tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post7788128063667147458..comments2024-01-26T03:40:17.625-05:00Comments on The Fourth Frog Blog: A letter to my daughter (and yours)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-78504464600237568622012-02-10T01:43:06.161-05:002012-02-10T01:43:06.161-05:00Thank you for writing this. I hope your daughter ...Thank you for writing this. I hope your daughter pulls it out whenever she needs to remember that a bad day doesn't mean a bad life. I'm sure there are others who need that same message - in printed word - right in front of their eyes.<br /><br />I want to keep this and give it to my kiddo for that day when I'm not cool anymore and I can't make it all better with a box of Legos.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112453369738198010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-45953471563380681772012-01-19T21:24:27.210-05:002012-01-19T21:24:27.210-05:00Go ahead ... Make me cry!Go ahead ... Make me cry!Beth Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047047792782914757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-52254652863675601312012-01-19T19:56:47.089-05:002012-01-19T19:56:47.089-05:00This is a great post. It is heartbreaking any time...This is a great post. It is heartbreaking any time I lose a student or former student. One of the only reasons I still teach and put up with the crap thrown at us by the state department of education is because I know that in my school, I am that "someone" for several students each year. I have kids talk to me about horrible things they are enduring, and I always feel honored that they trust me as a sounding board. Most of the time, they just want someone to listen. Thanks again for a very important blog post!Jolie Lindleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-15437054262936314232012-01-19T08:53:23.652-05:002012-01-19T08:53:23.652-05:00Amy, you are so right. And your timing couldn'...Amy, you are so right. And your timing couldn't have been more perfect in my world--just last night, we heard that a 15 yr old friend of my daughter's took her own life too.<br />The first things I asked was "did she have any friends?" and "What was going on in her family?" <br />Suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem. It's just so so sad.Momzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078211684662158122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-75273770850617119312012-01-19T07:53:08.124-05:002012-01-19T07:53:08.124-05:00After 18 years of teaching high school English, it...After 18 years of teaching high school English, it still is a total heart-breaking, gut-wrenching moment when you hear that a teenager thought he/she had no other choice or option. Your letter is so important for your daughter and her friends and all our of children to hear, and it cannot be said enough. Hugs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003384586082557583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-54335463039838204492012-01-19T07:48:59.931-05:002012-01-19T07:48:59.931-05:00In the last two years, my school district has been...In the last two years, my school district has been rocked by three suicides. Three in a city of only 28,000 people.<br /><br />I knew none of the children, but I grieved nonetheless. <br /><br />Taking a life, your own valuable potential filled life, is never the answer.<br /><br />I agree...someone will listen.<br /><br />Sorry for your heartache, and I will pray for that girl's family.Ellen aka Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892924619560880572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-24797159270583380512012-01-18T23:49:40.508-05:002012-01-18T23:49:40.508-05:00What an awesome post! It brought tears to my eyes...What an awesome post! It brought tears to my eyes.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315462482472174836noreply@blogger.com