tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post9012527935782370832..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Grandma's TrustDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73087224165755237772011-07-02T01:29:11.509-04:002011-07-02T01:29:11.509-04:00Brilliant post - one of your best! Love the linkin...Brilliant post - one of your best! Love the linking of ideas, language and hearing about your grandma... what a wise woman! All countries need time to glow and reflect to make lives better for their citizens. Politicans would be wise to read your post! take care day, happy (belated!) canada day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-6424107479435274192011-07-01T20:58:36.454-04:002011-07-01T20:58:36.454-04:00Love this post. Although I am an American, I have...Love this post. Although I am an American, I have traveled to Canada multiple times. I just love it.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8253774982982993092011-07-01T16:05:45.738-04:002011-07-01T16:05:45.738-04:00Sounds like such a wonderfully wise woman!!! Cheer...Sounds like such a wonderfully wise woman!!! Cheers to many more years of an ever growning/ learning country....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-50836347213004027882011-07-01T13:40:37.315-04:002011-07-01T13:40:37.315-04:00Dave, The post is wonderful. I "liked" i...Dave, The post is wonderful. I "liked" it on Facebook, so it is now posted on my page there too!<br /><br />Thank you for the mention of my story too. That was kind!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-90716907915275049452011-07-01T09:59:09.831-04:002011-07-01T09:59:09.831-04:00Bertha said:
I feel very close connected with tha...Bertha said:<br /><br />I feel very close connected with that woman. As a inmigrant woman, I chose Canada to be my country, precisely because I trusted this country. From the moment I landed here, I felt empowered and free. Canada is a very special place with wonderful values. Altghough, things are never perfect; this country is always moving forward and fighting for human's rights.bebashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177614563521649315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-86385265038487444262011-07-01T09:16:27.480-04:002011-07-01T09:16:27.480-04:00i remember the bad old days of my first marriage, ...i remember the bad old days of my first marriage, when (in the aftermath of a suicide attempt, while on the psych ward getting counselling) i was told that if i would only "submit to your husband and not argue, then the marriage would last forever". that glass-crashing down sound was the sound of my belief in that particular "counselor" crashing to the ground, and i then invited him to do something anatomically impossible with his desk. *ahem*<br /><br />brava for your grandmother, and her belief in the country waking up and getting things right. and bravo for canada...for living up to her trust. happy canada day, dave.kittennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-69716525700157658422011-07-01T08:41:32.758-04:002011-07-01T08:41:32.758-04:00Beautiful post. Happy Canada Day to you! How bless...Beautiful post. Happy Canada Day to you! How blessed you were to have such a wonderful grandmother. When people yearn for the "good old days", I always think of women like my gggg-grandmother who was abused by my gggg-grandfather all her life - until she killed him in self-defense when she was 70 and he was 77 - and I think of people with disabilities living in institutions and people in slavery. Thankful that there are people who are forward thinking and work for change. People like you. Thanks, Dave!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624151975591059655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57052664548717317402011-07-01T05:40:41.618-04:002011-07-01T05:40:41.618-04:00wow what a wonderful post and story. I really love...wow what a wonderful post and story. I really love it and it made me feel very emotional - especially ''one day a woman would be protected by law, not luck''. What a wonderful summary of so much. I hope other countries, where women's fate is also often determined by 'luck', or lack of it, will also see their own day soon. Happy Canada day.Joyfulgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-42751001849505699762011-07-01T02:34:52.402-04:002011-07-01T02:34:52.402-04:00Great post Dave. You Grandmother sounded like an v...Great post Dave. You Grandmother sounded like an very special woman. It is people like that that caused the deep respect for elders in many cultures. Canada's first nations being only one. It is astounding to think that only a few generations ago women were not people and many of the rights and much of the lifestyle we take for granted were not even part of the landscape then. My Grandmother was born in a covered wagon just outside of Kenora, and it took my Great Grandparents over two years to travel from Montreal to Northern Saskatchewan.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294417720384602202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-89944819026725998142011-06-30T20:01:54.391-04:002011-06-30T20:01:54.391-04:00An unusual but beautiful post Dave. Happy Canada D...An unusual but beautiful post Dave. Happy Canada Day.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.com