tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post6252542599836794481..comments2023-10-30T02:31:27.346-07:00Comments on feedingfamilyoffiveforfifty: Times RememberedHelen McGinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154777115558663250noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-63114533139925250042009-12-21T07:23:35.132-08:002009-12-21T07:23:35.132-08:00Do you have classmates.com in Scotland? You could...Do you have classmates.com in Scotland? You could search him by school and year you were together in school. He may be there.<br /><br />How weird that his family disappeared in one day.Little Ms Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208746635976950728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-26678801284399666162009-12-19T16:18:35.939-08:002009-12-19T16:18:35.939-08:00Oh, such a poignant post! Have you tried Facebook?...Oh, such a poignant post! Have you tried Facebook? I've been reading quite a few "I found my long lost friend, etc., on FB" stories recently. 'tis the season, I guess...Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-10551376500947843772009-12-19T14:10:55.797-08:002009-12-19T14:10:55.797-08:00What a haunting and beautifully told story. It'...What a haunting and beautifully told story. It's so sad that the teacher couldn't be bothered to give the class a bit more closure than that. I hope you both find eachother again someday- and if you do...you must show him this post! Wont he feel so loved to know you have wondered about him for so long? :)<br /><br />Also, thank you for dropping by my blog! I really apreciated your encouraging words on my breastfeeding blog.I'm sorry it took me some time to get back to you though! It's been so fun to discover your blog, as well! And I'm your newest follower!!<br /><br />Shannon at:http://www.milkandcuddles.com/~SHANNON~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10046163344553302080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-77291101381806130692009-12-19T10:07:07.214-08:002009-12-19T10:07:07.214-08:00As a teacher I know the child that leaves without ...As a teacher I know the child that leaves without a word and the hole it leaves for the other children. As a child I must have been that disappearing boy so often did we move. I hope people remember(ed) me like that.<br /><br />The habit that adults have of keeping information from children can live on into their adulthood.<br />My Aunt had managed to keep from me the deaths of the parents of a friend until too late. Thus I have never been allowed to find that friend again.<br /><br />As for the strap! ... vileMagpie 11https://www.blogger.com/profile/05069987326331833522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-42427606337411877192009-12-18T21:53:02.722-08:002009-12-18T21:53:02.722-08:00Sad story of loss beautifully written. I hope he f...Sad story of loss beautifully written. I hope he finds you someday.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-62194648607903232582009-12-18T17:28:16.168-08:002009-12-18T17:28:16.168-08:00Good grief. Has I wrote that, I suppose that's...Good grief. Has I wrote that, I suppose that's really the only kind of grief that might be good - that your friend is still around somewhere and the hope that there will be a reunion.<br /><br />Still, what an odd disappearance.<br /><br />Lovely writing!<br />xGingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488794307486861447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-90188503897731919982009-12-18T17:05:49.510-08:002009-12-18T17:05:49.510-08:00I taught for a few years in a school where a child...I taught for a few years in a school where a child would be in class one day, move overnight, and I wouldn't even have a chance to say goodbye. It was always so difficult to clean out the little desk, hoping all the time that the student was safe and in good health. Then sometime later the parents would send for school records, but I seldom found out the reason for the departure, although it was usually rent not paid or fear of the Welfare Department check-ups.<br /><br />Now I need to go add you to the list of LWC on my blog. I don't know what happened. but you are not listed. I apologize and will correct the error right away.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372751543635560383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-83817301923415206392009-12-18T13:56:39.677-08:002009-12-18T13:56:39.677-08:00How sad. I had friends move but I knew ahead of t...How sad. I had friends move but I knew ahead of time. It's so hard though to lose a friend regardless & harder without the closure or ability to know.confused homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822199182685614574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-44122984258442511302009-12-18T11:04:57.749-08:002009-12-18T11:04:57.749-08:00Helen, what a stunning twist! I of course thought...Helen, what a stunning twist! I of course thought your friend must have died - but what difference to us, really? Isn't the sting of death the separation? So, to you, as a child, he did die.<br /><br />How poignant. I really hope you find one another again. That would be a marvelous next chapter.Conradhttp://www.levintel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-64042113216601813592009-12-18T09:24:04.776-08:002009-12-18T09:24:04.776-08:00Helen, I found it strange myself in childhood how ...Helen, I found it strange myself in childhood how people could just vanish out of your life without an explanation. Kids have no way of finding things out if adults don't want to let them know. Of course now it could be different, kids have a bit more access with mobiles being present in the house, etc. I can hear the child's voice so clearly in what you write and it brings back some memories.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-34806427305028699112009-12-18T09:05:46.745-08:002009-12-18T09:05:46.745-08:00The sudden disappearance and empty house is not to...The sudden disappearance and empty house is not totally strange to me. Living in Northern Ireland for over thirty years, I was aware of many such disappearances. Some were due to intimidation or threat by Paramilitaries or thugs, or were members of the Security Forces under death threat.<br /><br />As usual Helen, I was in that school shed feeling the cold air on my thin little legs, in the classroom feeling your frustration at unanswered questions. Were we at the same school?Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-77131888810174740982009-12-18T08:11:35.682-08:002009-12-18T08:11:35.682-08:00In my post on the same subject, I have written tha...In my post on the same subject, I have written that we need something to trigger off memories of times remembered. Your story triggers off a memory for me about which I shall post a blog one day and refer to this trigger. Good story, well told, and a nice touch that Anonymous comes in and clarifies!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-32344470715265754992009-12-18T07:42:15.731-08:002009-12-18T07:42:15.731-08:00Beautifully written dear Helen, as always. Your wr...Beautifully written dear Helen, as always. Your writing appeals to me so much. Is this a true story?<br />Something tragic must have happened to the family, as they left in this unusual way.<br />I hope you will find your friend one day. Or that he will indeed find you.<br />xo<br />ZuzanaZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-64494814751211101012009-12-18T07:32:42.948-08:002009-12-18T07:32:42.948-08:00that was a very nicely narrated and touchy story. ...that was a very nicely narrated and touchy story. But thank God that it wasn't what I had thought it was...<br />Hope you will find him one day. He must have taken a transfer certificate from your school maybe that might provide you with some lead to followSumandebrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586879310421521711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145830460503886208.post-60381108693008590522009-12-18T07:28:09.718-08:002009-12-18T07:28:09.718-08:00Wow! Just overnight and no answer as to what happ...Wow! Just overnight and no answer as to what happened? I understand about loosing a childhood friend. Good post. I can't remember if you said you Googled him on the Internet? If you did, was there any information?JudyH329https://www.blogger.com/profile/04169383110345540966noreply@blogger.com