tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post7742022261780076762..comments2023-07-20T06:10:55.949-06:00Comments on Tales of a Super Nova: PrisonStellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05630323371719995793noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-49815642150145131522010-10-22T08:13:04.912-06:002010-10-22T08:13:04.912-06:00Beautiful post. So many people have families that...Beautiful post. So many people have families that are not typical. Not sure what else to say but I hear you.Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-29656016512907373882010-10-17T16:44:02.521-06:002010-10-17T16:44:02.521-06:00Thank you guys. You are very kind and sweet to me ...Thank you guys. You are very kind and sweet to me when I rant and rave. Life is life. I don't know who gave it the adjectives of messy or clean--it just is.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630323371719995793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-13901146896608000372010-10-13T11:16:59.961-06:002010-10-13T11:16:59.961-06:00I love and admire your honesty, friend. Thank you ...I love and admire your honesty, friend. Thank you for sharing these stories, I think we all benefit from them.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611916863884242850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-15563728706683444202010-10-13T07:01:17.430-06:002010-10-13T07:01:17.430-06:00I don't know, if my story will make you feel b...I don't know, if my story will make you feel better or not, but when my brother was 19, he also went to jail. He was on drugs and had a psychotic break. He grabbed the teenage neighbor and ... well that's it. Her grandmother smacked him in the head and he sat on the couch to wait for the cops. But they put him in jail for a few years, put him on the sex offenders registry, etc. I visited him in jail and yes it was rough. <br /><br />But now it's 15 or so years later. He recently got his 10 year token at AA. He's married to a wonderful woman he met in AA. He has a career in cabinetry that he likes. He and his wife have a house and she is pregnant with their first baby. A girl.<br /><br />Without jail, I don't know if he would have stopped taking drugs. I don't know if he would have confronted his demons. He needed to hit rock bottom. But it was not the end.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146077261663557342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-86797908585078882982010-10-12T23:48:37.838-06:002010-10-12T23:48:37.838-06:00Powerful, emotional post. Thanks for being open. ...Powerful, emotional post. Thanks for being open. This was a good wake-up call to put life into perspective.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699718811562304539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-26457768447540670292010-10-12T19:07:06.732-06:002010-10-12T19:07:06.732-06:00I'm so sad that you are going through this. I ...I'm so sad that you are going through this. I just started studying the history of crime and incarceration. It is one thing to know that 2 million adults are incarcerated in this country (1 in 99 adults!) but it is another thing entirely to read about how the justice system effects families. I am heartbroken for your family, and am sending lots of healing vibes your way.melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083621546925075343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-21515818312786224102010-10-12T15:56:01.035-06:002010-10-12T15:56:01.035-06:00What a tender experience. Thank you for sharing. (...What a tender experience. Thank you for sharing. (Can I blame you for crying all over my keyboard?)Krisannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815308752747355040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-84390533766527327092010-10-12T13:49:39.663-06:002010-10-12T13:49:39.663-06:00This broke my heart, Stella.
I don't know wha...This broke my heart, Stella.<br /><br />I don't know what else to say except that I admire your strength and your generous heart, and feel very lucky to know you.Hollyhttp://www.selfportraitas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021441068012948210.post-60729114692150858172010-10-12T13:25:49.348-06:002010-10-12T13:25:49.348-06:00I read this and all I want to do is sob. My heart ...I read this and all I want to do is sob. My heart breaks for these kind of stories not only because it is just so damn sad but because it hits so close to home. <br /><br />Here I am raising my grandchildren who are 4 & 5 and my husband is 46 and I, 48 and we complain about being too old for this chore of parenting all over again. And then I read & hear stories like this and others of people being in their 70's and 80's doing exactly what we are doing. <br /><br />I so understand what you are saying about not telling people about your family because of all these reasons. I so get it. I don't tell people everything either...not even on my blog because not only fear of judgement but it is embarrassing.<br /><br />I am sorry that you are unable to share your whole story because I think it's stories like yours that need to be heard. I hope you know that I am always here to listen and I can garentee you that there will be no judgement or me thinking anything. How could I? :)<br /><br />I am thankful that you got a chance to visit your brother. I am thankful that you were able to touch this elderly man and these children in this way. There is a reason you were there at that exact time as them. I will pray for him and these children.<br /><br />Bless your sweet beautiful heart. XXLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441204804740501624noreply@blogger.com