tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post2423186602698200403..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Book Tour #18: The Red TentLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-75167153897170884152009-05-28T17:07:19.842-04:002009-05-28T17:07:19.842-04:00I love the description of what you did for your st...I love the description of what you did for your student. Such a wonderful thing to do for a young woman going through the loss of her mother and becoming a woman herself. Your kindness and compassion for others shows in all you do. <br /><br />ICLWRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028385789654418050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-26588328039469326532009-05-27T00:13:36.414-04:002009-05-27T00:13:36.414-04:00I'm sniffling along with the others about your las...I'm sniffling along with the others about your last 2 paragraphs. You've told the story very simply, but I think all of us read it as a movie script about the smart but struggling student and the inspirational, selfless teacher. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-33010823211241070382009-05-26T19:19:07.023-04:002009-05-26T19:19:07.023-04:00That would take too many entries to tell about all...That would take too many entries to tell about all the times I phoned it in and showed a video. Or how I always cried whenever I taught the French Revolution--not just a few sniffles, but year after year, it was the school joke because I would be giving my lecture and start sobbing. I don't know what it is about the French Revolution, but I'm getting teary writing this.<br /><br />My nickname at school was the teacher who teased too much. A child gave me that name in the second year and it stuck for a long time. And it was because...I teased too much.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-35375738080031383092009-05-26T18:41:04.731-04:002009-05-26T18:41:04.731-04:00Every story I hear about your teaching makes me th...Every story I hear about your teaching makes me think more and more that you are an incredible person who has touched so many lives. Now the internet are your students.<br /><br />Of course, I realize you don't tend to tell the stories about having a migraine, putting on a video for the class period, and putting your head on the desk.Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-16058584342179706682009-05-26T17:24:33.103-04:002009-05-26T17:24:33.103-04:00What a beautiful story. Thank you for what you did...What a beautiful story. Thank you for what you did for that student. I hope it stayed with her. I know it will stay with me. Yet another of Mel's stories to carry forward. <br /><br />(That was my question, btw, about the stories, and I thank you for taking it on. I also went there in my own post, overlong as usual, and found myself tacking recipes into the mix right along with stories. Not entirely surprising, eh?)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-72899656654272915692009-05-26T15:57:29.251-04:002009-05-26T15:57:29.251-04:00What a beautiful thing you did for your student. I...What a beautiful thing you did for your student. I'm very touched.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-71284563675419313572009-05-26T13:37:56.863-04:002009-05-26T13:37:56.863-04:00What a beautiful way to mark womanhood, with a car...What a beautiful way to mark womanhood, with a caring woman bearing blueberry muffins and paying attention to you.<br /><br />Your answer has affected how I will mark it when my daughter's time comes. I will make it special and celebratory.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-33707772875035710772009-05-26T10:58:55.823-04:002009-05-26T10:58:55.823-04:00I knew I loved you before this but I am amazed and...I knew I loved you before this but I am amazed and touched by the sensitivity you showed that young woman. You took a day that could have been emotionally traumatic and tempered the pain of her loss.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-2166673405945405152009-05-26T10:50:57.117-04:002009-05-26T10:50:57.117-04:00I read this book a year or so ago. I will attempt ...I read this book a year or so ago. I will attempt to blog about it today.Emilyhttp://lovesdolphins.bravejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-22324862623154470572009-05-26T09:44:46.984-04:002009-05-26T09:44:46.984-04:00*sniffle* Mel, that was so sweet of you. : ) You h...*sniffle* Mel, that was so sweet of you. : ) You have definitely given us some memorable stories to carry with us!loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-74881895003524035272009-05-25T23:56:41.241-04:002009-05-25T23:56:41.241-04:00I love what you did for that student. I agree tha...I love what you did for that student. I agree that is just so deeply moving. you are amazing. I can bet that moment profoundly impacted her life. you are awesome. <br /><br />I absolutely loved 'the red tent' when I read it before. wasn't able to read it this time around, but I am past due for a good read again. thanks for sharing this.lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-70081623784405065792009-05-25T23:17:26.022-04:002009-05-25T23:17:26.022-04:00Mel, I'm sitting at my desk in tears. This is dee...Mel, I'm sitting at my desk in tears. This is deeply moving. I started writing an insanely long comment, but decided to blog about it instead, so as not to clog up your comment space, if you want to check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com