Comments on: Smiles http://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/ Single Mom Dating? Real advice from a real single mom. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PerfectDateNow.info - A lesson in lovehttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-34803 PerfectDateNow.info - A lesson in love Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:02:27 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-34803 [...] My father and I were folding laundry, the piles were up to our knees. [...] [...] My father and I were folding laundry, the piles were up to our knees. [...]

]]> By: A lesson in love | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mamahttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-34726 A lesson in love | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mama Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:06:51 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-34726 [...] fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); My father and I were folding laundry, the piles were up to our knees.It had been a particularly rough week in [...] [...] fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); My father and I were folding laundry, the piles were up to our knees.It had been a particularly rough week in [...]

]]> By: A reminder. | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mamahttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-26663 A reminder. | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mama Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:05:27 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-26663 [...] fortune is a sharp dagger in the pit of my stomach that feels raw again every time Benjamin asks, “Where is my grandpa?” The questions are growing more frequent as he gets older and more curious. I answer as best as I am [...] [...] fortune is a sharp dagger in the pit of my stomach that feels raw again every time Benjamin asks, “Where is my grandpa?” The questions are growing more frequent as he gets older and more curious. I answer as best as I am [...]

]]> By: amyhttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-26157 amy Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:36:45 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-26157 You lost your wonderful Dad way too soon and way too young for both of you. I love his mantra though and try to practice it daily :) Being happy and nice has such such wonderful rewards... Making someone smile so priceless.. You lost your wonderful Dad way too soon and way too young for both of you.

I love his mantra though and try to practice it daily :) Being happy and nice has such such wonderful rewards… Making someone smile so priceless..

]]> By: A line of b.s. | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mamahttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-26142 A line of b.s. | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mama Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:32:35 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-26142 [...] a running grandma to snap a kid out of a funk.Especially when she is headed right for you. I know wherever my Dad is, he must be missing her like crazy.She talks about him all of the time. Still, twelve years later. [...] [...] a running grandma to snap a kid out of a funk.Especially when she is headed right for you. I know wherever my Dad is, he must be missing her like crazy.She talks about him all of the time. Still, twelve years later. [...]

]]> By: Fathers Day | Ms. Single Mamahttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-18071 Fathers Day | Ms. Single Mama Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:17:00 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-18071 [...] are very few fathers I’ve met in my life who can hold a candle to my own, but Papa Bear is one of [...] [...] are very few fathers I’ve met in my life who can hold a candle to my own, but Papa Bear is one of [...]

]]> By: On Miraculous Thingshttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-17150 On Miraculous Things Sat, 08 May 2010 03:04:08 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-17150 [...] He’s been gone for 11 years now. If only he could meet John. Maybe he has. John does have Dad’s middle name – Raymond. [...] [...] He’s been gone for 11 years now. If only he could meet John. Maybe he has. John does have Dad’s middle name – Raymond. [...]

]]> By: Working Single Momhttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-15135 Working Single Mom Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:40:18 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-15135 [...] months fly by and I wonder when they will turn into years flying by. The end. I hate thinking about the end and I don’t want it to get here (not [...] [...] months fly by and I wonder when they will turn into years flying by. The end. I hate thinking about the end and I don’t want it to get here (not [...]

]]> By: Etsy Finds for Christmashttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-14777 Etsy Finds for Christmas Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:50:22 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-14777 [...] a big fan of smiles. When there aren’t enough, or when they’re fake or forced, I shrivel up like a dying [...] [...] a big fan of smiles. When there aren’t enough, or when they’re fake or forced, I shrivel up like a dying [...]

]]> By: Valeriehttp://mssinglemama.com/2009/06/16/smiles/#comment-12740 Valerie Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:25:21 +0000 http://mssinglemama.com/?p=3799#comment-12740 Annelise, Your father was nothing less than Raymond's best friend. I will never forget driving to your home for the funeral. Except for Mozart's Requiem on the stereo, it was a quiet ride filled with the emptiness of profound loss. "Why," he asked, "why?" Raymond missed his big brother in so many ways. How many times he would say, if only Les was alive. Your father was our adviser, our friend and our "go to man" with questions big and small. I remember well those first dates -- accompanied by both brothers! We had so many good times. . . . Laughing through the streets of Chicago, Second City, Rush Street, Lake Michigan . . . we had so many good times . . . there are so many good stories!! They were remarkable men . . . so different and so much alike. . . considerate, kind and loving. However, Les had a droll sense of humor. Your parents visited soon after Anna was born . . . she cried that entire weekend. Our house was small, it was winter, so I would walk my sweet but loud baby outside in the snow so that the others might have a few moments of peace. Les insisted that we go out for dinner so I would not have to cook - but Anna hated the restaurant so we went for a long walk. As Les was ready to leave, he paused, turned around and looked at me and asked, "Does she ever stop crying?" I answered, "No." We all laughed! The most important thing I remember about your Dad is that if we ever needed anything, he would help without question. It is not too often in life that we can say that. Since Raymond died, I have wished so many times that Leslie was still only a phone call away for advice and kind words -- and even his biting humor! I cannot imagine your deep sense of longing. . . Just know that your father was remarkable - a trusted friend and devoted brother. Indeed, Raymond would often say that Les taught him just about everything that he needed to know! Annelise,
Your father was nothing less than Raymond’s best friend. I will never forget driving to your home for the funeral. Except for Mozart’s Requiem on the stereo, it was a quiet ride filled with the emptiness of profound loss. “Why,” he asked, “why?”
Raymond missed his big brother in so many ways. How many times he would say, if only Les was alive. Your father was our adviser, our friend and our “go to man” with questions big and small. I remember well those first dates — accompanied by both brothers! We had so many good times. . . . Laughing through the streets of Chicago, Second City, Rush Street, Lake Michigan . . . we had so many good times . . . there are so many good stories!!

They were remarkable men . . . so different and so much alike. . . considerate, kind and loving. However, Les had a droll sense of humor. Your parents visited soon after Anna was born . . . she cried that entire weekend. Our house was small, it was winter, so I would walk my sweet but loud baby outside in the snow so that the others might have a few moments of peace. Les insisted that we go out for dinner so I would not have to cook – but Anna hated the restaurant so we went for a long walk. As Les was ready to leave, he paused, turned around and looked at me and asked, “Does she ever stop crying?” I answered, “No.” We all laughed!

The most important thing I remember about your Dad is that if we ever needed anything, he would help without question. It is not too often in life that we can say that. Since Raymond died, I have wished so many times that Leslie was still only a phone call away for advice and kind words — and even his biting humor!

I cannot imagine your deep sense of longing. . . Just know that your father was remarkable – a trusted friend and devoted brother. Indeed, Raymond would often say that Les taught him just about everything that he needed to know!

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