tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post1794198599363092360..comments2023-11-05T01:32:28.975-06:00Comments on Observations from an Ozark Life: Imaginary FriendsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-30805786673650925812013-03-05T13:06:52.706-06:002013-03-05T13:06:52.706-06:00I love you, Wendy. Parallel lives... I didn't...I love you, Wendy. Parallel lives... I didn't have imaginary friends, but ask my dad sometime about the time he caught me pretending that the newly dug mounds of red dirt next to the new septic tank were sand dunes outside Mecca.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183928953765458393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-48797167091344852002011-12-28T09:05:02.841-06:002011-12-28T09:05:02.841-06:00Glynis, thanks for the well-wishes. You know, when...Glynis, thanks for the well-wishes. You know, when it comes to scabs, really... nothing sounds right!<br /><br />LTM, love kindred spirits!!<br /><br />Mr. Shife, Happy New Year! You are gonna have so much FUN with your boy. I have two of them and it's all daily adventures and wonderment!<br /><br />BJ, thank you! And for taking the time to visit. :DWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-31419223641362705502011-12-28T06:36:04.361-06:002011-12-28T06:36:04.361-06:00I heaved his limp and wailing form off the floor a...I heaved his limp and wailing form off the floor and carried him folded in half down the hallway like a disloyal suitcase with a mutinous zipper. <br /> <br />I thought that was just beautiful. Keep on writing.BJ Kerryhttp://www.kerry-mutterings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-12623822388996972652011-12-21T23:12:59.633-06:002011-12-21T23:12:59.633-06:00You can have my imaginary friend, Wendy. Enjoyed r...You can have my imaginary friend, Wendy. Enjoyed reading about your son, and the adventures that await me as my little man gets older. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-51013346979488165242011-12-21T08:49:59.729-06:002011-12-21T08:49:59.729-06:00exceptionally cool. And I wonder if this is just a...exceptionally cool. And I wonder if this is just a personality thing because my mom DID buy me Barbies, and my BF and I would sometimes stay up all night playing out scenes with them... then during the day we'd be 86 and 99 fighting crime and battling secret spies... Now I write books and she paints portraits. And we both can be caught staring off into space at odd times~ :D <br /><br />Here's to kindred spirits! :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-10739254901174670892011-12-21T05:50:00.234-06:002011-12-21T05:50:00.234-06:00Aw, bless your son and his scabby friend. Oh, that...Aw, bless your son and his scabby friend. Oh, that didn't sound right!<br /><br />Have a Happy Christmas and Healthy 2012.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-47938769237214149922011-12-20T13:53:07.350-06:002011-12-20T13:53:07.350-06:00Steve, with the weekend coming up I'm taking y...Steve, with the weekend coming up I'm taking your suggestion and having a party for all my imaginary friends. And thanks for the best advice ever.<br /><br />June, come for tea. We can have a contest from the back porch.<br /><br />Stina, try an imaginary villain in the grocery store as an adult. It's still pretty fun.<br /><br />Star, thanks for coming by. I always love to see you here.<br /><br />Christina, I hope this won't embarrass my son one day. (Oh well.)<br /><br />Susan, I agree. Down with video games, up with sticks and dirt!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-20753921081376608602011-12-20T10:56:47.354-06:002011-12-20T10:56:47.354-06:00One of the best gifts a parent can give her child ...One of the best gifts a parent can give her child is to nurture his natural imagination and creativity. An creative mind is never bored.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-41454367135781138032011-12-20T10:46:28.979-06:002011-12-20T10:46:28.979-06:00AWWWWW, I sooo loved that story about your son!!AWWWWW, I sooo loved that story about your son!!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-2496181111428381192011-12-20T07:38:31.063-06:002011-12-20T07:38:31.063-06:00Do so enjoy your posts, thanks!Do so enjoy your posts, thanks!Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350579051520505525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-5211877733186878452011-12-20T07:16:27.346-06:002011-12-20T07:16:27.346-06:00I love your imagination. Imagery villains sounds l...I love your imagination. Imagery villains sounds like more fun than imagery friends. My friend (the real one) and I used to do the same thing when we were kids. That was back in the day of only 2 cool channels on TV (I lived in England). Our imaginations ruled. <br /><br />Now when I know I have to wait in line, I read a book. That's guaranteed to make the wait short. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-84501899284785364062011-12-20T04:43:17.284-06:002011-12-20T04:43:17.284-06:00Well said, kindred spirit. I lived in my head most...Well said, kindred spirit. I lived in my head most of my childhood. 'Til I left home, in fact. It saved me. Still does sometimes. I might could even out-gaze you at the kitchen door :PJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822334295787019802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-55652304580989279492011-12-20T03:14:36.419-06:002011-12-20T03:14:36.419-06:00As a kid I never had an imaginary friend.
