tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post2457057368029415824..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Let's take a lookjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-54650766574334616742011-10-30T13:29:32.563-04:002011-10-30T13:29:32.563-04:00I can't tell you how much hope these stories a...I can't tell you how much hope these stories about Little Biker Boy give me. His home situation breaks my heart, but your stories demonstrate so clearly how the change can work: how we can mend the world.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-21883774945337965222011-10-27T18:57:21.707-04:002011-10-27T18:57:21.707-04:00Love this. Seriously. xoLove this. Seriously. xoAnnetteKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934735163312719435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-62798576821207111612011-10-25T22:20:24.387-04:002011-10-25T22:20:24.387-04:00I like you stories about this guy, but this one is...I like you stories about this guy, but this one is really something. It's making some kind of difference for him, it has to be. You're a good friend, whoever is lucky enough to know you knows it.Artist Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-11415524670184556222011-10-25T21:40:02.492-04:002011-10-25T21:40:02.492-04:00Wow. I am exhausted just reading about this --Wow. I am exhausted just reading about this --readersguidehttp://readersguide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-16163078840554957552011-10-25T15:01:21.196-04:002011-10-25T15:01:21.196-04:00i'm so glad he has you and your family.i'm so glad he has you and your family.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-17943496737425277402011-10-25T14:47:05.218-04:002011-10-25T14:47:05.218-04:00oh, yes he does need a bike!
and he really really...oh, yes he does need a bike!<br /><br />and he really really needs his extended adoptive family, to tell him that he doesn't make the bad things happen. to let him run off that steam. to let him see that problems can be fixed if you figure out what really did go wrong. kudos to dad and burly guy, for demonstrating and being so kind and patient.<br /><br />i hope he got a different kind of bike, not the one with the defect. and i also hope that he can learn more about bike mechanics from the many friendly experts. <br /><br />this kid could go far, learning to spot the problem with something, and figure out how to fix it. he could use some "can-do" in his life! his mother is obviously no help in that department.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-58361000110396952252011-10-25T12:54:31.694-04:002011-10-25T12:54:31.694-04:00A calm, helping hand...
Very nice! :)A calm, helping hand...<br /><br />Very nice! :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182545928893031630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-26105145479362593222011-10-25T11:15:58.089-04:002011-10-25T11:15:58.089-04:00All of you are angels. Big time. Right here and no...All of you are angels. Big time. Right here and now standing on this earth, angels, saints, the cream of the crop. Blessed be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-60490990456081402722011-10-25T11:02:06.617-04:002011-10-25T11:02:06.617-04:00My heart hurts. I'm so glad you're there f...My heart hurts. I'm so glad you're there for him.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-68680102244282561332011-10-24T22:11:49.185-04:002011-10-24T22:11:49.185-04:00I like a happy ending.
(I'm really only posti...I like a happy ending.<br /><br />(I'm really only posting to report that my "word verification" is "garder", which seems appropriate, since you're his guardian angel.)Tie-Dye Brother-in-lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-2786565241217230642011-10-24T21:46:33.001-04:002011-10-24T21:46:33.001-04:00Ah, the sadness between the lines of this story.
...Ah, the sadness between the lines of this story.<br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-23127849769191385022011-10-24T21:35:14.016-04:002011-10-24T21:35:14.016-04:00So good that he has you and your family in his lif...So good that he has you and your family in his life.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-89321746421341541472011-10-24T21:34:14.088-04:002011-10-24T21:34:14.088-04:00Phew!!! All's well that ends well. And thanks ...Phew!!! All's well that ends well. And thanks for American stores that accepts returns (not true in other countries)!!!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-21326301918272492302011-10-24T20:40:14.168-04:002011-10-24T20:40:14.168-04:00I wish he lived on our street-- we're the go-t...I wish he lived on our street-- we're the go-to neighbors for bike malaise. :) On a more serious note, I'm glad he has your family. You are so cool.Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-12219097104307664252011-10-24T20:26:31.616-04:002011-10-24T20:26:31.616-04:00...and unjust accusations....and unjust accusations.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-64669586016100880492011-10-24T20:20:23.043-04:002011-10-24T20:20:23.043-04:00Until I had children, I didn't realize that re...Until I had children, I didn't realize that remaining calm in the face of disappointment was such a difficult skill.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-72314492486139331292011-10-24T19:52:27.300-04:002011-10-24T19:52:27.300-04:00He has grown! It was good that there were so many...He has grown! It was good that there were so many of you to tell him that it wasn't his fault. Hopefully it sunk in. It's hard to defeat a parents negativity.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-55861085373222245662011-10-24T19:45:24.663-04:002011-10-24T19:45:24.663-04:00What a happy ending. I'm glad that you and you...What a happy ending. I'm glad that you and your family are able to give him perspective on such problems as well as practical support to know he wasn't at fault.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.com