tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post147683917786075282..comments2024-01-17T17:12:02.636-05:00Comments on Your Mother Knows But Won't Tell You...: A Flame To Light The Way HomeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972581158834240144noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-77288579579272818772010-02-03T17:20:49.529-05:002010-02-03T17:20:49.529-05:00OMG, I am chilled all over from this. How utterly...OMG, I am chilled all over from this. How utterly heartwrenching beyond words for the poor family, especially the mother. I would die myself if one of my sons ever did that....its so scary, teenagers are so impulsive and in the moment, they don't often realize that things will most certainly get better...god I'm crying, I've never cried over a blog before...words can't express joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545344280343271652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-87313036823335755142010-02-02T14:44:50.655-05:002010-02-02T14:44:50.655-05:00Such a tragedy - parents shouldn't know the pa...Such a tragedy - parents shouldn't know the pain of outliving their children. Girlfriends shouldn't have to feel the guilt... My thoughts and prayers are with this family and with your neighborhood.Rocky Creek Scotties and Rocky Creek Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358992951185911832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-52410755202288927152010-02-02T09:01:21.332-05:002010-02-02T09:01:21.332-05:00This is heart-breaking, but your post is a beautif...This is heart-breaking, but your post is a beautiful tribute.Jeanne Frances Klaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458117496134361314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-28816619868496371452010-02-02T01:00:24.089-05:002010-02-02T01:00:24.089-05:00My heart aches for this family and the girlfriend....My heart aches for this family and the girlfriend. A beautiful post and tribute to life and love. Thank you for sharing your feelings here.SCJ Jewelry Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188989077414402137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-57169406949613976812010-02-01T23:55:43.221-05:002010-02-01T23:55:43.221-05:00Oh Holly, I have been on the run all day and just...Oh Holly, I have been on the run all day and just sat down to read blogs-- What a heartbreaking story.<br /><br />Sadly, too many of us know people who have lost loved ones to suicide and there are never really enough answers, or any answers at all, to help make sense of it.<br /><br />"Leaving the light on at home" has significant meaning to me. No matter how old I get, I know my Joanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-41131140738474411932010-02-01T20:52:30.156-05:002010-02-01T20:52:30.156-05:00Holly, what a tragic story, it just breaks my hear...Holly, what a tragic story, it just breaks my heart, I feel so bad for the girlfriend and the family and friends that are left behind , and no they will never have any answers. Big hug to you.Cindy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552572705763406197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-36511525244384367412010-02-01T20:51:58.439-05:002010-02-01T20:51:58.439-05:00I love reading your insights Holly. My step-brothe...I love reading your insights Holly. My step-brother ended his life with a gun when he was a senior in high school back in the 70's. After an argument with his girlfriend. So I can relate to what that family, and his girlfriend are going through, and what they are facing.<br /><br />And for some reason,it is comforting to know that there is another Mom out there who keeps a candle or light Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050428036946794512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-32207674788967004202010-02-01T20:19:51.313-05:002010-02-01T20:19:51.313-05:00my heart is filled with sorrow...
