tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4833626684678549143..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: AnkhUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84169808879895196582015-03-14T05:34:55.365-07:002015-03-14T05:34:55.365-07:00Oh - Sarah says I have. I am becoming forgetful af...Oh - Sarah says I have. I am becoming forgetful after 2 thousand posts.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27593220002090148302015-03-14T05:33:48.562-07:002015-03-14T05:33:48.562-07:00I seem to have sparked-off a guts-spilling session...I seem to have sparked-off a guts-spilling session.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16075984479848619832015-03-14T04:22:49.109-07:002015-03-14T04:22:49.109-07:00Do you know, I really thought that this was the fi...Do you know, I really thought that this was the first time I had even alluded to it, let alone written in detail about it. I must have been drunk the first time. I still consider myself to be lucky, this being the most bitter thing in my life. I could be holed up in Syria, for instance.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73970817426960060662015-03-14T04:20:32.401-07:002015-03-14T04:20:32.401-07:00I'm not sure I have done my best to rectify it...I'm not sure I have done my best to rectify it. Whenever I wince at the sight of someone hurting themselves, I console myself that it is proof that I am not a psychopath, but not many of us are. There are still more out there than you might imagine, though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89538859385764111922015-03-14T04:17:14.127-07:002015-03-14T04:17:14.127-07:00I thought you said the high price of 'nativity...I thought you said the high price of 'nativity' for a second. That would have been accurate too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68895809166932868992015-03-14T03:50:16.063-07:002015-03-14T03:50:16.063-07:00A sad story Tom, and yes I've read it before o...A sad story Tom, and yes I've read it before on your site but not so eloquently or in the same kind of detail.<br />In some way it reminds me of how my own daughter came about (genders reversed but sort of the same story but different). Her father, a wayfairer/sojourner sort died when she was five and she had a difficult childhood - but she succeeded in the beautiful mother stakes when she had Gracie two years ago.<br />I think for as long as we live there is time ...<br />Though what Jennifer says rings true - we all do the best with what life hands us.<br />Thanks x Sarahsarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39833905193960873402015-03-13T16:48:17.871-07:002015-03-13T16:48:17.871-07:00You're only human, Tom. We all do the best we ...You're only human, Tom. We all do the best we can with the hand life deals us. It sounds like this situation was destined to end badly for everyone involved no matter how good your intentions were/are. It was one youthful mistake that you've done your best to rectify. Just the fact that you care so much is proof that you are a good man. I hope you can forgive yourself and make some kind of peace with the situation. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75235711634200724662015-03-13T15:22:04.214-07:002015-03-13T15:22:04.214-07:00the high price of naivity is clearly shown here. Y...the high price of naivity is clearly shown here. You were too young and so was she I am sure.. the poor child that resulted has had life damage her and you cannot help.. Sad all round and a very high cost for young blood hormones... hugs from Derbyshire, and best wishes, you live with it, but it must be so hard for all of you,thank you for sharing though, it does help to share.. the blame is always there, but you have done all that you could given the circumstances.. best wishes, jjanzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061408016373122220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90094835056028084212015-03-13T14:49:50.650-07:002015-03-13T14:49:50.650-07:00Why not? There's no law against it... oh, mayb...Why not? There's no law against it... oh, maybe there is.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77139027957373931672015-03-13T14:48:50.687-07:002015-03-13T14:48:50.687-07:00And I am very grateful for it. Thank you, Britta.And I am very grateful for it. Thank you, Britta.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55100262213947794722015-03-13T14:25:01.775-07:002015-03-13T14:25:01.775-07:00You are very special.
And that is a big, big comp...You are very special. <br />And that is a big, big compliment. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8568834078240845772015-03-13T14:19:40.976-07:002015-03-13T14:19:40.976-07:00I would have loved kids........but you cant lock e...I would have loved kids........but you cant lock em in the kitchen when you want to sneak out to the cinemaJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59806609870071211222015-03-13T14:08:31.029-07:002015-03-13T14:08:31.029-07:00Sorry - bad English. 'Most saddest' is ver...Sorry - bad English. 'Most saddest' is very bad English. 'Most sad', or 'the saddest' would have been better.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51029306980607486162015-03-13T14:06:50.385-07:002015-03-13T14:06:50.385-07:00I haven't written it before, have I? Re the l...I haven't written it before, have I? Re the last bit, this is how I have ordered my life.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29846277303276255612015-03-13T13:25:51.332-07:002015-03-13T13:25:51.332-07:00You would if you knew. Well, you might.You would if you knew. Well, you might.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25218040788240672792015-03-13T13:19:05.344-07:002015-03-13T13:19:05.344-07:00The things some people do just to get their leg ov...The things some people do just to get their leg over, eh?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73560703691659726802015-03-13T13:17:52.179-07:002015-03-13T13:17:52.179-07:00I wouldn't feel sorry for you, but only out of...I wouldn't feel sorry for you, but only out of respect!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24251567999062686482015-03-13T13:15:22.261-07:002015-03-13T13:15:22.261-07:00It is. I think it is the most saddest thing about ...It is. I think it is the most saddest thing about my otherwise happy life. I feel vile for not wanting to be around them, but you would only understand this if you spent an hour with them. I look like a complete bastard from the outside, and - who knows - maybe I am, not wanting to sacrifice the rest of my life to an impossible situation.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39705755936943123332015-03-13T13:15:13.928-07:002015-03-13T13:15:13.928-07:00A massively high price indeed. Very sad.A massively high price indeed. Very sad.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7125989499941321352015-03-13T13:14:42.219-07:002015-03-13T13:14:42.219-07:00I feel sorry for me sometimes when I allow myself ...I feel sorry for me sometimes when I allow myself to.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31989510338835506322015-03-13T13:13:24.630-07:002015-03-13T13:13:24.630-07:00I've read this before and wished again you cou...I've read this before and wished again you could find a way to come to terms with is, and had to answer myself, "But how?" Maudlin as it sounds, it is best to be with people who love you and you love them. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5241886843666817382015-03-13T13:12:13.789-07:002015-03-13T13:12:13.789-07:00I have been trying to establish some sort of relat...I have been trying to establish some sort of relationship with her since she was born, but unfortunately her life and mine are even further apart than mine and her mother's. This sounds harsh, but she is a 12 year-old trapped in a middle-aged body, all the while expected to take care of real children. The first children were almost taken away from her by the Social Services, and that was a wake-up call - literally. She let them sleep until 2.00 am, then brought them into school at around 11.00.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40468447174824067002015-03-13T13:09:22.945-07:002015-03-13T13:09:22.945-07:00Them's the breaks. I feel more sorry for my d...Them's the breaks. I feel more sorry for my daughter than I do for myself, and that's the truth.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78917222725325179022015-03-13T13:08:25.281-07:002015-03-13T13:08:25.281-07:00Well the telling of it makes ordinary families fee...Well the telling of it makes ordinary families feel a bit happier about their lot I suppose. How do you and Chris feel about children? I have the impression that neither of you are much interested, but you do have all sorts of other creatures to give your spare love and devotion to.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76655336688070638792015-03-13T13:06:12.312-07:002015-03-13T13:06:12.312-07:00Yes, but it will never be off my chest. Some peopl...Yes, but it will never be off my chest. Some people have accused me in the past of being a disgracefully bad father, but they don't know anything - absolutely nothing. I now take great delight in other people's children and my step-grandchildren, and for that I really do feel guilty.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com