tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post6444639411693566011..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Eva's TaleFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90409428848256793992009-11-18T22:01:16.572+00:002009-11-18T22:01:16.572+00:0003A Cuban in London - How lovely that you see th...03A Cuban in London - How lovely that you see that<br /><br />Argent - children so often have to be when adults lack sensitivity<br /><br />Deborah - thank you very much for thatFrikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39657055457235528512009-11-17T21:02:41.762+00:002009-11-17T21:02:41.762+00:00What a poignant scene this is, and your ability to...What a poignant scene this is, and your ability to put yourself in the mind of this child is wonderful. We all have memories of misunderstanding and being misunderstood by big people, and it serves us well to be reminded of that. How beautiful, Friko.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21984855981159426012009-11-16T21:26:00.277+00:002009-11-16T21:26:00.277+00:00I remember that feeling where adults seem to have ...I remember that feeling where adults seem to have all the power and you very little of it. Eva is wise and patient beyond her years.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69282656452521177092009-11-16T09:24:36.957+00:002009-11-16T09:24:36.957+00:00'Miss Manfred said, very well then, but she di...'Miss Manfred said, very well then, but she didn’t smile and she didn’t say thank you either, which Mum says you must always do when somebody does something for you.'<br /><br />I was almost in tears there. That's how innocence is crushed. That's how it starts and then we, adults, reap what we sow. And we complain.<br /><br />Marvellous post. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings fromA Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40610124561068701382009-11-14T23:02:12.435+00:002009-11-14T23:02:12.435+00:00Frances - bless you
Mark Kerstetter - 'un...Frances - bless you<br /><br />Mark Kerstetter - 'unknowable adults' that's good<br /><br />robert - thank you, the same to you<br /><br />Margaret - thank you for wanting to defend Eva<br /><br />Cloudia - too true, Aloha !<br /><br />Lane Savant - we all need to learn this<br /><br />Amada - not my intention, Amanda; I'm sure you are kind to your daughter anyway<brFrikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65854646021184595792009-11-14T21:17:44.700+00:002009-11-14T21:17:44.700+00:00You captured the spirit of Eva's surrounding s...You captured the spirit of Eva's surrounding so well. Children at that time didn't argue with adults. My mum always found it shocking that my children argued when they thought they were treated unjustly.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304906179807218201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-86982809480448383902009-11-14T20:57:36.022+00:002009-11-14T20:57:36.022+00:00friko - childhood and adulthood is filled with mom...friko - childhood and adulthood is filled with moments like this that you describe here because we are so focussed on role. the parent has to parent all the time, the child has to do what makes the situation work whenever possible. often the confusion is about people sticking to their roles and not to themselves. you are such a beautiful writer. i am always left in awe!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3393691786981384802009-11-14T17:15:51.620+00:002009-11-14T17:15:51.620+00:00Children are fragile, they have to live in an adul...Children are fragile, they have to live in an adult world and it is scary. Beautifully told story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-67130294052503364362009-11-14T06:25:57.699+00:002009-11-14T06:25:57.699+00:00This really gave me the creeps.
