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By: A Good Cry « Come Here Little Bug

A Good Cry « Come Here Little Bug — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:58:07 +0000

[...] had one tonight anyway. In case you haven’t read Matt, Liz and Madeline you must! It was THIS post in particular that produced involuntary tears, you should check it out, but let me give you a [...]

By: Sarah Prendergast

Sarah Prendergast — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:54:53 +0000

My daughter locked herself in the car with the keys once, in a busy gas station parking lot during rush hour in Atlanta. Someone called the cops, who showed up in about five minutes to break the window of our car. We were on a road trip from southern GA up to Ohio, so a broken window would have been the worst ever. I’ve never seen my husband break into a car so fast, using the handle of a 5-gallon bucket from a guy who was selling flowers on the corner.
Good job on not panicking. My daughter laughed at us the whole time, all the while pushing the automatic lock button to lock again and again and again. These things seem to happen in threes, as earlier the same day we got a speeding ticket and our car had broken down.
Thanks for sharing your story, and I have to say that it sounds to me like you’re a pretty great dad.

By: stepho

stepho — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:17:54 +0000

Hi Matt,
I’m a relatively new reader and I’ve been catching up on some old posts. I’m sorry I didn’t see this sooner because I definitely would have gone to the Rattled! reading. I read about Christine’s book on your blog, and went out and bought it. I really loved it. Hearing your guys’ stories has helped me realize I really do want kids of my own one day.

I live in the LA area so maybe one of these days I’ll be a new ~~stranger~~ friend.

xx,
*stepho*

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:14:35 +0000

I’ve read your blog a number of times, but I was touched by this post. I can’t imagine what you have been through. My prayers are with you and your daughter. Keep doing what you are doing.

By: Rosann(Illinois)

Rosann(Illinois) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:35:55 +0000

Matt: Did you read the paper. The first person to Die in the United States from the Swine Flu was a 33 year old women who lived in Texas. What makes this tragedy even worse is that she was pregnant and delivered a baby girl while in a coma. Needles to say another child has entered this world without a mother. Liz and Jackie at least got to see their children even if it was just for a moment.

Rosann

By: Liliana Sallee

Liliana Sallee — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:52:51 +0000

Hi Matt.

Found this sad news online. I thought of you & Liz’s foundation. I don’t know if you would like to contact this family to offer some support.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_re_us/us_swine_flu_texas

Liliana

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:33:13 +0000

I’m new here and thoroughly enjoyed your journaling and your photography. Your daughter is just beautiful and you have such talent with a camera. I’m a wanna be with a camera, but you’ve got skills.

Thanks for sharing. I hope writing is theraputic for you. Wish I could see that darling little girl of yours in person, she’s a cutie.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:42:43 +0000

You’re amazing. I’m inspired by your strength and love for your daughter. You’re doing your wife proud. I came to your blog through a friend, and saw you on O. Your daughter is just as lucky to have you as her Daddy as you are to have her.

By: Cindi-Wisconsinite

Cindi-Wisconsinite — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:37:56 +0000

Hi Matt-

I read your blog frequently, but don’t usually post any comments. Tonight, I received an emailed video about a girl from my area who I went to high school with, who just lost her pre-term little boy last week. He lived for an hour and her and her husband’s family made a beautiful video about their son, Gabriel. The reason I’m emailing the link to you is because it celebrates his life and I think it’s something you might want to see. You share so much of your life with others, I thought you might like to see how others handle tragedy, so you know you’re not alone. While typing this, I’m thinking this is weird, I should just delete this, but nope, I’m going to post it anyway. I really think you would appreciate it. Take care.

http://animoto.com/play/10631w3zDU1ac5Gk5O02Fw

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:11:43 +0000

Hi Matt. I was so moved by your story and I’ve read your blog from the beginning. I don’t want to bother you – I know you’re busy – but I just wanted to know….where would one find the candy necklace bink link like Madeline’s?