When Blood Collides
Viewing comments for Chapter 8 "The Scoop on Rex"A family's love is tested.
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Comment from Domino 2
JEEZ! I finally dug this one out (with great difficulty in view of my lack of tech and site navigation skills) as requested, Shari, and I don't recall being notified of it by the site.
I only recently watched the movie again, and I thought Donald out-starred and out-danced the brilliant Gene Kelly.
'"He's forty years old--" Mon continued' - do you mean, 'Mom'?
Yes, 'Dr Hamm' would be unfortunate.
You express your mother's excitement extremely well, and there's some fun dialogue as usual.
Excellent.
Cheers, Ray xx
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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JEEZ! I finally dug this one out (with great difficulty in view of my lack of tech and site navigation skills) as requested, Shari, and I don't recall being notified of it by the site.
I only recently watched the movie again, and I thought Donald out-starred and out-danced the brilliant Gene Kelly.
'"He's forty years old--" Mon continued' - do you mean, 'Mom'?
Yes, 'Dr Hamm' would be unfortunate.
You express your mother's excitement extremely well, and there's some fun dialogue as usual.
Excellent.
Cheers, Ray xx
Comment Written 10-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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Caught the error. Appreciate you made the effort to find this and your detailed remarks. I used to have a copy of the movie, but loaned it to a student. Never got it back. Sigh.
Shari, xx too.
Comment from IndianaIrish
No, I didn't get this chapter in my inbox, Shari. I did however, get a notice for a chapter for this book, but received a chapter from your other book, which I thought was strange.
This is a good chapter. Did your sister really believe your nephew was actually "flawed"??
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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No, I didn't get this chapter in my inbox, Shari. I did however, get a notice for a chapter for this book, but received a chapter from your other book, which I thought was strange.
This is a good chapter. Did your sister really believe your nephew was actually "flawed"??
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
Comment Written 10-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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Interesting. Yes, the posting did get screwed up, I found out later. Barb would never use that word to describe her son, but she was a perfectionist, and found it difficult to deal with anything else.
Comment from Eigle Rull
This was a cool chapter the way you went through the stages of finding out about your sister's new hubby. Mr. Hamm, huh. Oh well, my last name is "Bacon." Poor guy probably went through hell in school - I know I did.
I have not read this part of the story before. This is my first time. I enjoyed it though. I'm looking forward to the next chapter to come.
Always with respect,
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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This was a cool chapter the way you went through the stages of finding out about your sister's new hubby. Mr. Hamm, huh. Oh well, my last name is "Bacon." Poor guy probably went through hell in school - I know I did.
I have not read this part of the story before. This is my first time. I enjoyed it though. I'm looking forward to the next chapter to come.
Always with respect,
Comment Written 10-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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I just posted it tonight. I forgot about your last name. Wouldn't it be hilarious if someone named Hamm went to your school at the same time at you?
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Boy, have I got a laugh for you, my friend. I went out with a girl named Dorothy Eggs - no lie. We only went out one time and it was only to get our names into the high school yearbook. We did it too. Our pictures were in the normal place, but they were also on the social page with the caption "Bacon and Eggs Sizzle." It was just what we wanted. HA! I wish I still had that old yearbook, I'd send you the picture. We got a lot of laughs out of it for sure.
Always with respect,
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Thanks for sharing such a delightful story. Shame on you for not clipping it out and keeping it. Sigh...
Comment from Walu Feral
G'day Shari. No this one certainly didn't come to my inbox. I don't know about this marriage, there seem to be a lot of men who have lived with their mothers and never married that end up expecting their wife to be the same as their mother. I am no expert, but I can smell disaster. Cheers and well done, Fez
"He's forty years old--" Mon(m) continued."
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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G'day Shari. No this one certainly didn't come to my inbox. I don't know about this marriage, there seem to be a lot of men who have lived with their mothers and never married that end up expecting their wife to be the same as their mother. I am no expert, but I can smell disaster. Cheers and well done, Fez
"He's forty years old--" Mon(m) continued."
