Comments on: plan a and plan b http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: reverendmother http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23358 reverendmother Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:45:28 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23358 Thank you, everyone. It came out in a huge rush. Thank you, everyone. It came out in a huge rush.

]]> By: Songbird http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23318 Songbird Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:35:15 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23318 What a beautiful rendering of a horrifying scenario, rm. What a beautiful rendering of a horrifying scenario, rm.

]]> By: Kelley http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23317 Kelley Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:30:16 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23317 Oh! My heart started beating faster just reading this. On one of our drives this summer from rain-soaked Arkansas to rain-soaked Kansas we noticed that the rivers were spilling over their banks and at one point the water was nudging the edge of the highway. My youngest asked "What would we do if...?" So we talked through each step and pulled out the window tapper in the glove compartment until her eyes were not quite so wide. All will be well RM. But worst case scenario...adrenaline does amazing things! Oh! My heart started beating faster just reading this.
On one of our drives this summer from rain-soaked Arkansas to rain-soaked Kansas we noticed that the rivers were spilling over their banks and at one point the water was nudging the edge of the highway. My youngest asked “What would we do if…?” So we talked through each step and pulled out the window tapper in the glove compartment until her eyes were not quite so wide. All will be well RM. But worst case scenario…adrenaline does amazing things!

]]> By: NotShyChiRev http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23315 NotShyChiRev Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:53:10 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23315 Sometimes I forget how freeing (and incredibly limiting) it is to be worrying mostly about big picture issues instead of precious souls in the back seat. Sometimes I forget how freeing (and incredibly limiting) it is to be worrying mostly about big picture issues instead of precious souls in the back seat.

]]> By: ppb http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23308 ppb Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:11:53 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23308 a new thing to worry about... a new thing to worry about…

]]> By: Cheesehead http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23307 Cheesehead Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:02:35 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23307 Wow. Wow.

]]> By: tribalchurch http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23289 tribalchurch Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:21:03 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23289 One of your best, RM. Really amazing. But now...oh great...it's going to keep ME up at night too. One of your best, RM. Really amazing.

But now…oh great…it’s going to keep ME up at night too.

]]> By: Keith http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23280 Keith Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:34:33 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23280 On the bus home yesterday (I left the bike at work), I made a point of reading the directions on the bar you're supposed to lift before opening the window outward, and wondered what I'd do if my side was the one settled on the bottom. I could fantasize about being noble and letting the people panicking above me find their ways out the other side while I waited democratically and possibly drowned. That lasted until I thought of the two-year-olds at home. I'm not sure I would have thought about it in precisely the same way if I hadn't found out recently about the suicide of one of the men on my fathers-of-twins board. On the bus home yesterday (I left the bike at work), I made a point of reading the directions on the bar you’re supposed to lift before opening the window outward, and wondered what I’d do if my side was the one settled on the bottom.

I could fantasize about being noble and letting the people panicking above me find their ways out the other side while I waited democratically and possibly drowned. That lasted until I thought of the two-year-olds at home.

I’m not sure I would have thought about it in precisely the same way if I hadn’t found out recently about the suicide of one of the men on my fathers-of-twins board.

]]> By: Magdalene6127 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23245 Magdalene6127 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:52:31 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23245 This poem had me holding my breath. Wonderful. Really powerful. Mags This poem had me holding my breath. Wonderful. Really powerful.

Mags

]]> By: towanda http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23244 towanda Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:41:19 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-07-16/plan-a-and-plan-b#comment-23244 Oh, powerful. O my. Oh, powerful. O my.

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