Comments on: A Daddy’s Girl Speaks

By: Sue Barker

Sue Barker — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:23:42 +0000

Hi Anne…I just found your website again, I misplaced your address. I’m so glad your dad is doing well, your correct he is a wonderful man, your very lucky to have the parents that you have, and it’s nice to read that you adore them.

By: Dad

Dad — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:10:48 +0000

Thanks, Anne. I knew you would understand why I couldn’t talk to you about it on the phone.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:51:33 +0000

That was a wonderful, intelligent, sweet story, Anne. I just told Dad to check out your blog, he’ll probably choke up a bit…

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:53:45 +0000

Wow – I am so glad your dad is doing well, that is insanely scary!

I am not enjoying the aging parents thing. My dad is in his early 70s and a big ball of stress so I am always afraid that one of these days the phone call I get will not be a good one. I hate living so far away from my family!

By: Vera Giles

Vera Giles — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:21:38 +0000

You said: “It’s strange how the age of “old” shifts as you get closer to it.”

How true that is…. Now that my father’s 76, I finally have to accept that he’s not just “older,” but “old.” It took me several months to accept that I need to speak louder and more slowly if I want him to participate in the conversation, and that he forgets stuff more than he used to. It’s hard!

What a sweet post, Anne, especially for a stoic Midwestern girl like you!