tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post2006707525799963799..comments2023-06-21T08:32:31.823-03:00Comments on An exercise on existing: GrandmasKenia Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-21897455242227086492014-04-13T23:29:23.614-03:002014-04-13T23:29:23.614-03:00authentic, touching, observant ~authentic, touching, observant ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-9970521328882389832014-04-09T17:24:24.635-03:002014-04-09T17:24:24.635-03:00That's both funny and a little sad at the same...That's both funny and a little sad at the same time.. Yes, kids and their questions..Kerridwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114162167451828767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-90231642016254648692014-04-09T09:32:43.384-03:002014-04-09T09:32:43.384-03:00My son's kindergarten class fascinates me… I c...My son's kindergarten class fascinates me… I can see their personalities, their specific traits and idiosyncrasies already embedded in their little bodies…. and yes, they are so HONEST. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-5364720177278240612014-04-08T13:51:48.643-03:002014-04-08T13:51:48.643-03:00It's such a huge responsibility to be a teache...It's such a huge responsibility to be a teacher and know everything and answer truthfully and without crushing a young heart. Beautiful poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-50070184069396763782014-04-08T06:52:38.104-03:002014-04-08T06:52:38.104-03:00Great transaction between child and adult, each ne...Great transaction between child and adult, each needing something precious from the other -- child's wonder, teacher's truth -- both allowing a certain world to remain celebrated. Loved where you ended this, grieving yet sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-50398388203886355072014-04-07T15:33:21.541-03:002014-04-07T15:33:21.541-03:00o my...she's curious, sweet and honest..the st...o my...she's curious, sweet and honest..the stuff children are made of....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-37545482813607629332014-04-07T14:27:47.440-03:002014-04-07T14:27:47.440-03:00Those are some slim legs indeed! I love the line a...Those are some slim legs indeed! I love the line about being a teacher and therefore knowing everything there is. I remember thinking pretty much that way as a child.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-75657688468118117122014-04-07T12:18:11.286-03:002014-04-07T12:18:11.286-03:00How long does a Grandma last? That is so poignant,...How long does a Grandma last? That is so poignant, Kenia. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-37958513225913830142014-04-07T12:10:59.656-03:002014-04-07T12:10:59.656-03:00Yep, straightforward and true. Well done.Yep, straightforward and true. Well done.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-63172696249298188802014-04-07T11:19:31.534-03:002014-04-07T11:19:31.534-03:00You definitely capture the child's innocence h...You definitely capture the child's innocence here. Cute. Nice read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-85844469190528655282014-04-07T08:54:07.467-03:002014-04-07T08:54:07.467-03:00Ha! Sweet innocence.Ha! Sweet innocence.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-87220529511496548992014-04-06T10:26:33.414-03:002014-04-06T10:26:33.414-03:00You capture the child's world here, the simpli...You capture the child's world here, the simplicity and the ability to face things they don't understand with such devastating honesty that it forever re-frames our own adult ideas about them. Excellent writing, Kenia, simple and profound.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-23662840295669459902014-04-05T20:27:34.913-03:002014-04-05T20:27:34.913-03:00AwwwAwwwSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com