tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post6764734729427473426..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Tannenbaumjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45274789570221531722010-12-15T12:58:32.103-05:002010-12-15T12:58:32.103-05:00it seems to me there's a good chance the new s...it seems to me there's a good chance the new school will make special efforts to help LBB -- and your experience shows that he responds really well to a positive approach and individual attention. at least, i hope that is the approach they take.<br /><br />his mom may not like the new school so much. they may well be poking into all the disruption at home, or at a minimum advising on what she should be doing to help her boy.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-61038220713119828592010-12-15T12:50:55.333-05:002010-12-15T12:50:55.333-05:00sounds like one of LBB's best days evah! and ...sounds like one of LBB's best days evah! and he needed it, with the stress of starting a new school on top of all the recent changes.<br /><br />i'm crying, though, because this poor boy has so much sadness. because his old school gave him presents. because he'd never been to a christmas tree lot. because the gloves helped him think he was like one of yours. and -- well, there is a lot to cry about here.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-8747370497452029582010-12-15T08:12:03.701-05:002010-12-15T08:12:03.701-05:00"I've got 31 pictures of you in my head.&..."I've got 31 pictures of you in my head."<br /><br />This is possibly the saddest and happiest line in the entire post.<br /><br />I nominate that phrase for your headstone.sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885993349069706799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-82797179210731388012010-12-14T20:00:29.767-05:002010-12-14T20:00:29.767-05:00I understand.I understand.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587080107116858971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-88767288978736770492010-12-14T18:08:50.687-05:002010-12-14T18:08:50.687-05:00Val: At first, I figured it was because they moved...Val: At first, I figured it was because they moved. (They are now closer to a different elementary school.) But his mother says that he's going to go to a school that's on the other side of the city, a special school for kids with behavior problems. That's all the info I've got. This kid has changed schools many times. <br /><br />I asked him if he'd seen Ponytail. He said yes, that she was visiting his older sister and her baby that weekend. I asked about the younger brother. He said he hadn't seen him since he moved, but thought he was living with the father of Ponytail. There's another older brother, too, but he hasn't seen him two years, ever since the night that Ponytail's father attacked him. He lives with his father. The mother has said nothing about the younger kids, and I don't like to probe too much. I need to tread carefully if I want to be able to stay in touch with Little Biker Boy.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81644849729207997712010-12-14T17:45:54.933-05:002010-12-14T17:45:54.933-05:00Crying here.Crying here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-90709360967195392152010-12-14T15:31:04.264-05:002010-12-14T15:31:04.264-05:00Why is he changing schools mid-school year?Why is he changing schools mid-school year?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587080107116858971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-30538844142996870912010-12-14T14:50:00.998-05:002010-12-14T14:50:00.998-05:00I love that you get to see him. I still worry abo...I love that you get to see him. I still worry about his sister.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-68298239550682078632010-12-14T11:31:28.021-05:002010-12-14T11:31:28.021-05:00What a great post, Jo(e). Brought tears.
T.What a great post, Jo(e). Brought tears.<br /><br /><br />T.YourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-5062058505077070592010-12-14T10:38:37.317-05:002010-12-14T10:38:37.317-05:00I don't know what to say. I wish he still liv...I don't know what to say. I wish he still lived next door.sko3http://skoplusone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-59085307381366124712010-12-14T10:20:49.833-05:002010-12-14T10:20:49.833-05:00What wonderful memories you are making with/for Li...What wonderful memories you are making with/for Little Biker Boy. I just love "I'm taking a picture of you in my head."Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-82702296473719780312010-12-14T08:44:44.695-05:002010-12-14T08:44:44.695-05:00Sending love to you all.Sending love to you all.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-91178355519261166582010-12-14T01:20:03.864-05:002010-12-14T01:20:03.864-05:00Merry Christmas to Little Biker Boy!Merry Christmas to Little Biker Boy!Artist Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-16125876281983983782010-12-14T00:36:23.727-05:002010-12-14T00:36:23.727-05:00The way that he has adopted you, and the way that ...The way that he has adopted you, and the way that your own children have embraced him, is so touching. <br /><br />I'm very happy that he is still close by, and if there's one good aspect to his mother's situation it's that her poverty will likely prevent her from moving any considerable distance away. <br /><br />You've done and are doing a very good job with all of these children. <br /><br />I only hope that Ponytail will be able to visit soon, too.BrightenedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140255969796496082noreply@blogger.com