tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post6934071017201872815..comments2024-03-06T05:16:16.411-05:00Comments on car on the hill: HomesickFrances Kuffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14928021465309402200noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-83806038564991974162010-02-16T16:26:33.362-05:002010-02-16T16:26:33.362-05:00Sorry I'm just getting around to reading this....Sorry I'm just getting around to reading this. I broke my foot Jan 18th, after trying to step back into the slip-on shoe I had stepped out of. Very Jerry Lewis of me. I was hoping it was just a bad sprain, but I broke the fifth metatarsal. The cast is supposed to come off Thursday. <br />I hope your ankle is healing well. Those cam walkers are big; the one I was wearing before I found out my foot was actually broken was huge! Like Herman Munster's shoes! <br />I'm sorry to hear about your dad; it is true that he shouldn't make any big decisions for about a year. But you can't stop him. Best of luck with both your ankle and your father.Reginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-41720752899152249562010-02-08T18:43:39.332-05:002010-02-08T18:43:39.332-05:00Hi Frances,
I was utterly, completely, truly and ...Hi Frances,<br /><br />I was utterly, completely, truly and honestly thrilled (really and seriously, also) that you wrote a comment to my blog post where I'd talked about being somewhat triggered by Passing For Thin. It strikes me as very generous of you to have taken the time to comment. Interesting to know that I'm not the first to experience that sense of being triggered toward food by the book. But to be truthful, it doesn't take much to trigger me towards food.<br /><br />I have about 30 pages left, and then will get into AFG. One of the things that really intrigues me is that I'm suspecting the 12 step program you attended was not OA, but Food Addicts in Recovery. I dabbled with that fellowship 3 summers ago for about 8 weeks, until I got upset that a known Type 2 diabetic who was clearly in a hypoglycemic episode was told by her sponsor that if she couldn't have any extra food that day. The nurse in me just wanted to wring the necks of both sponsor and sponsee. <br /><br />Your writing is excellent - compelling and incisive. So to read this post and know that you're planning another book is good news! I'm going to be one of your groupies now. I hope your foot is well on the road to complete healing so you can again walk the pups. My currently screwed up knees is preventing me from walking my beloved Lou, and he and I are both upset about it.<br /><br />My very best to you.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12401609334253676307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-59473390873951229852010-01-31T08:46:27.641-05:002010-01-31T08:46:27.641-05:00My father did all sorts of unfathomable things aft...My father did all sorts of unfathomable things after my mother died. Within a year, he had my childhood dog put down without telling me. Within two years, he had married the woman who lived across the street. (He was of the generation of men who just could not take care of themselves, at all.) Your father could well change his mind. Also, Montana is not THAT far from Seattle ;-)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975224142363059168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-65765235470005579242010-01-29T14:54:18.376-05:002010-01-29T14:54:18.376-05:00Too bad about all your spam. I read your book as ...Too bad about all your spam. I read your book as while ago, maybe 3 years ago. I loved it. The that you used OA to loose the weight. Do you still go to OA?<br /><br />Too bad about the ankle. Guess they can't get that health care bill passed fast enough for you.<br /><br />Hope your dad can figure things out. For both your sakes.F. McButter Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898410127481046597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-40619507872463881422010-01-28T01:12:06.869-05:002010-01-28T01:12:06.869-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-85149284263720282122010-01-23T00:02:24.305-05:002010-01-23T00:02:24.305-05:00Did someone ever tell your dad that he shouldn'...Did someone ever tell your dad that he shouldn't make any major decisions until he's been without your mom for a year? That's always good advice--although he may not want to hear it from his daughter. <br /><br />What got me was your post about not being able to afford a doctor's visit, or the hospital. I know writing is no bonanza (boy do I know!) but it strikes me again that I've never had to worry about this. Taking time off work would put me into debt, sure, but the doctor's visit and the x-ray would cost me nothing. Try moving to Vancouver, BC--it's not too far from Seattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-7679645899408685982010-01-22T17:10:02.067-05:002010-01-22T17:10:02.067-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-36364575443724676372010-01-22T11:35:51.740-05:002010-01-22T11:35:51.740-05:00Frances, it's possible that your dad may chang...Frances, it's possible that your dad may change his mind once again about what he's going to do. He's still figuring out himself what his life is all about without your mom -- just like you are. I suspect that he's all over the place with decisions too. There's also the danger that he's not well and can be easily manipulated but even so, there's not much you can do. <br /><br />I'm sorry about the ankle. I had a similar injury in high school and the doctor said it would have been better for me to have just broken it in some ways. Please take the podiatrist's advice and get some crutches. (I can vouch crutches provide an awesome upper body workout!) <br /><br />I might tell you once again what a great writer you are -- I keep rereading the last sentence again.<br /><br />XOXOLori G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02167055316077502640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680498.post-6488954120720664352010-01-21T20:24:59.255-05:002010-01-21T20:24:59.255-05:00I hope you do move to Seattle, someday. I'm do...I hope you do move to Seattle, someday. I'm down the highway in Portland and I have followed you since your book "Passing For Thin" first came out. You give me hope and I'd like to meet you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com