Comments for Walking Softly

Comment on Speechless, heartbroken by Juliette

Juliette — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:41:09 +0000

Mara I am so sorry. This is awful!
I have friends who were also waiting with this agency.
I really hope something can be done. Truly.

Comment on For the love of all that is HOLY people! by Mei-Ling

Mei-Ling — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:41:35 +0000

I know this post is OLD, but…

“It’s easy to dismiss people with labels like “angry”, “ungrateful”, “bitter”, or to sweep a story under the carpet by saying that one individual had a ‘bad experience’.”

Yeah. Yeah it is.

Comment on Death by simplegracethirst

simplegracethirst — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:46:57 +0000

Thanks Juliette. You’re so sweet..

Comment on Death by Juliette

Juliette — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:04:01 +0000

So sorry…
Hugs dear Mara.

Comment on Sometimes it’s hard not to be angry by simplegracethirst

simplegracethirst — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:02:24 +0000

Thanks Juliette. I must say though, that what the kids do for me is wonderful too!

Comment on Sometimes it’s hard not to be angry by Juliette

Juliette — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:53:24 +0000

I feel angry just reading you.
What you’re doing for these kids is wonderful.

Comment on For the love of all that is HOLY people! by mrsfinn

mrsfinn — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:52:59 +0000

I understand your anger. However, I can understand the anger of Lori-Tay as well. Personally, I’d be thrilled to be given the opportunity to adopt or foster a child in need. BUT- I also resent the assumption that infertile couples are more responsible than others to see that children are adopted/ fostered. Adoption is not a bandaid- it is something that should not be considered JUST because you can’t have children of your own, and to have it suggested that if you ARE infertile “you can always adopt”, is a slap in the face, and I believe this is where Lori-Tay’s comment is truly stemming from. It is human nature to want a biological child, and while I don’t agree entirely with what the commenter said, I don’t agree entirely with your anger over her feelings either.

On that note, however, this is a great post, I’m glad I found it!

Comment on Let’s discuss by Margie

Margie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:39:05 +0000

My comment is actually related to the one about your feed, although I will go read the article – thanks for suggesting it.

I use Google Reader, and it finds your feed with no problem. Here’s the feed address it uses:

http://simplegracethirst.wordpress.com/feed/

Hopefully this is helpful to the Bloglines users who aren’t able to pick it up.

Comment on Racist Bastard. May I present Rush Limbaugh? by Phil

Phil — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:05:52 +0000

It’s time to pull the plug on the fat, ignorant, blowhard of a racist ‘entertainer’. Enough is enough. He spews nothing but mindless opinion and garbage.

Comment on Warms my heart, breaks my heart by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:23 +0000

Hey – Thanks so much for the comment on my blog.

I could not agree with this post more. I respect that California family so much for doing what they knew was best for the child.

I especially agree with the AYAP girl comment…although I can make an argument (because that’s what I apparently LOVE to do) for both gender selection and AYAP. Ie: gender selection: because of the government oversight in screening adoptive homes, existing children may not share bedrooms with adopted children of different genders, which can present a space issue. So from a logistical standpoint, gender selection isn’t TERRIBLE. But then? I look at the market for AYAP girls, and my reasoning flies out the window.

Thanks again for your comment – I really appreciated it.