tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post5258329022979083341..comments2023-06-26T04:58:34.444-04:00Comments on Cobbie's World: Damn you, Laura Ingalls!!!Thomas Charles MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-20335009041688188432013-03-13T14:24:03.888-04:002013-03-13T14:24:03.888-04:00I am a Dad of two daughters.......what can I tell ...I am a Dad of two daughters.......what can I tell ya! Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-42782069921441663352013-03-12T17:30:38.806-04:002013-03-12T17:30:38.806-04:00that sent chills all over me - how beautifully and...that sent chills all over me - how beautifully and painfully portrayed from a Dad's perspective of love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-40179405561153006202013-03-08T08:05:10.633-05:002013-03-08T08:05:10.633-05:00Thank you. Love my girls!:)Thank you. Love my girls!:)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-43433385238030806772013-03-08T04:41:37.416-05:002013-03-08T04:41:37.416-05:00Daddy and his girls.. Beautifully told.. Could f...Daddy and his girls.. Beautifully told.. Could feel the emotion..xThe Fiction Vixenhttp://rosalindsmith-nazilli.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-50060055054343275762013-03-07T22:42:46.433-05:002013-03-07T22:42:46.433-05:00That they are, Draug! That they are. Thanks for s...That they are, Draug! That they are. Thanks for stopping by.Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-36237617401323125222013-03-07T22:32:29.568-05:002013-03-07T22:32:29.568-05:00This is such a sweet story! The bonds of family ar...This is such a sweet story! The bonds of family are always the best when they're strong (:Draughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778248789422474009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-19147667546513645372013-03-07T20:54:04.615-05:002013-03-07T20:54:04.615-05:00You're the first person to mention the title. ...You're the first person to mention the title. I, normally, don't worry about a title until I am finished and see what I have created but, in this case, I had the title right frm the get-go. Why, oh why, did Laura have to go and say to my daughter that it is ok to leave your Dad?! I know that, like Pa, I will have to let my daughters go one day but, that one day is not now so, take that, Laura Ingalls!!! :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-73104114975244592432013-03-07T20:49:54.516-05:002013-03-07T20:49:54.516-05:00Leah has been read to just about every single day ...Leah has been read to just about every single day of her life. It has always been about way more than just the book we are reading at the time. Reading time is our time, no matter what. We have a bond and books have helped to create it. So, after making it through eight books, only to have Laura leave Pa well............it hit a little close to home. So I will treasure the story time we have left. Thank you for a wonderful comment.Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-7184468219532476982013-03-07T20:31:02.641-05:002013-03-07T20:31:02.641-05:00Sweet, sweet story, Tom. I love the small detail o...Sweet, sweet story, Tom. I love the small detail of how her hand reached for his as they read. Shed a tear on that one. My niece used to do that when I read to her at night. She's now the age of your very talented students. I love your title, heck I love the whole thing. Very moving. stephhttp://peopledothingswiththeirlives.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-73213257451522967232013-03-07T19:57:51.641-05:002013-03-07T19:57:51.641-05:00I really like this! I always admired Laura Ingall...I really like this! I always admired Laura Ingalls and have been fascinated with pioneer life. How sweet that you read this with your daughters. Kids remember reading time throughout their lives so it's time well spent :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-8133587162138311752013-03-07T19:42:08.439-05:002013-03-07T19:42:08.439-05:00Takes one to know one, is all I can say to this. ...Takes one to know one, is all I can say to this. Thanks, Barbara! :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-16745311785929160292013-03-07T19:41:08.413-05:002013-03-07T19:41:08.413-05:00Sometimes we all get caught up in our own world an...Sometimes we all get caught up in our own world and think that our cultural experiences are the same as everyone else's n the world. Sometimes, when I write for Trifecta, I forget that I am writing for the world, too. The Little House on the Prairie series of books (8 in all), are among the most beloved books in North American literature. They chronicle the life of the Ingalls Family as they travel across America in the days of the pioneers, helping "to settle the West" as it were. The stories had strong family values throughout. My oldest daughter, Leah, and I read all eight books in a row this past summer. She really identified with the character named, Laura, who goes from being a small child to a young married woman by the end of the series. So, when her Pa helped her on to Almanzo's wagon, he was letting her go to start her new