tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post2424023559568372780..comments2023-12-27T08:47:46.468-05:00Comments on Irish Gumbo: Blood of My BloodIrish Gumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-1456976942047125462011-07-25T00:17:25.944-04:002011-07-25T00:17:25.944-04:00You are right to select this. It is beautiful. A...You are right to select this. It is beautiful. And it is just one more reason...among so many...Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151264293573254738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-4228587440758333422010-06-13T00:48:30.192-04:002010-06-13T00:48:30.192-04:00Written before I "met" you, glad I'm...Written before I "met" you, glad I'm getting to read it now. Very nicely done, Irish. You captured the moment so well.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-65692997000903903812010-06-12T23:01:50.431-04:002010-06-12T23:01:50.431-04:00Oh what a wonderful post...
I wanted to read this ...Oh what a wonderful post...<br />I wanted to read this because you said it was one of your favorites. I can see why. <br />Your daughter is the light in your eyes...I can tell from just reading this one blog that you wrote. I came here from Eddie's blog because of your roast....and I am so happy that I did.<br />What incredible words of love are written here...Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-22620286034106062842009-01-16T13:27:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:27:00.000-05:00Hello, Irish Gumbo. I'm here as the result of rea...Hello, Irish Gumbo. I'm here as the result of reading an exchange between you and that girl. I'm so glad I came, and this post was a marvelous gift.<BR/><BR/>I will certainly be back to your open-hearted blog.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.excavatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977971829976807873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-9006932579903288322009-01-14T16:40:00.000-05:002009-01-14T16:40:00.000-05:00wow.wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-44204082426671270402009-01-12T14:14:00.000-05:002009-01-12T14:14:00.000-05:00Wondering whether you'll make it to the bottom of ...Wondering whether you'll make it to the bottom of this pile of comments, I had to echo the above.. beautiful, extraordinary in every way. I love the sea references.<BR/><BR/>Just dove into your blog from Fawty (from Interstitial-Life) but I love it, I'll be back (T2 style). cdbCDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693699262370727497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-86953295398558392092009-01-12T11:02:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:02:00.000-05:00Shit...I cried. That was beautiful. I never knew t...Shit...I cried. <BR/><BR/>That was beautiful. I never knew there were men like you out there. Good to know.Mama Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056327117924455147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-19991109435180308872009-01-11T23:33:00.000-05:002009-01-11T23:33:00.000-05:00Wow, how did I miss this! Very few things make me ...Wow, how did I miss this! Very few things make me cry, this is one of them. Please save this post, PLEASE, and give it to her when she's older (maybe on her wedding day? or the day she gives birth to her first?) amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-58238854074959316792009-01-11T18:09:00.000-05:002009-01-11T18:09:00.000-05:00i have never read anything like that. sort of spe...i have never read anything like that. sort of speechless.katydidnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710011717146842223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-55769043810701701982009-01-11T12:57:00.000-05:002009-01-11T12:57:00.000-05:00Wow. You hit that one clear out of the ballpark. ...Wow. You hit that one clear out of the ballpark. I've never even imagined a father being able to capture this moment so well.<BR/><BR/>Amazing Irish.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-37100219714979755722009-01-11T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-11T12:11:00.000-05:00You're killin' me man! One of the best pieces I'v...You're killin' me man! One of the best pieces I've read in a very long time!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-2461915456486744362009-01-11T11:37:00.000-05:002009-01-11T11:37:00.000-05:00holy holy....I said I would be back but actually I...holy holy....I said I would be back but actually I'm still here more blown away by this post than the first one ... A story told in a way I will remember...stunning. <BR/><BR/>Okay I think I'm hooked on ya gumbo....Lee Vandemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971330113441169156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-605273504666021732009-01-11T00:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T00:16:00.000-05:00There are days when you are touched by miracles. ...There are days when you are touched by miracles. You captured that moment with breath taking beauty. Bravo!Laura Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277887372939757081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-53351373124989832732009-01-10T21:35:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:35:00.000-05:00Now that was really worth reading. Wow. I am so ...Now that was really worth reading. Wow. I am so in love with you right now.<BR/>:-)<BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-11277063113599212672009-01-10T20:54:00.000-05:002009-01-10T20:54:00.000-05:00Amazing. I can't piece together anything younger ...Amazing. I can't piece together anything younger than four years old.