having a teenage...my heart is filled with sorrow...<br />having a teenage son who has been in fights with girlfriends, who is often moody, who seems depressed some days and is high on life on others....my heart aches, my mind races....<br /><br />we {friends and me} lost a girlfriend 2 years ago...she hung herself while the kids were at school and her husband was at work....<br /><br />and the why for something bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-76235084467866031572010-02-01T19:07:03.356-05:002010-02-01T19:07:03.356-05:00Truly lovely piece of writing, Holly.Truly lovely piece of writing, Holly.jkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634462759472126093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-37350205576593745512010-02-01T14:04:46.859-05:002010-02-01T14:04:46.859-05:00This family is lucky to have you as a neighbor. Ho...This family is lucky to have you as a neighbor. Hopefully the loving energy of your post, and thoughts from all of your friends reaches them and the young lady. <br />I am sure they need it in this sad time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929044298298622147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-14611931345102229402010-02-01T11:45:04.021-05:002010-02-01T11:45:04.021-05:00I could hardly stand to read this. With 2 sons? ...I could hardly stand to read this. With 2 sons? Unimaginable agony, and yet VERY imaginable agony. There was more going on with that young guy than met anyone's eye. A fight with a girlfriend triggered some kind of dominoe effect that had been building. Not to know what the other dominoes were? there is no choice but not to know. There is no way that is acceptable or ever will be. My Desert Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070486873031751418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-47842401524124935182010-02-01T10:07:21.286-05:002010-02-01T10:07:21.286-05:00Beautiful words to remind us how life is so very i...Beautiful words to remind us how life is so very important and while we should not fret the small stuff, we should honor the small stuff in everyone. The things we do and the actions we take are life altering. I have a similar thing that I do for my loved ones. I gave them a penny and a dime when they were teenagers. Everyday they see a dime, they are remind of their worth (a tithe) and every Jules Big Girl Bombshellhttp://www.biggirlbombshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-11442212309287860692010-02-01T09:41:43.916-05:002010-02-01T09:41:43.916-05:00Holly, thank you for shedding the light on this tr...Holly, thank you for shedding the light on this tremendously moving tragedy in such as a way as to help us all grow ... find value in what his short life and untimely death might teach us too. Beautifully expressed and very thought-provoking. I send my love, light and positive energies to all touched by this lossEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-40610350842540036352010-02-01T09:12:50.353-05:002010-02-01T09:12:50.353-05:00Oh God--that pain never goes away, it just lingers...Oh God--that pain never goes away, it just lingers on the outskirts of your soul until something like this brings it back to the center of things. My children and I lost their dad to suicide almost 4 years ago. and the heartache for those left behind is indescribable. You spend hours, days, weeks, months, years trying to figure out what you could have done to prevent it. And you're insomniac ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961971148329383127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-19531453518248677702010-02-01T09:09:47.097-05:002010-02-01T09:09:47.097-05:00Oh Holly that is just heartbreaking. I am so deepl...Oh Holly that is just heartbreaking. I am so deeply sorry! I will be sending energy and healing to all concerned. I love that you mentioned the girl..how painful for her young heart. It is all just so hard to accept the loss of such a young one. You have offered this up with such grace an love hon. Gentle hugs to you my friend.Love, SarahSarah Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835112406617937224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-56906775323009530202010-02-01T08:06:21.405-05:002010-02-01T08:06:21.405-05:00Ah Hol, this one touched a nerve. Nearly forty ye...Ah Hol, this one touched a nerve. Nearly forty years ago, I moved out to California with my best friend from high school to start a new life far from the cramped town I grew up in. Within two weeks of arriving, my friend killed himself, leaving not a word of explanation. It plunged me into a world of depression that took a long time to recover from. <br /><br />From this, though, an Mark Pemburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631666305869253712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-19361454707810363782010-02-01T05:58:16.428-05:002010-02-01T05:58:16.428-05:00This is an awful tragedy Holly. I hold you all in...This is an awful tragedy Holly. I hold you all in my prayers. I also pray that the girlfriend have a strong support system, because she will truly need it. I wish her great peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-9730283547873843732010-02-01T03:56:05.241-05:002010-02-01T03:56:05.241-05:00heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking... I'm...heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking... I'm really glad that you wrote what you did about the girlfriend, I really feel for her for the reasons you mentioned. How terrible for the whole family :0(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-80090360060665343232010-02-01T03:41:36.256-05:002010-02-01T03:41:36.256-05:00Another beautifully written post. And thank you fo...Another beautifully written post. And thank you for caring about the young woman, because yes, she will need so much help to get through this and you are right - this is not her fault! It is a tragedy for so many people and no-one will ever really understand why such a seemingly 'together' young man took such a drastic step. My heart goes out to everyone.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785329897294524869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348829223107301446.post-84111895369336761882010-02-01T02:42:40.032-05:002010-02-01T02:42:40.032-05:00Oh Holly, what a tragedy. That poor boy, poor fami...Oh Holly, what a tragedy. That poor boy, poor family and I firmly agree with you about the help and support for his girlfriend and family.Such a shock and lost time for everyone involved. My thoughts are with them. Beautifully written Holly.clairedulalunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016107591509306202noreply@blogger.com