tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post5125304900873598238..comments2023-09-10T06:31:57.471-05:00Comments on Dispatches From the Away-Dad Nation: Little ManHal Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-9006233994594725022010-03-15T23:41:14.096-05:002010-03-15T23:41:14.096-05:00Sniffle. Great story. Thanks for sharing it.Sniffle. Great story. Thanks for sharing it.An Unlikely Retirementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048658142680350189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-3305125412953201422010-03-02T15:13:28.320-06:002010-03-02T15:13:28.320-06:00I have been one of the fortunate ones. I have seen...I have been one of the fortunate ones. I have seen Dylan grow up to be, as you say, quite the little man. He's a wonderful kid, Hal. Kylie told me the other day Dylan asked if, since we are moving 3 hours away in a couple of months, he would ever see Kylie again. She told me she said she didn't know and burst into tears in the classroom. Of course this had to have happened in Mr Champ's class (if you don't know THAT story, I'll tell you all about it). Kylie is a logical little girl but she wears her heart on her sleeve. She later reasoned that "Well, mommy is friends with Rhonda, and you're friends with Hal, so maybe we will always be friends with them. Do you think so, daddy?"<br /><br />I told her yes.<br /><br />Thanks for another poignant and heartwarming post, Hal.Uncle Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570327775449916376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-66676388034102381542010-03-01T10:34:52.296-06:002010-03-01T10:34:52.296-06:00That was supposed to say "... when he gets ol...That was supposed to say "... when he gets older and becomes a cynical teenager."Stannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-85904144988658417272010-03-01T09:30:58.222-06:002010-03-01T09:30:58.222-06:00You definitely did the right thing. It can be tou...You definitely did the right thing. It can be tough to teach kids about kindness and compassion. <br /><br />He can learn about the cold hard world whenStannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-63650422688553469202010-03-01T06:56:19.408-06:002010-03-01T06:56:19.408-06:00Very definitely the right thing to do. Nothing as...Very definitely the right thing to do. Nothing as wonderful in a kid as the ability to have a big heart, and not get criticized for it. <br /><br />quidquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954222271507913856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-13815265898745074082010-02-28T21:50:40.323-06:002010-02-28T21:50:40.323-06:00:-) Nice going.:-) Nice going.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-75097166615463064362010-02-28T19:21:51.143-06:002010-02-28T19:21:51.143-06:00:-):-)Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-52466283797487437262010-02-28T17:49:46.620-06:002010-02-28T17:49:46.620-06:00Oh my gosh, Hal, of course you were right. I'...Oh my gosh, Hal, of course you were right. I'd give a big hug to Dylan if I could. This one brought tears.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-80510282533964193562010-02-28T13:54:24.003-06:002010-02-28T13:54:24.003-06:00Ditto all of the above.Ditto all of the above.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-9011883967402325092010-02-28T12:04:19.654-06:002010-02-28T12:04:19.654-06:00Very well done on your part. Talk to him about not...Very well done on your part. Talk to him about not giving away his lunch money some other time. :)Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-58858939285227128192010-02-28T09:07:33.180-06:002010-02-28T09:07:33.180-06:00And I third that! I love your Dylan slices. :)And I third that! I love your Dylan slices. :)Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133743056974995270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-64876050565519774222010-02-28T08:26:33.728-06:002010-02-28T08:26:33.728-06:00You nailed it!You nailed it!Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-80910301777902789512010-02-28T03:05:25.949-06:002010-02-28T03:05:25.949-06:00For what it is worth, I think that you did right. ...For what it is worth, I think that you did right. When a kid is kind and generous, when a kid shows love, when a kid reaches out to others...well, I guess Hal, the question becomes: How can you do less?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.com