It only served to bring me much more pain by me not having formed the friendships that I needed back then to help cope with life.<br /><br />When I become a parent, I'll have to do my best to show my child the world in a very safe way. It's a tough line to toe.Jeff Beeslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935580053176710609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-20288017407420147272011-08-03T10:38:44.875-04:002011-08-03T10:38:44.875-04:00My older son was born 9/2/11. He was nine days ol...My older son was born 9/2/11. He was nine days old when the towers fell. My primary thought that day was "What kind of world have we brought our child into?"<br /><br />I've climbed to the peaks of mountains and jumped from perfectly good airplanes, yet the thought of any harm coming to either of my kids instills a fear in me that I can barely contain. Or maybe it's just love, sometimes it's hard to tell.<br /><br />@rjdaley101071<br />http://mydaleyrant.blogspot.com<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Cinder-Clouds-Rick-Daley/dp/1461091683/" rel="nofollow">THE MAN IN THE CINDER CLOUDS</a>Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-8420254070770165692011-08-03T09:33:18.892-04:002011-08-03T09:33:18.892-04:00Wow. How you manage to capture the truth of the e...Wow. How you manage to capture the truth of the emotions in your beautiful words is awe-inspiring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313957042573459374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-50846499859845983882011-08-03T08:50:53.137-04:002011-08-03T08:50:53.137-04:00There is no greater fear in life for me than the t...There is no greater fear in life for me than the thought of losing one or both of my sons, but the thought of leaving them behind is almost as bad.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-60902470403267887802011-08-03T08:01:14.992-04:002011-08-03T08:01:14.992-04:00Oh my gosh this post has got me all teary and chok...Oh my gosh this post has got me all teary and choked up. I don't have kids, so I have never experienced this sort of selfless dread. But I think I have just been given a glimpse of what it might feel like. I feel a little ill actually. Oh my I can't begin to imagine how heavy that weight is inside your chest. I hope, with time, and with your son growing up and becoming more independent that dread fades. But I've heard it never really does. They'll always be your little baby.Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-43904161235817289452011-08-03T07:59:25.982-04:002011-08-03T07:59:25.982-04:00It's a very scary world. As a child I lost bot...It's a very scary world. As a child I lost both parents, one to death, and the other to unfit parenthood. It was incredibly traumatic, but I managed to survive, and it's nothing compared to the thought of the loss of one of my children, or the idea that they could lose me.<br /><br />Yesterday I was flying back from Seattle, and we were in some terrible turbulence. I was, of course, fearing for my life, as I always do on a plane, but it helped that I had my daughter next to me, and I could pray for her, instead of only for myself.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com