It'...<i>As a kid I never had an imaginary friend.</i><br /><br />It's never too late!<br /><br />This is full of wonderful insights: <i>They mimic the steady drone of the bee hives I watched for hours during long, hot summer days.</i> You have a knack for making magic out of the mundane. An expression I got, in fact, from you.<br /><br />Keep writing, Wendy. Don't look around to see if anyone approves, or even notices. Just keep writing.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-84788904173613160382011-12-19T22:50:59.802-06:002011-12-19T22:50:59.802-06:00Eva, he's THE MOST sentimental kid I've ev...Eva, he's THE MOST sentimental kid I've ever met. One part of me thinks it's charming and adorable, but another part of me just wonders if it means he's in for a lot of heartbreak, tender boy.<br /><br />Jaz, aw thanks. Hey, you're not that crazy lady that rips the recipes out of the magazines at my doctor's office are you?<br /><br />Jemi, had I known how you felt I would have saved him for you. :)<br /><br />Dawn, how sweet are you. Thanks for coming back and seeing me. Since you've been here a while you've seen my should-I-share-stuff-that's-not-funny struggle. So, your comment has special meaning to me. Thank you. <br /><br />Sarah, a compliment from Sarah Hina makes a girl's night!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-40774483975906553712011-12-19T22:11:29.473-06:002011-12-19T22:11:29.473-06:00I loved every word of this, Wendy. You write beaut...I loved every word of this, Wendy. You write beautifully of your childhood, and more importantly, you tap into what it's like to <i>be</i> a child still. Sometimes, we forget. <br /><br />Your son is a lucky little guy. <br /><br />Thanks for this. It was poignant in the best sense.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-80109963900933948102011-12-19T21:48:49.341-06:002011-12-19T21:48:49.341-06:00Also, MY mother's name is "Wendy," t...Also, MY mother's name is "Wendy," that makes you "cool" in my book. <br /><br />... not that I have a tangible "book," per se, but, you know... :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-14994281869283807242011-12-19T21:47:49.497-06:002011-12-19T21:47:49.497-06:00Wendy--
I've actually been reading your blog ...Wendy--<br /><br />I've actually been reading your blog for a couple years. I started mine in 2009 and found yours through Blogs of Note that summer. I've been reading since then, and have always enjoyed your words, whether they be happy, entertaining, morose, or otherwise. They're full of truth, full of story. They may be a bit hyperbolic, for all I know. Regardless, I care for your stories, your imagination, and they way you present both to us. <br /><br />You're a good teller of stories, and an even better mother.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-10354996245702386072011-12-19T20:47:56.632-06:002011-12-19T20:47:56.632-06:00That's an awesome story! I love that you saved...That's an awesome story! I love that you saved scabby! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-15006426124416093792011-12-19T20:42:55.919-06:002011-12-19T20:42:55.919-06:00I love this, Wendy--the part about you and the par...I love this, Wendy--the part about you and the part about your son. <br /><br />You are a very good mom.<br /><br />And you have me rethinking my impatience at the doctor and the grocery store and...well, everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-70862888523076048272011-12-19T18:42:56.075-06:002011-12-19T18:42:56.075-06:00That is too funny...and a little sad....scabby as ...That is too funny...and a little sad....scabby as a friend! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.com