Reader Comments on Role Reversal from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:16:18 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan I will send the first five people who go to Yankee's Facebook Fan page and comment on the post above a signed review copy of Mel's book, "A Coach's Letter to His Son." Perfect for father's day and baseball season. Yankee's Facebook Fan page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yankee-Magazine/25811782017?ref=ts The blog post is called "Role Reversal" and was posted on 11:36 am on 6/1. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:33:59 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan Being a father, I was touched by your words and fondly reminded of how we fathers share a commonality of heartfelt memories with our own sons. Thanks Mel for sharing your work. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:07:09 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan Your words remind me of a situation that happend last Christmas, when my mother came to visit me for the first time in our new home in the Austrian countryside. I was planning the Christmas feast, and decorating, and at some point she said, "It's so amazing to be here, a guest in my daughter's home. Watching you take care of everything and running a household." I am sure your son Dan will be filled with the same feeling of pride I felt in being able to show a parent what they have learned and what they are good at. Happy trails Mel, looking forward to your blog when you're back! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:58:37 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan Reading your touching blog has reminded me that it was long ago that I watched my daughters take flight into their journey of the world, and it all seems like dream now. Thank heavens for granddaughters (5 of most beautiful girls I have ever seen, as only a proud grandmother can say!). I can now pay more attention to the flight my 18 year old granddaughter is taking with her life's direction and newly found decisions she knows will map the rest of her life. It is bitter sweet once more that I am watching this grandchild of mine, wishing for one more day of hand holding and watching both ways for the unknown. I want to thank you, Mel, for bringing your story to me. I wish for the world to be full of more fathers like you! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:36:32 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan It's interesting,when you decide to have children,that the decision is a life-long one.Just because they're in their thirties,and have lives of their own,they still belong to you. You train them to be industrious,confident,self-assured,self-suffient,and good citizens.Then when they decide to go on their own,we get all upset!!We're happy,on one hand to have raised such confident kids,but on the other we wonder were the little boys went???? Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:29:06 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/newengland/japan Thank you Ardis and Lawrence for those recent kind words. As you no doubt noticed I had let the blog column lapse, and I am about to get it in gear again. Knowing that it touched you means a lot to me. We are all in this parent world together aren't we? Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:54:08 +0100