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-28363490846683149122009-01-10T19:39:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:39:00.000-05:00Mr. Irish Gumbo, this was one of the most touching...Mr. Irish Gumbo, this was one of the most touching blog articles I've ever read, which is why--when I stumbled upon your blog via Only a Movie--I said to myself, "Self, this is a GOOD blog to have in your reading rotation." <BR/><BR/>My wee lass was C-sectioned out of me, so we didn't get the thrill of all the blood, but it still tops my list of The Most Beautiful Life Moments. What I remember is how she immediately started frantically sucking both her hands. And to this day, this is how she self-soothes. <BR/><BR/>The other day, I attempted to try her technique, but I couldn't get even one of my hands in my mouth. It just didn't have quite the same effect, sadly, so I sighed and went back to my bag of soothing peanut M&Ms. Those fit right in my mouth, almost like they'd been made just for me. <BR/><BR/>Also, I would comment on your comment about the coincidence between our 2 daughters' birthdays, but then I would be blogging on your blog and one of my 2009 resolutions is to stop blogging on other people's blogs.<BR/><BR/>Like, I bet if you printed this comment out it'd be 5 pages long.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474804320816948025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-76491085964813488482009-01-10T19:03:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:03:00.000-05:00Wish I could express myself asyou do. Was beautif...Wish I could express myself as<BR/>you do. Was beautifully told.<BR/>Keep this to show your daughter when she's older.<BR/><BR/>ps I had just come on to tell you<BR/>to ask Cpt Dumbass about his terrible past with the Angel Fish<BR/>(his sister is not the only<BR/>fish meanie).<BR/>ljerlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714981041780435705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-551206393849436262009-01-10T15:41:00.000-05:002009-01-10T15:41:00.000-05:00Wow. Just wow. Every comment above is echoed in mi...Wow. Just wow. Every comment above is echoed in mine. Wow.Sprite's Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790341033920919000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-34453750725288660942009-01-10T12:29:00.000-05:002009-01-10T12:29:00.000-05:00IG, you have a knack for giving me goosebumps. The...IG, you have a knack for giving me goosebumps. The good kind, not the shivering cold kind. Thanks for sharing your stories.<BR/><BR/>There are banks going up left and right around us. It's baffling.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477976300026766137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-5945206899947910542009-01-10T11:39:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:39:00.000-05:00Darling, absolutely darling. I hope you print this...Darling, absolutely darling. I hope you print this out so she can go right to it when she gets older. What an awesome and brilliant father she has!Shonda Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411603868888972136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-80301693926723400422009-01-10T09:56:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:56:00.000-05:00Oh wow, did you have to make me cry so early on a ...Oh wow, did you have to make me cry so early on a Saturday? What a beautiful, gorgeous post. I've never thought about what the delivery room must be like through a Daddy's eyes...you need to submit this one somewhere...it's amazing!The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-5421939127348951512009-01-10T08:11:00.000-05:002009-01-10T08:11:00.000-05:00omg that was beautiful. Your writing is not only i...omg that was beautiful. <BR/><BR/>Your writing is not only incredible, it is woven in a way that is unlike any others. You took us on a surprising journey. <BR/><BR/>**clapping right now*****Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-16146060888949904842009-01-10T05:07:00.000-05:002009-01-10T05:07:00.000-05:00It's 5 a.m. and I can't sleep, as usual. I'm stil...It's 5 a.m. and I can't sleep, as usual. I'm still visiting my sister and I'm sharing a bed with my daughter. I'm sitting up in the bed beside her, tap-tapping softly on the laptop keys. I read this post and had to rest my head back against the wall and take a moment to remember...it wasn't optional. My hand rested on her as I went back almost 17 years to hear, "It's a girl." And I counted 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. My life changed with this little miracle...<BR/><BR/>Thank you. Your writing is compelling.Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482413614265803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-42038788678292627942009-01-10T04:09:00.000-05:002009-01-10T04:09:00.000-05:00I don't have anything new to say. Your writing is...I don't have anything new to say. Your writing is stunning. I'm moved and thoughtful and so glad I stopped by today.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-43042751206483990512009-01-10T02:31:00.000-05:002009-01-10T02:31:00.000-05:00A stunning post Gumbo - for so many reasons. I th...A stunning post Gumbo - for so many reasons. <BR/>I think it's my time to sit quietly with a Scotch and French cheese and crackers ...<BR/>June in OzJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.com