Viewing the World With Fresh Eyes
Viewing comments for Chapter 2 "Dealing With Death"The fifteen Years of My Life
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Comment from jenintorre
This story in a poem is very well written and a great entry for the competition. I found this very harrowing. I think your Mum was very cruel, she sounds like my Mum. Good luck and best wishes. Jen.
reply by the author on 10-May-2020
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This story in a poem is very well written and a great entry for the competition. I found this very harrowing. I think your Mum was very cruel, she sounds like my Mum. Good luck and best wishes. Jen.
Comment Written 10-May-2020
reply by the author on 10-May-2020
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I don't think my mom was cruel, but she did use bad judgement sometimes. She didn't push me anymore after that incident. I don't think she meant to scare me with the head. Thanks for the review and comments.
Beth
Comment from Chrissy710
Hi Beth I must admit I did laugh at your mother bringing out the sculptured head and could see the fear in your eyes at the thought it was the dead persons head .
I wonder if you ever got over your fear.
When I was around 4 my grandfather showed me lightning in a storm and told me that sheet lightning was OK but fork lightning will kill you and I still hate storms and wont watch lightning and hide away ( I am 67 and cant get this fear out of my psyche
I enjoyed your story and good luck in the contest Cheers Chris
reply by the author on 10-May-2020
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Hi Beth I must admit I did laugh at your mother bringing out the sculptured head and could see the fear in your eyes at the thought it was the dead persons head .
I wonder if you ever got over your fear.
When I was around 4 my grandfather showed me lightning in a storm and told me that sheet lightning was OK but fork lightning will kill you and I still hate storms and wont watch lightning and hide away ( I am 67 and cant get this fear out of my psyche
I enjoyed your story and good luck in the contest Cheers Chris
Comment Written 10-May-2020
reply by the author on 10-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review. It took me a few more years but I did get over my fear. I think my mom realized it was time for her to back off and let me get over it in it my own time. Lightening was another thing I was afraid of as a kid. I thought if the lightening shone on me I would die. Their was one spot in my house I could go when the reflection couldn't hit me. LOL
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I cover my eyes still and close the curtains. I suppose I will always have this fear I would hate to fly through a storm
Comment from Ulla
Oh dear, Beth, I can understand why you freaked. On a personal level, I think children should be allowed to believe in their immortality for as long as possible. When my Dad became mortally ill and died when I was 15 I lost my innocence and belief in living forever. It was a great loss on top of losing my beloved father. I grew up very quickly.
I loved your poem and it's very well written. It also put a smile on my face. Good luck. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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Oh dear, Beth, I can understand why you freaked. On a personal level, I think children should be allowed to believe in their immortality for as long as possible. When my Dad became mortally ill and died when I was 15 I lost my innocence and belief in living forever. It was a great loss on top of losing my beloved father. I grew up very quickly.
I loved your poem and it's very well written. It also put a smile on my face. Good luck. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 09-May-2020
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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I guess Mom was afraid some one of grandparents are someone I was close to would die when I was quite young and she wanted me to be prepared. After that incident she backed off and two or three years later, it didn't bother me so bad.
Beth
Comment from Barbaraj1
This is a funny poem about a serious subject. I am sure there are many
children out there who are afraid of people dying. I had to laugh when
the mother brought out the head.
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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This is a funny poem about a serious subject. I am sure there are many
children out there who are afraid of people dying. I had to laugh when
the mother brought out the head.
Comment Written 09-May-2020
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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Thank you for the review. How many people would exit a funeral home with a head in their. Only my mother. She sure freaked me out. I'm glad you got a laugh. I hoped people would.
