Comments on: File this in the irony folder… http://www.lathefamily.org/2008/11/file-this-in-the-irony-folder.shtml An unconventional family in a conventional world, taking notes Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Trey http://www.lathefamily.org/2008/11/file-this-in-the-irony-folder.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-2698 Trey Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.lathefamily.org/blog/?p=1610#comment-2698 Thanks Silph. I've resolved to post once a day now. Something. Anything. A small part of my growing resolve to become a daily activist! Thanks Silph.

I’ve resolved to post once a day now. Something. Anything. A small part of my growing resolve to become a daily activist!

]]> By: silph http://www.lathefamily.org/2008/11/file-this-in-the-irony-folder.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-2697 silph Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:33:59 +0000 http://www.lathefamily.org/blog/?p=1610#comment-2697 === Oh believe me, I fight back anger and resentment (not always successfully). === reminds me of the "don't take it so personally" story you wrote about. (which, btw, was a very emotionally gripping read). somehow, the posts sparked by strong emotion also are the posts that pack so much insight -- i guess it's your writing style and analytical mind? -- .. i remember how moving your four[?] part series about that close intimate friendship you had when you were young.. then going deeply back into the closet again.. and then how the mormon community intersected with all of this. your blog captured that, and -- even in these times -- your blog continues to capture what you go through in life and shows the kind of human spirit [if that's not too cliche'd a phrase] that is good for us to read. == THIS IS NOT OVER! == i love how you say this. yes. keep reminding us of your conviction and your strength -- this is good stuff to hear, it's heartening! you all are so courageous. comes with the territory for being a father (and damn but don't you have a RIGHT to be enraged, as a father), but still, one thing i love about blogs is that i get to sense this very real human aspect of people -- more than a news article or wikipedia entry. it can be heartening, it can be sensitizing, and it can be moving. as long as you keep writing, trey, i'll be reading! i love your posts, i do. /especially/ the posts motivated by a sparks strong emotion. ===
Oh believe me, I fight back anger and resentment (not always successfully).
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reminds me of the “don’t take it so personally” story you wrote about. (which, btw, was a very emotionally gripping read). somehow, the posts sparked by strong emotion also are the posts that pack so much insight — i guess it’s your writing style and analytical mind? — .. i remember how moving your four[?] part series about that close intimate friendship you had when you were young.. then going deeply back into the closet again.. and then how the mormon community intersected with all of this. your blog captured that, and — even in these times — your blog continues to capture what you go through in life and shows the kind of human spirit [if that's not too cliche'd a phrase] that is good for us to read.

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THIS IS NOT OVER!
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i love how you say this. yes. keep reminding us of your conviction and your strength — this is good stuff to hear, it’s heartening!

you all are so courageous. comes with the territory for being a father (and damn but don’t you have a RIGHT to be enraged, as a father), but still, one thing i love about blogs is that i get to sense this very real human aspect of people — more than a news article or wikipedia entry. it can be heartening, it can be sensitizing, and it can be moving.

as long as you keep writing, trey, i’ll be reading! i love your posts, i do. /especially/ the posts motivated by a sparks strong emotion.

]]> By: Trey http://www.lathefamily.org/2008/11/file-this-in-the-irony-folder.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-2696 Trey Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:15:04 +0000 http://www.lathefamily.org/blog/?p=1610#comment-2696 Oh believe me, I fight back anger and resentment (not always successfully). Yes, thank YOU for reading and commenting, you and others keep me blogging. I have new motivation for this blog and more actions now. THIS IS NOT OVER! Oh believe me, I fight back anger and resentment (not always successfully).

Yes, thank YOU for reading and commenting, you and others keep me blogging. I have new motivation for this blog and more actions now.

THIS IS NOT OVER!

]]> By: silph http://www.lathefamily.org/2008/11/file-this-in-the-irony-folder.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-2695 silph Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:52:37 +0000 http://www.lathefamily.org/blog/?p=1610#comment-2695 i clicked that link, read the first paragraph, and immediately my stomach sickened, i felt entirely disguisted, and i felt like spitting at my computer screen. it never amazes me how reasonably you take all of this, trey. you're clearheaded enough to give really insightful suggestion about what's so ironic about all of this. me, if i was in your shoes, i'd merely be in fits of emotional outrage and certainly not able to express myself in a clearheaded way. my heart sank when i realized prop 8 was going to pass. i looked at your post and then yondalla's post about the passing of prop 8 -- posts that talk about /continuing/ to fight ... and i admired you both. i hope i can be half as able to see the kinds of perspective that the both of you are able to still get even after all of this. like a lot of the other commenters, i feel sorry, sad, for this that's happened. how suddenly rights can be stripped away, just like that... . be well, trey. you and your family. and again, i feel compelled to thank you for this blog you have. i told you before that it was my first real example that my dreams of being a father wasn't just dreams, but /could actually be reality/ one day. thanks for sharing the reality of your family with all of us on the 'net, Trey. i clicked that link,
read the first paragraph,
and immediately my stomach sickened, i felt entirely disguisted, and i felt like spitting at my computer screen.

it never amazes me how reasonably you take all of this, trey. you’re clearheaded enough to give really insightful suggestion about what’s so ironic about all of this. me, if i was in your shoes, i’d merely be in fits of emotional outrage and certainly not able to express myself in a clearheaded way.

my heart sank when i realized prop 8 was going to pass.
i looked at your post and then yondalla’s post about the passing of prop 8 — posts that talk about /continuing/ to fight … and i admired you both. i hope i can be half as able to see the kinds of perspective that the both of you are able to still get even after all of this.

like a lot of the other commenters, i feel sorry, sad, for this that’s happened. how suddenly rights can be stripped away, just like that… .

be well, trey. you and your family.
and again, i feel compelled to thank you for this blog you have. i told you before that it was my first real example that my dreams of being a father wasn’t just dreams, but /could actually be reality/ one day. thanks for sharing the reality of your family with all of us on the ‘net, Trey.

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