life with her husband. I had a hard time during this scene as Leah is still my little girl and I know that my time will come to help her into some young man's wagon and watch her drive away to a new life. Some books just mess with your heart. In any case, I am sorry for forgetting who my audience is. I apologize for writing about something with such a North American focus. Glad you liked the piece anyway. That means a lot. :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-38922588909856850522013-03-07T17:44:18.117-05:002013-03-07T17:44:18.117-05:00You have a beautifully warm and sweet heart - I lo...You have a beautifully warm and sweet heart - I love how you love (and write about) your girls. :)barbarahttp://purplemoose.kenaiwriter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-10235816602762118932013-03-07T15:52:53.977-05:002013-03-07T15:52:53.977-05:00Beautiful piece & though I have never heard of...Beautiful piece & though I have never heard of this book,this side of the world,but I understood the underlying emotion-well done Tom:-)Atreyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400190416839538182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-63555816737574740362013-03-07T15:25:10.690-05:002013-03-07T15:25:10.690-05:00Ah, that last line.........just like Pa Ingalls ha...Ah, that last line.........just like Pa Ingalls has to watch Laura go, I will have to do the same with my girls. That's part of parenting, I suppose but, it doesn't mean I have to like it. :) My girls will chart their own course. Hopefully, it will be filled with love and happiness for them both.Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-21982745531846349132013-03-07T13:08:56.406-05:002013-03-07T13:08:56.406-05:00that was seriously the sweetest thing I've rea...that was seriously the sweetest thing I've read all week...<br />I have loved Laura Ingalls since I read "Little House in the Big Woods" which is one of 5 books that I have kept all these years in their navy blue bound glory all these years. I hope that the Boys like them, even though they are about a girl. <br /><br />I love thinking of you reading to her and you each taking different things to dream about it from it. it shows the real process of parenting..<br /><br />that last line just brought tears to my eyes. <br />Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-66420313533096398852013-03-07T08:31:12.447-05:002013-03-07T08:31:12.447-05:00Hey! When Pa helped Laura into Almanzo's wago...Hey! When Pa helped Laura into Almanzo's wagon, it almost broke my heart. What conflicting feelings! I want my daughters to find love but, just the same, I don't want them to ever climb in that "wagon" and drive away from me, either. Wasn't counting on having those sorts of feelings reading about pioneers!!! :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-82742757455148987432013-03-07T07:31:53.389-05:002013-03-07T07:31:53.389-05:00Sweet tribute to the way reading bonds us to our k...Sweet tribute to the way reading bonds us to our kids. Nice one, Tom!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-47772302482978502152013-03-07T06:54:13.812-05:002013-03-07T06:54:13.812-05:00They are, indeed. Thank you for your comment, Lum...They are, indeed. Thank you for your comment, Lumdog! I always appreciate you stopping by. :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-45992037031992367192013-03-07T06:07:42.786-05:002013-03-07T06:07:42.786-05:00The bonds of family are everything. Lovely how you...The bonds of family are everything. Lovely how you wove this together. lumdog2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/04898266027462039531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-82610166083121815872013-03-06T22:11:24.628-05:002013-03-06T22:11:24.628-05:00Thanks, Ted! You da Man, my friend!Thanks, Ted! You da Man, my friend!Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-78431384104118897602013-03-06T21:05:04.451-05:002013-03-06T21:05:04.451-05:00p.s. especially nice, because I read those storie...p.s. especially nice, because I read those stories to my granddaughter... nothing like it.tedstrutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853272125990540823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-57955618843623183782013-03-06T21:03:54.481-05:002013-03-06T21:03:54.481-05:00Lovely... I liked your format.Lovely... I liked your format.tedstrutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853272125990540823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-6915994001652102032013-03-06T19:43:47.613-05:002013-03-06T19:43:47.613-05:00They certainly were to my daughter and I. Damn, t...They certainly were to my daughter and I. Damn, that Almanzo!!! :)Thomas Charles MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331362298948608531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519288249692657296.post-73068382563108556762013-03-06T17:04:59.898-05:002013-03-06T17:04:59.898-05:00That's sweet; and those books have been meanin...That's sweet; and those books have been meaningful to so many people over the years!Annabellehttp://glassoffancy.comnoreply@blogger.com