tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18403281.post4361259962016988011..comments2007-04-10T12:08:48.665-05:00Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05450762165610169765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18403281.post-46925017810420412032007-04-10T12:08:00.000-05:002007-04-10T12:08:00.000-05:00I'm holding! We're all holding, as best we can. Thanks for the reminder that, as bad as it's been, we had something that not all father-daughter pairs get to share.rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18403281.post-36502972704623959722007-04-09T14:55:00.000-05:002007-04-09T14:55:00.000-05:00Rod,<BR/><BR/>You did deserve it - you DO deserve it. You and Rachel had something many fathers and daughters don't have - a true and loving bond. I can see it on your faces every time I look at pictures of the two of you. I see the pride you both had in each other. So you hold on tight to that!<BR/><BR/>LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18403281.post-82553464534717232152007-03-30T14:05:00.000-05:002007-03-30T14:05:00.000-05:00Very true... How I wish I could've done something. But you're right; she loved me and (whether or not I deserved it) she was proud of me, so I'll have to hold on to that as best I can. Thanks for commenting.Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18403281.post-13372623474759845122007-03-29T13:27:00.000-05:002007-03-29T13:27:00.000-05:00I worry about the things my son, who is approaching his 15th birthday, is going to face in life. We as parents want to be able to protect our offspring, but we can't be omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent, as much as that might be what we wish for, at least as far as our children are concerned.<BR/><BR/>Your daughter was proud of you and loved you. Ultimately that is a big, big plus and something to hold on to.The Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.com