tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post5012671963179392428..comments2023-06-26T03:08:40.847-07:00Comments on <p align="left">Half-Assed Mama</p>: •scared silly•Lishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299093571161525944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post-71358090919429512112012-02-18T21:31:20.453-08:002012-02-18T21:31:20.453-08:00Wow, thanks for the great advice, Janet. I can al...Wow, thanks for the great advice, Janet. I can already hear S. laughing out loud--because that is what she will do when I bring her all of your above suggestions (of course she's reading this). Do you have other prescriptions for special times? There should be a book on how to be thoughtful, that details visiting someone in recovery, someone who's just lost someone, someone who's aLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299093571161525944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post-25807940157185493632012-02-17T20:56:47.786-08:002012-02-17T20:56:47.786-08:00Lis, Hope your friend does great. It's always ...Lis, Hope your friend does great. It's always hard to know the best thing to say when life is at stake. Just being there and saying anything at all is certainly a boost. It's saying nothing that's inexcusable.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post-34742137203368311332012-02-17T07:09:02.567-08:002012-02-17T07:09:02.567-08:00What he said! I've been on both sides of that ...What he said! I've been on both sides of that difficult situation, Lis, and I assure you that your being there and saying things --- good things, dumb things, wildly inappropriate things (although it's nice if those are followed by acknowledgment that THAT was the wrong thing to say) -- is what is important. You are there, and I'm sure she is glad you are there. <br />That said -- Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113761251850420365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post-25496253188973804442012-02-16T14:18:06.367-08:002012-02-16T14:18:06.367-08:00What you said. :)What you said. :)Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299093571161525944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091421917770197451.post-57129417808848011062012-02-16T12:25:00.876-08:002012-02-16T12:25:00.876-08:00When words fail the sentiment gets the message acr...When words fail the sentiment gets the message across, and you are very good at combining them both. I'm sure she knows that you, and the rest of us who care about her, are sending her good vibes in our own ways.Scott Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587588535015460133noreply@blogger.com