tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post5886249806773711870..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: Contemplating My Father (Part 1 of 2)Roger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-77251087882699059942018-08-02T04:56:26.777-05:002018-08-02T04:56:26.777-05:00You are amazing as well, Roger. Bless you on this ...You are amazing as well, Roger. Bless you on this journey, and bless you for your honest reflections. It takes much courage to reflect on these issues as you have, and to do so with constant unyielding attention is no small accomplishment given the discomfort and pain that such scrutiny invites. If nothing else, having a "band of brothers" with which to mutually engage in such healing attention to our stories is a communal exercise that lessens, or at least distributes, what sometimes feels like an unbearable load. Our sharing with one another, though painful, divides the burden of our healing into a doable task. But it also multiplies the joy of celebrating the milestones that indicate we are making progress. Life is far too short not to revel its joys and suffer its sorrows. Thank you Roger and all for joining in this sacred calling.Preston Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495979981428451869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-45440538461619951252018-08-01T05:44:53.529-05:002018-08-01T05:44:53.529-05:00Thanks for the honest thoughts on your father, Rog...Thanks for the honest thoughts on your father, Roger. I know now, more than ever, that healing also comes in seasons. How I bury my abuser will definitely mark another season. These are difficult and strange connections that we survivors must face. I shall lean on my children. May I be a father of good mystery.Andrew J. Schmutzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076017366842306913noreply@blogger.com