tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post7748373815729868740..comments2024-03-18T21:13:54.779-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Of Tonsils And RiotsDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-11600876774039667152014-11-26T08:18:30.103-06:002014-11-26T08:18:30.103-06:00Some things change and some remain the same, it se...Some things change and some remain the same, it seems. This was really a great story and pretty appropriate in timing. I feel a little sad about all of it. Including the lost wheelchair ride and the lemon jello. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544185213746159372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-15316586561772747352014-11-26T07:44:56.223-06:002014-11-26T07:44:56.223-06:00Great post, Dyanne. My favorite books are the one...Great post, Dyanne. My favorite books are the ones written from a perspective of a child, while the significant events in the world about them are explained through that child's experience (Elizabeth Berg, Laura Moriarty, Mary Ann Tirone). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-59886816183572681122013-05-06T17:26:45.266-05:002013-05-06T17:26:45.266-05:00Lemon jello should only be used as an INGREDIENT. ...Lemon jello should only be used as an INGREDIENT. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-24340733583531751022013-05-06T09:54:08.278-05:002013-05-06T09:54:08.278-05:00You certainly were hot shit for getting your tonsi...You certainly were hot shit for getting your tonsils out. What I want to know is who had the bright idea to even create lemon Jello? Did anyone ever think that it looks like pee? Eww. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330028533959117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-5741960199075979252013-05-06T09:52:48.233-05:002013-05-06T09:52:48.233-05:00You certainly were hot shit for getting your tonsi...You certainly were hot shit for getting your tonsils out. What I want to know is why they even created lemon Jello? Yuck. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330028533959117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-5567855169351289432013-05-04T21:04:32.636-05:002013-05-04T21:04:32.636-05:00I don't remember what song she played, because...I don't remember what song she played, because she only got to play it for, like, a week before I dropped her and broke the music box.<br /><br />Obviously, I, too, have bitterness issues stemming from my tonsillectomy. I had to have a baby before I got to ride in a wheelchair!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-3323046301762981832013-05-04T06:56:08.806-05:002013-05-04T06:56:08.806-05:00OMG. I was promised an endless supply of ice cream...OMG. I was promised an endless supply of ice cream after my tonsillectomy, and I gone none! I'm still bitter about that. Did your Raggedy at play "Twinkle, Twinkle?" Ours look very similar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255686424178324749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-48196513602909687852013-05-03T19:52:39.139-05:002013-05-03T19:52:39.139-05:00My point exactly! My point exactly! Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-54427314669504742872013-05-03T19:50:40.054-05:002013-05-03T19:50:40.054-05:00Your hospital stay was certainly at a bad time - I...Your hospital stay was certainly at a bad time - I can understand why your parents were worried about leaving you at the hospital!<br /><br />I don't blame you for being upset that they offered you lemon jello. I didn't think anyone ate plain lemon jello, I just thought they used that in recipes!Jerraleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303751802364926617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-50254136047272341862013-05-03T19:32:14.951-05:002013-05-03T19:32:14.951-05:00I'm not sure, either. It was a different time....I'm not sure, either. It was a different time. Hospital rules probably said they had to leave, so they left.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-55373343291079697812013-05-03T17:56:25.958-05:002013-05-03T17:56:25.958-05:00Wow, Dyanne, what a story! I don't know how yo...Wow, Dyanne, what a story! I don't know how your folks had the strength to leave you. I think I would have bolted myself to a chair or something. Lisa @ The Meaning of Mehttp://www.themeaningofme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-19915951351601184102013-05-03T14:01:18.122-05:002013-05-03T14:01:18.122-05:00I can only imagine the horror of seeing all those ...I can only imagine the horror of seeing all those National Guardsmen heading into town as they left. I seem to recall that they locked down the hospital at some point that night, but I may be wrong about that.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-55502789020786431802013-05-03T13:59:50.252-05:002013-05-03T13:59:50.252-05:00I understand the civil unrest a lot more than I do...I understand the civil unrest a lot more than I do why my dad wouldn't let me ride in the wheelchair.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-41902740928597916332013-05-03T13:24:56.163-05:002013-05-03T13:24:56.163-05:00Oh, I can't even imagine how long that night m...Oh, I can't even imagine how long that night must have been for your parents. I'm guessing they didn't sleep much. Funny how some things change, but others, sadly, don't.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-9102144561457054222013-05-03T10:04:14.838-05:002013-05-03T10:04:14.838-05:00And now that you're grown, do you understand w...And now that you're grown, do you understand why? (I don't.)Jenn @ Something Clever 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/01286074881865297507noreply@blogger.com