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Quality writing
and a really powerful story here
posted by
malcolm
on February 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM
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The poor little hero was brave to the end on the fiend. I would like to leave a tribute to him. My blood boils to hear how he treated the brave little boy. I think you were right to get away from him whenever you could and find a better way of life. Too bad he turned you against marriage, but some marriages are not real anyway;I view such people as false and such marriages as pretenses.
posted by
mariss9
on February 13, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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He us such an ogre! What a control freak! He seems to me to be a person who is all show in faith but lacks substance or he would have been better to everyone! He just disgusts me to no end! sam
posted by
sam444
on February 12, 2011 at 6:49 PM
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I never find myself ceasing to be stunned at all that he did to you all...
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 12, 2011 at 4:57 PM
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Tzippy... I just love the way you write as if you were still that child... Your memories are so clear, so strong... every detail, every nuance of tone and gesture. That subconscious of yours is truly the writer of this tale, and your conscious seems to be going along as a willing passenger on that therapeutic trip. i can not begin to imagine what you went through, though I am afraid that I have known several "Tzippys" growing up. Girls that came to play with their long sleeves and black socks in the middle of summer... The difference from me and Barbara I guess is that I did not ask why because I knew, from spending time at my grandparents, that was the way they dressed and I would not have ironed in front of them :-) . I guess looking back I was kind of grateful I did not have to do anything when they came and I still could dress according to what I liked. But want to know something? Now as an adult sometimes I do envy some of them, because they have an unwavering believe in something,true that it is thanks to that brainwashing I guess, but they do. They do not question their set rules and they seem happy, given it is in their own unimaginative way, but they are peaceful and sure of everything :-) me? I am a mess of doubts and live afraid to make mistakes loll. YOu are amazing and a great writer. xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on February 12, 2011 at 7:49 AM
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Tzippy
You mention your mother's weakness - and yes, it is astonshing! But I find little Oriel amazing - he's constantly being maltreated by that s.o.b., and yet it seems he remains not only defiant but even cheerful...
posted by
Nautikos
on February 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM
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How societies are built on fear and hate....this is so sad.
posted by
Kabu
on February 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day to you too Tzippy.
posted by
shobana
on February 11, 2011 at 6:56 PM
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