tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post6908396576562281651..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHAT IS FREE?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18813782535043017692013-07-05T04:48:26.216-05:002013-07-05T04:48:26.216-05:00Hi Roland .. living near Beachy Head England's...Hi Roland .. living near Beachy Head England's best known falling off point - and having experienced that side of life .. so desperate and so sad ... <br /><br />Life is valuable as I know and wish it had not ended so early ... <br /><br />I hope you can get some relief over this coming weekend - but I expect your services will more in demand .. with thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-89313018148639680802013-07-04T21:31:07.214-05:002013-07-04T21:31:07.214-05:00it's rained buckets here all day. we've ju...it's rained buckets here all day. we've just watched movies, played on the puter, and i did a little writing. lazy but nice.<br />The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-28088355324199751882013-07-04T12:55:53.103-05:002013-07-04T12:55:53.103-05:00Julie:
Happy 4th to you, too! :-) I've missed ...Julie:<br />Happy 4th to you, too! :-) I've missed you.<br /><br />Celeste:<br />As a family counselor, I saw too many examples of this little girl who would never be free of the scars and nightmares. With determination and love, they grew into healthy, loving adults but never the ones they would have been without their own Doctor Dooms.<br /><br />Alice and Victor are my way of washing my mind out from the Doctor Dooms I saw in my practice.<br /><br />Siv:<br />As Sam might say, "Wherever a Texican stands becomes a little bit of Texas." So Norway is a bit of America within your mind. May your 4th be happy, too. :-)<br /><br />Mark:<br />May you and your family have a great 4th, too!!<br /><br />Alex:<br />Like D.G. said, there were other options -- she just couldn't see them for her despair and sense of being helpless and damaged. May your 4th be healing!<br /><br />D.G.:<br />Sometimes the way seems so dark that little girls cannot see any other path but escape. Reporting takes courage ... and believing ears which sometimes is not the case -- then matters are worse.<br /><br />Not too many young girls have access to guns.<br /><br />But you are right: there are other options. Let us hope similar little girls find the light and the strength to take them.<br /><br />I'm glad you "liked" my spotlight on a hidden problem in today's society. I hope your Canada Day was fun!<br /><br />Words Crafter:<br />I have the day off for once, though I am still on call. I hope your 4th is fun!<br /><br /><br /><br />Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4126631203604186302013-07-04T12:00:41.337-05:002013-07-04T12:00:41.337-05:00Wow. I'm with Celeste. And DG. Beautiful, poig...Wow. I'm with Celeste. And DG. Beautiful, poignant piece, Roland.<br /><br />Hope you're well!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-73665329711298191212013-07-04T10:31:52.404-05:002013-07-04T10:31:52.404-05:00There is another option or two, one takes tremendo...There is another option or two, one takes tremendous courage - to report the problem. The other (eliminate the problem) is unsavory to most, but so is the problem.<br /><br />A major illness in society keeps getting pushed under the rug. Kudos to you, Roland, for lifting that rug to show what hides beneath.<br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-60292297325107642492013-07-04T09:39:54.998-05:002013-07-04T09:39:54.998-05:00So sad that was her best option.
Happy Fourth, Rol...So sad that was her best option.<br />Happy Fourth, Roland.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61198493969476911762013-07-04T05:36:22.094-05:002013-07-04T05:36:22.094-05:00Now that's a great way to celebrate the Fourth...Now that's a great way to celebrate the Fourth.<br /><br />Very original, that's for sure!<br /><br />Have a great one, Roland :)<br />Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-20200852055338028292013-07-04T04:00:28.357-05:002013-07-04T04:00:28.357-05:00Hope you have a wonderful day of celebration Rolan...Hope you have a wonderful day of celebration Roland. Even though there is no hint here that today marks anything other than a date on the calendar, my heart knows and celebrates with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34316343809649874002013-07-04T02:02:09.426-05:002013-07-04T02:02:09.426-05:00Wow, that's a touching piece. It made me want ...Wow, that's a touching piece. It made me want to jump inside, embrace the girl, slap the mother, and shoot Dr. Doom. Sadly, little light is shined on this topic, so I applaud you for having the courage to write about something that is vastly ignored in America. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326522346206157210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24236073016492688072013-07-04T01:14:24.011-05:002013-07-04T01:14:24.011-05:00Love this! Happy 4th to you :)Love this! Happy 4th to you :)Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.com