tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post4376059454980072600..comments2024-03-16T11:16:20.150-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: To My DaddyDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68556673909468181272014-07-19T09:41:28.055-06:002014-07-19T09:41:28.055-06:00But it's absolutely true! The sacrifices you m...But it's absolutely true! The sacrifices you make for your parent. I just think it's my way of paying back a little for what he's done for me all of these years! But that doesn't make it any easier! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-89003906117190663162014-07-18T20:23:04.915-06:002014-07-18T20:23:04.915-06:00Definitely Diane it's a hard thing to go throu...Definitely Diane it's a hard thing to go through whichever way you go. I'm slowly starting to realize that at some point I will probably have to make that decision, I'm just trying to hold out as long as we can. I worry now that she doesn't get enough interaction with other people. And I'll say here where it's safer with 4 other siblings I'm the only one doing anything. It gets so frustrating to not be able to have a date night unless I force the issue about once a month. Sorry didn't mean to say all of that. Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-4967870129121046182014-07-18T11:49:46.780-06:002014-07-18T11:49:46.780-06:00Oh, they will, Pearl. They definitely will!Oh, they will, Pearl. They definitely will!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-39963757176688663282014-07-18T11:49:07.034-06:002014-07-18T11:49:07.034-06:00Thank you, River! I do! :)Thank you, River! I do! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57597326259563662202014-07-18T11:48:43.221-06:002014-07-18T11:48:43.221-06:00He's the best! :)He's the best! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-27680470860294197892014-07-18T11:48:02.813-06:002014-07-18T11:48:02.813-06:00Thank you, Rena! Because of your beautiful example...Thank you, Rena! Because of your beautiful example, I tried to talk him into moving in with me. But I think my household is a bit too busy for him! :) He chose the lodge. He will be safe and comfortable there and that's what counts, right?Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-33547184003097462562014-07-18T11:46:09.226-06:002014-07-18T11:46:09.226-06:00Thank you, Karen! What a wonderful thing to say!Thank you, Karen! What a wonderful thing to say!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-35055912058356052702014-07-18T11:45:26.708-06:002014-07-18T11:45:26.708-06:00I agree. Attitude is everything! So glad to hear t...I agree. Attitude is everything! So glad to hear that your dad is doing well with the changes. I think mine will as well.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-20118783201938367192014-07-18T11:42:48.099-06:002014-07-18T11:42:48.099-06:00Totally. I'm so glad he recognizes this and wa...Totally. I'm so glad he recognizes this and was able to make the decision for himself!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87488921375496203012014-07-18T11:42:04.035-06:002014-07-18T11:42:04.035-06:00So true, Delores. I just finished reading all of t...So true, Delores. I just finished reading all of these responses to Daddy. He loved them! With all of us wishing him well, he feels so much stronger!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-18487405800132766022014-07-18T11:40:33.575-06:002014-07-18T11:40:33.575-06:00Why does it take us so long to appreciate it?!Why does it take us so long to appreciate it?!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-74360422075608329162014-07-18T11:39:49.675-06:002014-07-18T11:39:49.675-06:00Heartbreakingly true, George!Heartbreakingly true, George!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-49583985262701975362014-07-18T06:42:41.095-06:002014-07-18T06:42:41.095-06:00That was so lovely.
I hope some day someone write...That was so lovely.<br /><br />I hope some day someone writes something like that for me!!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-66746176124291953032014-07-18T02:25:26.215-06:002014-07-18T02:25:26.215-06:00This is so beautiful, I can see how much you cheri...This is so beautiful, I can see how much you cherish your Dad.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-31079586223699192072014-07-17T23:06:22.352-06:002014-07-17T23:06:22.352-06:00I love our Daddy!
Love,
ChrisI love our Daddy!<br />Love,<br />ChrisChristine Tillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745380868121217066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-36357100634496623392014-07-17T19:41:23.357-06:002014-07-17T19:41:23.357-06:00That is one of the most beautiful poems I have eve...That is one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read Diane. I has made me weep thinking of my dad who I miss so much and my husband who stopped and dropped of an ice cream cone off to my daughter at her work today just because he heard her say she craved it. Fathers are amazing people! I'm sorry you are going through this inevitable time in life when we realize our parents aren't really superhuman. Many hugs to you dear friend!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-25158292350624149802014-07-17T15:02:35.677-06:002014-07-17T15:02:35.677-06:00So sweet, Diane! Good luck to you and your dad--he...So sweet, Diane! Good luck to you and your dad--he sounds like a wonderful man, and he's certainly got an excellent daughter! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410541706124607973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-35535883532497230432014-07-17T14:27:49.605-06:002014-07-17T14:27:49.605-06:00Well done to your dad for making the hard choice. ...Well done to your dad for making the hard choice. Your poem made me tear up. My dad has been in a nursing home for seven years now, due to a severe stroke and paralysis. He had no choice and it was a hard thing for him, but he has kept his sense of humour and social nature. I bet your dad will, too.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-63586739625146331722014-07-17T14:04:54.578-06:002014-07-17T14:04:54.578-06:00It's such a tough transition - for them and yo...It's such a tough transition - for them and you - but it will be better in the end. Beautiful poem ;)Lanahttp://www.twoteensandtheirmama.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-31870094963000139332014-07-17T13:05:09.387-06:002014-07-17T13:05:09.387-06:00Not easy to see them change and age...no easier th...Not easy to see them change and age...no easier than it was for them to watch us. Best wishes for your Dad as he enters this next phase of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-1714125516829456642014-07-17T10:34:23.371-06:002014-07-17T10:34:23.371-06:00So very sweet....! and about what matters most.So very sweet....! and about what matters most.Carol Cassarahttp://www.carolcassara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-19538822974680911862014-07-17T10:30:29.559-06:002014-07-17T10:30:29.559-06:00You never realize how smart Dad is until you have ...You never realize how smart Dad is until you have kids of your own. I remember Dad, the task master, the disciplinarian, the manager. Then transition came and he became Grandpa, and Pops in addition to being Dad. I remember thinking Dad was old and hailed out, then one day realizing that he knew what he was talking about. Now we talk about things in the past and I ask him for advice. And one day I going to wonder how Dad would've done that...George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.com