tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post2974227188077032898..comments2023-10-01T02:15:58.234-07:00Comments on mommicked: Grit and RamblingTracyOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227348728165440844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-80626468521021510232013-01-01T22:11:20.499-08:002013-01-01T22:11:20.499-08:00I arrived here through a series of clicks. And...w...I arrived here through a series of clicks. And...where to begin? I have been a longtime NPR lover, but their stories seem more profound since my son died five months ago (NICU, 24-weeker who lived three weeks). Everything you said is so true: life is all about the profound mixed with the mundane. I suppose it always was, but it becomes jarringly obvious (and one always gets in the way of the Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958368678222230049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-42107065972732725122012-11-14T06:55:44.459-08:002012-11-14T06:55:44.459-08:00Are you saying that I might be obsessed with Ira G...Are you saying that I might be obsessed with Ira Glass? If so, you are correct.<br /><br />Were you able to hit the link to listen to the show with Tig Notaro's piece? I think you can also buy it on the Louis CK website. But that doesn't address your lack of access to Ira. I mean, I know we're not all Americans here but, This American Life seems like it would be just as awesome to TracyOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227348728165440844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-31169970360512147832012-11-13T14:35:29.828-08:002012-11-13T14:35:29.828-08:00Ok so "This American Life' is presented b...Ok so "This American Life' is presented by Ira Glass? Didn't he feature in this blog once previously?! All of these stories are so compelling and strange.Catherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-87165088543370748032012-11-07T12:52:55.811-08:002012-11-07T12:52:55.811-08:00"I think we're all born with the ability ..."I think we're all born with the ability to develop and use grit. Some people are just forced to dig too deep, too often or too deep, too early. I can't believe that this wasn't part of the radio story I heard. After you've struggled with something real...really real...it's hard to re-calibrate."<br /><br />Totally agree. There are some things I've had to Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212750107782259674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-9945394741354835172012-10-22T04:30:38.921-07:002012-10-22T04:30:38.921-07:00There's so much to say about the notion of gri...There's so much to say about the notion of grit. The main thing is that I think people who have never really had to employ grit shouldn't be permitted to talk about it--they always get it wrong.<br /><br />It is so hard to carry around an experience that is completely foreign to just about everyone you meet and I'm only somewhat off the path with my 32-weeker. It's like everyoneTracyOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227348728165440844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-24838813124910978372012-10-22T04:22:09.938-07:002012-10-22T04:22:09.938-07:00Hi, Renel. And welcome.
Your comment about WWII ...Hi, Renel. And welcome.<br /><br />Your comment about WWII survivors is something that I think about too. Of course, I remember all of the grandfathers and great uncles drinking fairly heavily at times. Even if you are welcomed home with the ticker tape parade and seen as a hero who helped save the world--it doesn't really erase all of the horror. <br /><br />To me the strangest thing is TracyOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227348728165440844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-18224049133199059122012-10-22T04:18:07.750-07:002012-10-22T04:18:07.750-07:00I have to go back and buy the whole performance. ...I have to go back and buy the whole performance. I think I have a new hero. But, I'm so glad that I wasn't trying to make my living in stand-up comedy before all of the death and mayhem started. I know that I don't have what it takes to do what Ms. Notaro did.TracyOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227348728165440844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-43424944993694123522012-10-20T15:16:04.169-07:002012-10-20T15:16:04.169-07:00Oh Tracy. If we were neighbours it would be like l...Oh Tracy. If we were neighbours it would be like looking in a mirror. So I certainly wouldn't be calling the authorities. I do a lot of my seething / laughing / weeping whilst listening to the radio too. Mainly because it is the only time that I am alone, on the drive to work. And I am keenly aware that a lot of my posts start, 'I was listening to the radio . . . . ' whilst driving Catherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-52923735752415795732012-10-19T14:37:04.842-07:002012-10-19T14:37:04.842-07:00I came over from still life with circles. Your pos...I came over from still life with circles. Your post is just wow! I can't copy and paste from my phone what you wrote but the part about all the bizarre bad news there is no good way to speak of it and no way not to talk about it. And also what you wrote about seeing people for the first time after loss and how exhausting it is just to keep going. We just keep going. I think about this a lot Renelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490888250385942221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851980518254014125.post-91482515482661242532012-10-19T03:36:25.184-07:002012-10-19T03:36:25.184-07:00It is so crazy. I was just blogging about that Tig...It is so crazy. I was just blogging about that Tig Notaro stand-up routine that was on This American Life. I bought the whole thing from Louis C.K.'s site. And it is amazing. It is five bucks, so totally worth it. I couldn't stop thinking about it after I heard it. And so much of it, I could relate to, even though our details are very different.<br /><br />This: <i>I will wake up tomorrowstill life angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150141781089602529noreply@blogger.com