Comment Written 10-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2015
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MY feelings too, Fez. Hard to compromise after being single so long. Trust me, they had issues.
Comment from gypsycaravan
Thanks for the alert that this message did not get in our message box. Tom doesn't know what he's talking about. I've been following this book and wouldn't have missed it. I read all my messages/stories. I skip some poems as that is not my favorite format. Sorry you have to deal with that mixup.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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Thanks for the alert that this message did not get in our message box. Tom doesn't know what he's talking about. I've been following this book and wouldn't have missed it. I read all my messages/stories. I skip some poems as that is not my favorite format. Sorry you have to deal with that mixup.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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Tom said I had to put more money on it to get the readings. Completely ignored my plea that fans didn't get notification!
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Mom is a very forgiving and wise woman. I'm glad they got to talking again. I wonder how marriage to a nerdy mama's boy ended up? I'm guessing that it didn't last. :)
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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Mom is a very forgiving and wise woman. I'm glad they got to talking again. I wonder how marriage to a nerdy mama's boy ended up? I'm guessing that it didn't last. :)
Comment Written 09-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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You'll find out. In the meantime I notified Tom that my fans didn't get the message! I went from 26 reviews to 5. Go Figure.
Comment from Cat of Letters
Enjoyable, as ever.
This marriage has all the hallmarks of a disaster in the making. I shall look forward to reading your ongoing episodes.
Follows on well, and entertaining.
Best wishes, Alison
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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Enjoyable, as ever.
This marriage has all the hallmarks of a disaster in the making. I shall look forward to reading your ongoing episodes.
Follows on well, and entertaining.
Best wishes, Alison
Comment Written 08-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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You have the fine instincts of a cat, Alison.
Comment from LeannaP
This made for an excellent read,
I was taken back by the beginning
as it reminds me of someone I know
dearly. Family members can either make or
break you. I think you did a
great job at telling this story
in a raw and "real" way and that is respectable writing.
I'm glad you shared this piece.
Thanks
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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This made for an excellent read,
I was taken back by the beginning
as it reminds me of someone I know
dearly. Family members can either make or
break you. I think you did a
great job at telling this story
in a raw and "real" way and that is respectable writing.
I'm glad you shared this piece.
Thanks
Comment Written 08-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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Thanks, Leanna, for tuning in midway through. This tell me the summary worked well for late comers. Thank you for the wonderful comments.
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The pleasure is mine
Cheers
LeannaP
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The pleasure is mine
Cheers
LeannaP
Comment from royowen
Your mum was overjoyed, aren't you? Grace and love are amazing, they always overlook the deepest flaws, my siblings turned up at my mother's sick bed after not talking to her for years, I was originally the "black sheep" my wife reminded me to honour my mother, otherwise I might not, praise God for spouses! Very entertaining and smooth work, it was written extremely well, I was engaged all the way through, great lesson for us all, well done, blessings, Roy.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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Your mum was overjoyed, aren't you? Grace and love are amazing, they always overlook the deepest flaws, my siblings turned up at my mother's sick bed after not talking to her for years, I was originally the "black sheep" my wife reminded me to honour my mother, otherwise I might not, praise God for spouses! Very entertaining and smooth work, it was written extremely well, I was engaged all the way through, great lesson for us all, well done, blessings, Roy.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2015
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Thanks, Roy. Your wife was right. Although I have to wonder what Mom did to make everyone spurn her. Still, it best to make amends before passing over.
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She taught me that relation ship is more important than principle, my girls are like their mum, blessings, Roy.
Comment from kiwijenny
This is great .. What a precious mother to be excited for her daughter after four years of silence
Your sister may be getting her life in order..but I suspect there will be rough sailing as well
God bless
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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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This is great .. What a precious mother to be excited for her daughter after four years of silence
Your sister may be getting her life in order..but I suspect there will be rough sailing as well
God bless
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Comment Written 08-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2015
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Thanks, kiwi. Yes, at least for a while she'll have a constant in her life.