tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post6718161214167155281..comments2023-11-03T08:16:13.668-07:00Comments on Down With Oz: 59. A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Rest of My LifeDownTownDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668864798163599209noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-26244954128154668632010-08-05T20:15:54.686-07:002010-08-05T20:15:54.686-07:00So glad that you are back, Dan! I personally LOVE...So glad that you are back, Dan! I personally LOVE the "dad" perspective too!!<br /><br />Completely understand the stepping back a bit. But I am glad to see that you are still thinking of those new parents out there! After all, I was one not too long ago. And your blog was one of the first ones I start reading at a time when my emotions had the best of me!!<br /><br />Glad that you are back!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643251885429921088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-43650165591848727942010-08-02T05:06:24.570-07:002010-08-02T05:06:24.570-07:00Thank you so much, Cheri. Your comment means a lot...Thank you so much, Cheri. Your comment means a lot to me.<br /><br />That sounds like a generic response, but it isn't. Your post really means a lot to me.DownTownDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668864798163599209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-52879422308802191352010-07-31T09:20:50.339-07:002010-07-31T09:20:50.339-07:00Dan...whether you write once a day or once a month...Dan...whether you write once a day or once a month or once a year... your blog with remain a mainstay for me because you are real, I like to read from your "dad" perspective, I love the resources you have sourced for others to glean from, and I actually do like to see the minutia...because I like to see real people doing real life while making their way with Down syndrome being a huge part of it...and is the ingredient that has glued us all together here in this crazy internet forum.<br /><br />I am glad Ozzie's birth propelled you forward with a huge machete, at first, because look around your "blogs" (note the plural) to see what would not be there had you not had that in your hands.<br /><br />Perhaps your step back is just you now trading the machete in for a pocket knife. Pulling out whatever little "tool" you feel necessary for the moment when a moment arises now that the trail has been cut.<br /><br />I do understand the step back though, I've felt that way too a bit ...but pinky promise you'll not store that machete too far back in the shed because we may need it on future Oz Squad missions! ;)<br /><br />Cheri<br /><br />PS...my delete up above was my A-Type personality finding a typo ;)Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644571627468626304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-43771964560702273232010-07-31T09:17:49.030-07:002010-07-31T09:17:49.030-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644571627468626304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-76071789573012921632010-07-30T16:38:33.450-07:002010-07-30T16:38:33.450-07:00This is so NOT boring. I have tears (ok, small on...This is so NOT boring. I have tears (ok, small ones), just thinking of Ozzie's big ear to ear grin and the pinkie swear is priceless. New parents who are struggling really need to read this. Of course, it'd be great if you found time to post a couple photos. You have the opportunity to help those new parents as much as other bloggers helped you when Ozzie was a baby. So have I guilted you into posting a photo yet?Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-36528103446646284282010-07-30T14:27:26.082-07:002010-07-30T14:27:26.082-07:00Hi! We too are looking foreward to see a video of ...Hi! We too are looking foreward to see a video of Ozzie walking :-)<br />And we was looking into your blog, waiting for birthday-fotos ;-)<br />To late for Happy Birthday but<br />congratulation for your walking, Ozzie! <br />Christine & Joshua, Germanychrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501027636573245488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-8766302389269575222010-07-28T19:07:04.477-07:002010-07-28T19:07:04.477-07:00I did wonder where you were!! Great to hear the re...I did wonder where you were!! Great to hear the reasons why and always good to read your posts...boring or not :)The Sanchez Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193773268823617205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-41954034148673560352010-07-28T16:09:52.783-07:002010-07-28T16:09:52.783-07:00Dan is still alive!!! Yay! :) I've missed you...Dan is still alive!!! Yay! :) I've missed you, but I completely get where you're coming from and have stepped back a bit myself. I cannot wait to see current pics/video of Ozzie. We're still at the "will he ever walk" stage, so seeing proof might be helpful.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-35432269953680811342010-07-28T15:46:45.063-07:002010-07-28T15:46:45.063-07:00Happy b-day to Ozzie. So, you went and found your...Happy b-day to Ozzie. So, you went and found yourself some balance in this ebb and flow, eh? Good for you. Since so many of us have each other in Google Reader or RSS feeds, we tend to pop over only when something new is posted, so the low traffic flow makes sense. I'm woefully behind in my blog reading too. I think it is easy to over extend oneself. Moderation is healthy afterall. Catch ya 'round the web.<br />---JenJRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295890734305677152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-41835002978095064422010-07-28T11:31:59.783-07:002010-07-28T11:31:59.783-07:00::waves::
Good to see you, my friend : ) SO glad...::waves::<br /><br />Good to see you, my friend : ) SO glad to hear that Ozzie is doing wonderfully!!!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128989346808056402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-60359158003419182722010-07-28T10:59:50.241-07:002010-07-28T10:59:50.241-07:00Good to read you again, friend.Good to read you again, friend.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749431284192436424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-74013800852706411392010-07-28T07:17:40.785-07:002010-07-28T07:17:40.785-07:00Yes, I have come to the place I expected - or hope...Yes, I have come to the place I expected - or hoped - to be. At least for now. The future holds many difficult challenges, to be sure. I'm not trying to fool myself into believing that I have all the answers. But I do have a lot of them.<br /><br />I have read Dave's blog before, but not in a long time. I look forward to spending some time catching up on it tonight.DownTownDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668864798163599209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-70977406095295656952010-07-28T07:11:01.318-07:002010-07-28T07:11:01.318-07:00It's kinda funny when life gets in the way of ...It's kinda funny when life gets in the way of blogging isn't it? Or is it the other way around? I still read. I appreciate your need for a break or to not document the minutia. So you've come to the place you expected to be before Ozzie was born then? The normalcy...that seems something to brag about to me. Maybe new inspiration is needed?<br /><br />http://davehingsburger.blogspot.com/2010/07/down-syndrome-off-clock.html<br /><br />Or maybe it's not new if you read Dave already-Colehttp://www.thetaooftulips.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-77166407835781754972010-07-28T06:32:19.381-07:002010-07-28T06:32:19.381-07:00Great to hear from you, Ria :)Great to hear from you, Ria :)DownTownDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668864798163599209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499524250431701248.post-68377406771743635692010-07-28T06:30:34.696-07:002010-07-28T06:30:34.696-07:00Hi Dan! Great to hear from you. We would love to s...Hi Dan! Great to hear from you. We would love to see videos of Ozzie whenever you get a chance to post. It's good to take a break once in a while to recharge and yes, live more. Totally understandable! And hey, you're not alone.Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.com