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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:56 AM Original message |
52 years together and now one is dying... |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. it is no less |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wish your boss's friend |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm Sorry... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. Recommended. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. It is the same, exactly. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. There is no excuse for not respecting a person's civil rights. |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
54. I'm with you... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. I cry |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. Please tell me |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. According to his e-mail.. |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
9. It's so simple even my children understand it |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. You're a great parent. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. . |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. When I was about 12 years old, in the late 1960s, |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I want to recommend this! |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. Thank you so much for sharing that! |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
45. That is amazing and lovely. Your dad was a good man. |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
51. What a wonderful story |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. Recommended. nt |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. K&R. |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. You managed to bring tears to my eyes. I think about dying and leaving |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thank you for posting this, Will. Maybe one day we will recognize that love is what |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
19. I defy anyone to tell me that 52 seconds together, living as spouses |
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dddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 05:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. Not only is it no less than a heterosexual couple, |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. I'm with you on that one. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. It does and my condolensces |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Please hug your boss and your partner for me |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Anyone who WOULD say it was less needs to grow a soul...NOW... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. Any two people who spend that much time together deserve more than a |
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Irishonly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. I am sorry |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. They can't tell you what to put on your gravestone. My old neighbor and his "friend" purchased |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. Very sorry for this couple. Hopefully when you and your partner |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. k&r nt |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. Wow, such a huge mix of emotions here... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. That's how it hit me, too. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. k&r There are a lot of good people with them now, and with you. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. I have great respect for anyone who can make a relationship last for 52 years. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. If I was a gifted writer I would write something profound |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&R, with sadness. - n/t |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
33. R&K |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
34. Oh, Will |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:20 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. On the practical side |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Wills aren't worth the paper they're written on for GLBT* couples |
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Firebrand Gary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
35. This is very sad. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
37. It can be embarrassing to be a member of this species at times. |
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airplaneman (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
38. a too long in coming basic civil rights and freedom issue |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. make the governor go to the partner's funeral and get an earful from the attendees n/t |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
41. You know the answer to that question, WillParkinson... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
42. may Peace be with you, your boss & his partner and families @ this difficult |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
46. They certainly do deserve that dignity. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:49 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. It amazes me that anyone can read this and say that 20 more |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Did I offer an opinion on the timetable? I GUESSED we would be all set by then, |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
47. At 1:30 this morning... |
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JAnthony (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
48. Great insightful article! K+R |
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JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
49. No defiance from me |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
53. Too late to 'R' but I'll kick it! How many have to suffer the indignity |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. kick, too late to rec |
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