tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post8015146637688527064..comments2024-01-31T00:09:10.070-05:00Comments on The Being Brand: Being a MotherJudith Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-76506664728244886562008-05-15T05:05:00.000-04:002008-05-15T05:05:00.000-04:00Dave...I'm glad you stopped in. Thank you so much ...Dave...I'm glad you stopped in. Thank you so much for your words. They are quite encouraging. It is the words of others that often inspire us to move forward continuously. I do not take yours for granted. <BR/><BR/>Through our discussions on this blog and others, I have found you to be one of integrity and strength. I have come to respect you. It is my heartfelt desire to honor the work you most excellently render and hope that others will take notice of it and bid you well.<BR/><BR/>If we do not make the difference, who will?Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-22079713380432138812008-05-15T01:50:00.000-04:002008-05-15T01:50:00.000-04:00Judith...while I have not had the pleasure of cour...Judith...while I have not had the pleasure of course of meeting you. I have had the pleasure of "hearing" your thoughts on many topics be they professional or personal. To say that I have a great deal of respect for what you say and admiration for the eloquence and clarity that you express your views with would be an understatement. There has always been consistency when speaking of your faith, your life's experience, and your love for your family. Your Mother most definitely was a very special person indeed. <BR/><BR/>One of the commodities that is missing in our world today to me is GHT...Great Home Training! An involved, engaged, loving, and supportive parent or parents, extended family, and "village" of church or neighborhood that teaches, parents, disciplines, and enables children to excel and succeed. You have always attributed your outlook, love of the arts, of people, and belief in service to others to cite just a few to your family and the special environment in which you and your siblings were raised. The results of your Mother's "work" as measured by the words and accomplishments of her "customers"...you...would show she attained "world class" results!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-85691107580936944422008-05-12T00:38:00.000-04:002008-05-12T00:38:00.000-04:00John...she was an extraordinary person. Regarding ...John...she was an extraordinary person. Regarding the long-term consequences of corporal punishment, there have not been many negatives for me. My siblings, however, rarely administer it to my nieces and nephews.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-56682346109858824682008-05-11T16:15:00.000-04:002008-05-11T16:15:00.000-04:00Judith, your love and appreciation for your mother...Judith, your love and appreciation for your mother come through loudly and eloquently. <BR/><BR/>Corporal punishment, I like to think, has had its day. I don't blame those who administered it to me in the 50 & 60s (nuns and priests, not my parents) because it was an accepted part of Catholic (and even public) school culture then. And it ALWAYS produced the desired short term results. But questions remain about the long-term unintended consequences.JOHN O'LEARYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224573243221385179noreply@blogger.com