Chasing the Elusive Dream
Viewing comments for Chapter 26 "My Son, The Adventurer"A southern couple's journey in the 60's,70's & 80'
46 total reviews
Comment from Mistydawn
This is a perfect addition to your project. It let us get to know your son better. I understand about you getting grayer. I think I was getting gray along with you as I was reading through it, hoping he survives. Your story is well-written, very interesting, drew me in at the beginning had me on the edge of my seat until the end. It's probably best you didn't know until it was over, you could see he was alright. My son Aaron is the same way always getting hurt somehow. His latest, that I know of was when he was doing work on his house. The lift tipped with him in it. He doesn't share a lot because he knows I worry. As a child, the nurses in the emergency room knew him well.
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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This is a perfect addition to your project. It let us get to know your son better. I understand about you getting grayer. I think I was getting gray along with you as I was reading through it, hoping he survives. Your story is well-written, very interesting, drew me in at the beginning had me on the edge of my seat until the end. It's probably best you didn't know until it was over, you could see he was alright. My son Aaron is the same way always getting hurt somehow. His latest, that I know of was when he was doing work on his house. The lift tipped with him in it. He doesn't share a lot because he knows I worry. As a child, the nurses in the emergency room knew him well.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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Thank you for the review. I loved your comments. It sounds like you have a son like mine. They know when to keep their mouth shut to their parents. I'm glad I didn't know some of it until later.
Beth
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Aaron is a handful for sure. I love him to death, but thank god he isn't a twin.
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
Oh, my what a ride you have had with Don. He sounds like a real boy full of tales to entertain his children with--if he ever has any! I enjoyed this post immensely.
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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Oh, my what a ride you have had with Don. He sounds like a real boy full of tales to entertain his children with--if he ever has any! I enjoyed this post immensely.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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Thank you for the review and comments. He has three children. They are nothing like him. My only three grandchildren. He did some scary things that I didn't always know about until later.
Beth
Comment from djsaxon
A great addition to the 'adventure'. I thoroughly enjoyed Don's brushes with disaster. Have to say that I would have considered trading him in. ð???
Nice page turner at the end of the write - DJ
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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A great addition to the 'adventure'. I thoroughly enjoyed Don's brushes with disaster. Have to say that I would have considered trading him in. ð???
Nice page turner at the end of the write - DJ
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2020
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Thank you DJ, I appreciate you reading these. I'm glad you liked this one. He certainly gave us some bad moments.
Beth
Comment from Gert sherwood
I can see why you posted such an amazing poem about your son. My its amazing of how your son was certainty an Adventurer of the number of things he did.
Best to you in this contest.
Gert
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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I can see why you posted such an amazing poem about your son. My its amazing of how your son was certainty an Adventurer of the number of things he did.
Best to you in this contest.
Gert
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank you Gert. I do appreciate you. He was a handful.
Beth
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You are most welcome Beth.
Gert
Comment from lyenochka
Oh my goodness!! How in the world did you survive? I guess this is why the Lord gave me only girls. Lol. That rattlesnake story is fascinating - didn't know that they could choose to release venom or not. Like you said, his guardian angels worked over time. Falling out of buildings and food poisoning! He's a miracle!
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Oh my goodness!! How in the world did you survive? I guess this is why the Lord gave me only girls. Lol. That rattlesnake story is fascinating - didn't know that they could choose to release venom or not. Like you said, his guardian angels worked over time. Falling out of buildings and food poisoning! He's a miracle!
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thanks for the review. Yes, girls are easier in some ways. However girls created a lot of drama. LOL
Beth
Comment from Sankey
This is obviously an old work I must have missed of yours. Good reading as usual. Might be the American interpretation but see what you think.with a lust [of](for) adventure.
During his first year in college [in],
He needed me (to) give [to] them our credit card number
That may have been the wors[e](t) fiasco
that was (a)ridiculous idea
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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This is obviously an old work I must have missed of yours. Good reading as usual. Might be the American interpretation but see what you think.with a lust [of](for) adventure.
During his first year in college [in],
He needed me (to) give [to] them our credit card number
That may have been the wors[e](t) fiasco
that was (a)ridiculous idea
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank you for the review and comments. I see I was letting spag get by back then as well. I appreciate your help.
Beth
Comment from Ben Colder
I can hear the Holy Sprit now saying we need to double the guards before this kid really gets in trouble. Boys will be boys and I bet Rick had do some extras to pay for those tools.
Good one Beth.
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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I can hear the Holy Sprit now saying we need to double the guards before this kid really gets in trouble. Boys will be boys and I bet Rick had do some extras to pay for those tools.
Good one Beth.
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank you Chuck, I appreciate the review. It was years before I found out about all those toilets he broke. Don and Rick are still friends after all these years, but I'll bet his dad didn't want Don coming back to visit. Rick house got destroyed in the Paradise, California fire last year, or the year before. They got our just in time.
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That's great they got out. House can always be built back.
Comment from Ulla
Absolutely, Beth. It goes very well with the book you are writing right now. Don always seems to have been a little bit of a dare devil. Now we know why. I loved this and thanks for sharing. Ulla xx
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Absolutely, Beth. It goes very well with the book you are writing right now. Don always seems to have been a little bit of a dare devil. Now we know why. I loved this and thanks for sharing. Ulla xx
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank Ulla, Yes he had been a dare-devil. I don't know how people survive more than one boy.
Beth
Comment from Suzanna Ray
Dear Beth, The first thing I need to ask is Don still alive ? You were not along far enough in your story to have information on that fact. And your last line did say he WAS going to cause you more gray hairs.
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Dear Beth, The first thing I need to ask is Don still alive ? You were not along far enough in your story to have information on that fact. And your last line did say he WAS going to cause you more gray hairs.
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank you Suzanna, Yes he is still alive and still causing problems in his late fifties. LOL
Beth
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Hair-raising--as well as hair-greying--capers. How ever did Don survive to adulthood! Masterfully rendered in your trademark wry humor.
During the summer months, he worked at summer camps in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Virginia, leading a group of innocent pre-teens into a series of capers [SEMICOLON] their moms probably would have been horrified had they only known.
Not wanting to wire home for money or tp [TO] beg on the street
hyphenate blood-stained
Every phone call [OMIT COMMA] involved a new disaster [causing=>THAT CAUSED] my hair to go a bit grayer.
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Hair-raising--as well as hair-greying--capers. How ever did Don survive to adulthood! Masterfully rendered in your trademark wry humor.
During the summer months, he worked at summer camps in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Virginia, leading a group of innocent pre-teens into a series of capers [SEMICOLON] their moms probably would have been horrified had they only known.
Not wanting to wire home for money or tp [TO] beg on the street
hyphenate blood-stained
Every phone call [OMIT COMMA] involved a new disaster [causing=>THAT CAUSED] my hair to go a bit grayer.
Comment Written 30-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 30-Dec-2020
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Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate the review and help as always. I'm glad I can provide a little wry humor.
Beth
