tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post8831329077530949636..comments2010-08-02T08:31:17.187-07:00PeaceLove&amp;Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321395622013922510noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-7494596657673306222010-08-02T08:31:17.187-07:002010-08-02T08:31:17.187-07:00hi, im new to this crazy book author fan . i have never read a novel book let alone touch one. your book was the firt and boiii was it good!!!!!!!!<br />i have never had the interest in books but urs brought it all out-love hate harsh relationships. it like ying and yang all over again which a love. now because of you i have a whole different perspective to the future. i wanted to become something to do with science, but now i want to be a succesful writer-just like you!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />keep up with the fantastic work!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-75286667021094836392010-07-19T12:53:43.317-07:002010-07-19T12:53:43.317-07:00Thanks to all of you for your insightful comments. I agree - mother-daughter relationships are perilous! I will keep working on Allie and Faye&#39;s relationship and try to keep it real.Marileehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16366910559493430078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-60916451944995553042010-07-17T17:38:54.725-07:002010-07-17T17:38:54.725-07:00I have a lot of anger towards my mother that probably built up during my childhood- I&#39;m constantly battling it. We fought all the time, and she was capable of being vicious. Having to deal with her control freak boyfriend, who always tried to turn us against each other, didn&#39;t make things easier. <br /><br />That being said, now that she&#39;s older, and I&#39;m older, I worry myself sick over her. I&#39;m fiercely protective. She gets a papercut and I&#39;ll be one step away from a heart attack. Kind of like a mother, I guess. Still, those feelings I had while growing up will always be fresh in my mind. If I ever have children, I will know exactly how *not* to be. But it&#39;s not her fault. Her relationship with her parents was even more difficult.<br /><br />One of the reasons why I love your books is because of the mother-daughter relationship between Faye and Allie. There are problems, like in real life, but it&#39;s clear they love each other very much. Being eighteen, I&#39;m usually more on Allie&#39;s side, though I can understand Faye and I don&#39;t dislike her. Thanks for writing!Lia Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601004738611827722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-75628779988602067792010-07-17T13:46:39.278-07:002010-07-17T13:46:39.278-07:00Love this post... thanks for the insight!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894596355489850355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-49337626233388604462010-07-13T11:35:06.425-07:002010-07-13T11:35:06.425-07:00now that i am mom, i look back on what a hard time i have given my mom.Too bad, there is no &quot;rewind&quot; button on life..sometimes it is the imperfections in the relationship that make it so special.<br /><br />iam your new follower.<br /><br />http://toddlertalesbymommy.blogspot.com/Esther - TTBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542572982074270640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-7152239426220509782010-07-12T18:29:16.419-07:002010-07-12T18:29:16.419-07:00I can relate to the good, bad and ugly of relationships...my mom and i haven&#39;t spoken in years {and I&#39;m actually grateful for that}...however, it has taught me how NOT to be with my own kids.Mysteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11280206950537543745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-33963600859956275042010-07-10T19:55:01.730-07:002010-07-10T19:55:01.730-07:00These books look good, I am all for something new to read. <br />http://mrsphilipswithonel.blogspot.com/<br /><br />mrsphilipswithonel@gmail.comMrsPhilipswithoneLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909442080185673232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-29180837651858759422010-07-09T19:18:36.126-07:002010-07-09T19:18:36.126-07:00I hear you, Meredith. Mother-daughter relationships are the hardest! My mom and I had our differences until we both got older and had a role reversal, much like Sue M. I&#39;m so happy I was around to see her in her later years. She was one sweet old lady. Hope I do as well!Marileehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16366910559493430078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-49652287737394305272010-07-09T13:46:19.859-07:002010-07-09T13:46:19.859-07:00Wow...I love that your book brought out the &quot;ugly&quot; (ok, sour emotions!) in some people! <br /><br />I&#39;ve had a here and there relationship with my mother all of my life, and spent a lot of time during my growing up with my grandmother. Do I wish thing could have been better? sure...but right now I&#39;m trying just to be a &quot;here&quot; mother for my boys so they don&#39;t have the same experience.<br /><br />meredithfl at gmail dot comMeredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235068897418646736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597426409022374300.post-89883943895463683182010-07-08T11:38:13.389-07:002010-07-08T11:38:13.389-07:00I&#39;ll try again - I already posted once and Blogger ate it.<br /><br />How right you are, Marilee, relationships are hard work and can fail miserably. Remember the poem by Philip Larkin &quot;They §£** you up your Mum and Dad&quot;? Although I think that&#39;s an excuse sometimes.<br /><br />Smothering mothers (and fathers) can be as bad as indifferent ones. I&#39;m thinking about famous athletes and movie stars who burn out early after parental pressure.<br /><br />I also see a change in my own mother/daughter relationship as I ask my mother if she ate well yesterday or is wearing her thick sweater - stuff I used to loathe when I was a kid.<br /><br />The premise of your book looks fascinating and all the better since you have experience of it.<br />Good luck with the series.<br />Suesuemonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186491465911432817noreply@blogger.com