When my 1 1/2 yea...This really gave me the creeps.<br /><br />When my 1 1/2 year old daughter wakes up tomorrow I will tell her she no longer needs to clean the bins.Brilliant Sulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455777088708665581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65936172178317434732009-11-14T05:54:33.567+00:002009-11-14T05:54:33.567+00:00"Suffer the little children" means put u..."Suffer the little children" means put up with them.<br />Suffer for them, tolerate their weakness.<br />Too many people get that backwards.Lane Savanthttp://stellamartis.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88127079585009238352009-11-14T03:45:02.136+00:002009-11-14T03:45:02.136+00:00Children should come first, not adults' conven...Children should come first, not adults' convenience. A powerful story you are sharing.<br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend Friko<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24127815538937314822009-11-14T02:26:06.498+00:002009-11-14T02:26:06.498+00:00Hi Friko~ I love the dramatic tension that builds...Hi Friko~ I love the dramatic tension that builds in your stories. You're just as good as the scraper! I think in your defense, I might have added to the teacher that the bin had not been cleaned in a long time and was a major, time-consuming task for you. However, it really wouldn't have been wise to argue with this sort of mindset. I'm glad you got Heidi (I adored that book, Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41321511127145629952009-11-14T01:00:54.908+00:002009-11-14T01:00:54.908+00:00Dear Friko,
I'll for sure keep this at least ...Dear Friko, <br />I'll for sure keep this at least in my mind,for a long time to come, while speaking to my son.<br />A wonderful weekend for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-56577880225855304642009-11-14T00:59:42.627+00:002009-11-14T00:59:42.627+00:00Took me back to childhood and that awful feeling o...Took me back to childhood and that awful feeling of looking up to the almighty unknowable adults.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66064984085357274532009-11-14T00:16:57.428+00:002009-11-14T00:16:57.428+00:00Hello Friko,
As I read this chapter of Eva's ...Hello Friko,<br /><br />As I read this chapter of Eva's tale, I just wanted to intervene, to jump into that story and explain everything. Make it all right.<br /><br />Sooner something is addressed, sooner it can be healed. True for children, and adults, too.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42754271508870980062009-11-13T22:33:19.127+00:002009-11-13T22:33:19.127+00:00her at home - you are so right
Pondside - squ...her at home - you are so right<br /><br />Pondside - squirmy feeling is good, I had/have plenty of those<br /><br />Tabor - well, Eva wasn't<br /><br />Fran Hill - you must be a very good teacher<br /><br />Wipso - thank you; I shall come over and see what you've got<br /><br />Martin H - I'm glad; it keeps you coming back<br /><br />Prospero - Poor Eva indeed; As she Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-86170365781361290592009-11-13T20:00:44.574+00:002009-11-13T20:00:44.574+00:00Dear, little Eva was extremely patient with the ad...Dear, little Eva was extremely patient with the adults around her - and their poor behaviour! Hard for a child to figure out the reasoning and leaps of logic of adults!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47797936499254024212009-11-13T19:35:59.551+00:002009-11-13T19:35:59.551+00:00Poor Eva. Can we not just let the children play?Poor Eva. Can we not just let the children play?Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45382021417553353352009-11-13T16:56:57.833+00:002009-11-13T16:56:57.833+00:00Friko
I eagerly look forward to Eva's Tale an...Friko<br /><br />I eagerly look forward to Eva's Tale and The Scraper's Diary. I'm hooked!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40644773522673463922009-11-13T16:26:04.717+00:002009-11-13T16:26:04.717+00:00As ever a really wonderful blog. Please check out...As ever a really wonderful blog. Please check out my blog...I've left you a challenge there :-) <br />A xAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564678114875826791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58467367225189745432009-11-13T15:49:52.625+00:002009-11-13T15:49:52.625+00:00You represent the potential cruelty of adults to i...You represent the potential cruelty of adults to innocent children very well. She frightened me.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87354525469195499272009-11-13T14:27:14.324+00:002009-11-13T14:27:14.324+00:00I tend to forget how children can misunderstand. ...I tend to forget how children can misunderstand. We assume they are always tryng to get out of doing something, but perhaps not!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34348891763676734262009-11-13T13:41:32.562+00:002009-11-13T13:41:32.562+00:00What an awful squirmy feeling I had when I read th...What an awful squirmy feeling I had when I read that. I, too, remember being misunderstood and being unable to make things clear to an adult - the one and only time I was ever hit at school was by a teacher who made an assumption that I was too frightened/confused to set straight. Do you believe that these small childhood experiences loom large for us later in life? I do.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17114224081450448252009-11-13T12:42:32.484+00:002009-11-13T12:42:32.484+00:00If only Adults would be more specific kids wouldnt...If only Adults would be more specific kids wouldnt end up in scrapes like that!! Poor Tyke!her at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553181592011484686noreply@blogger.com