Beth
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Oh dear this may not have been the best way to deal with this situation as an already terrified child was indeed even more terrified! Fear of death is a very real emotion and often felt by the young. I think as we age we come to terms with it and accept it as it is an inevitable journey for us all. I enjoyed the story of your experience here, a memory you still have today, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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Oh dear this may not have been the best way to deal with this situation as an already terrified child was indeed even more terrified! Fear of death is a very real emotion and often felt by the young. I think as we age we come to terms with it and accept it as it is an inevitable journey for us all. I enjoyed the story of your experience here, a memory you still have today, love Dolly x
Comment Written 09-May-2020
reply by the author on 09-May-2020
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Thank you Dolly, After my reaction to the head, my Mom backed off and let me come to grips with in in my own time. By the time I was eleven or so, I didn't get so upset any more.
Beth
Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Beth. This is a highly unusual situation. It seems to me your thinking was logical, although your mother's point of view was coming from a different direction. You've explained the confusion very well here. Best of luck in the contest. Marilyn
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Hi Beth. This is a highly unusual situation. It seems to me your thinking was logical, although your mother's point of view was coming from a different direction. You've explained the confusion very well here. Best of luck in the contest. Marilyn
Comment Written 08-May-2020
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the comments. I pretty sure Mom had no idea I would think she was bringing out the heard of the dead man but I couldn't think anything else.
Beth
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LOL! Kids interpret things differently.
Comment from June Sargent
Although I'm sure you did not find this experience to be amusing, I did have to laugh. You did very well capturing the fear and disgust you must have felt, seeing that head coming towards you! Great story in a poem that we could all relate to.
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Although I'm sure you did not find this experience to be amusing, I did have to laugh. You did very well capturing the fear and disgust you must have felt, seeing that head coming towards you! Great story in a poem that we could all relate to.
Comment Written 08-May-2020
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. It was a scary experience for me at the time but I have to laugh now as well.
Beth
Comment from barbara.wilkey
If the subject matter wasn't so serious, this would be funny. I enjoyed reading your contest entry. This poem does tell a story, so I could say you nailed it. Thank you for sharing and good luck.
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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If the subject matter wasn't so serious, this would be funny. I enjoyed reading your contest entry. This poem does tell a story, so I could say you nailed it. Thank you for sharing and good luck.
Comment Written 08-May-2020
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Thank you Barbara. Death is serious but I was hoping the readers would find it funny that I was so wrong about what I was seeing.
Beth
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Story/poem about the way children see things differently than adults and a sculpture I'd someone can look to them like dead man covered in stone.
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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A very well-written Story/poem about the way children see things differently than adults and a sculpture I'd someone can look to them like dead man covered in stone.
Comment Written 08-May-2020
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments.
Beth
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
Your poem is so many things: cute, funny, macabre, precious, scary, and more. That head in the photo does look dead! (Although obviously, no one when you were a child would have thought to photograph the sculpted head that scared you half to death.)
One small error:
My daughter much have lost her mind.
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My daughter must have lost her mind.
Children often engage in magical thinking, and in your young mind, it became instantly possible that your mother was insisting that you pay your respects to the man, one way or the other! A severed head!
I attended my first wake at about the age of eight, for a neighbor who died of natural causes. When we got home, I was afraid that his ghost was hiding under my bed!
Children are easily frightened and can come to some strange conclusions. You wrote about it very well in your poem.
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Your poem is so many things: cute, funny, macabre, precious, scary, and more. That head in the photo does look dead! (Although obviously, no one when you were a child would have thought to photograph the sculpted head that scared you half to death.)
One small error:
My daughter much have lost her mind.
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My daughter must have lost her mind.
Children often engage in magical thinking, and in your young mind, it became instantly possible that your mother was insisting that you pay your respects to the man, one way or the other! A severed head!
I attended my first wake at about the age of eight, for a neighbor who died of natural causes. When we got home, I was afraid that his ghost was hiding under my bed!
Children are easily frightened and can come to some strange conclusions. You wrote about it very well in your poem.
Comment Written 08-May-2020
reply by the author on 08-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. I was around six or seven when this happened. The head looked exactly like the old man to me. I never pushed my children to face death and they didn't seem to have that much problem. Thanks for pointing out the type.
Beth
