tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post3753710848046358158..comments2019-10-17T05:32:57.416-07:00Comments on Kate Ryan Williams: LoveKRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-36597136459033519292012-02-29T11:49:51.750-08:002012-02-29T11:49:51.750-08:00Honey all I can say is wow. I sit here crying (of...Honey all I can say is wow. I sit here crying (of Joy) reading that now that I have returned from 55 days at sea.<br />Love Ya. Its good to be home.pwsscubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516384725187122839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-42809777870037570092012-02-14T08:37:25.435-08:002012-02-14T08:37:25.435-08:00Love that Alanis song - thanks for the link!Love that Alanis song - thanks for the link!KRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-41619718904934355662012-02-14T08:36:51.587-08:002012-02-14T08:36:51.587-08:00Thanks - loved your recent sister/sister perspecti...Thanks - loved your recent sister/sister perspectives and love your work.KRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-79206472336341721172012-02-14T08:35:15.976-08:002012-02-14T08:35:15.976-08:00Thanks - your support means a lot.Thanks - your support means a lot.KRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-7260650633558623572012-02-14T08:33:50.845-08:002012-02-14T08:33:50.845-08:00Wow-za, Lisa! Thanks for your comments. It is ey...Wow-za, Lisa! Thanks for your comments. It is eye opening to hear from someone who knew me in high school with that perspective. Thanks for the kind words.KRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-26809002766218167632012-02-14T07:18:56.080-08:002012-02-14T07:18:56.080-08:00Love survived, indeed. Nicely done. And many thank...Love survived, indeed. Nicely done. And many thanks for the boost of my blog post. Write on.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287952813665239345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-19506492039559015292012-02-13T18:08:49.657-08:002012-02-13T18:08:49.657-08:00Enjoy your Valentines Day and his safe return from...Enjoy your Valentines Day and his safe return from sea.. :)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAlOJ3fJBQmelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084515229516546222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-46657924477513593882012-02-13T12:18:22.520-08:002012-02-13T12:18:22.520-08:00Your story is a success story. It brought tears o...Your story is a success story. It brought tears of joy to my eyes as I focused on the new love you and John found. Life is hard. No one can escape struggles this side of Heaven. We'll each face our own unique journey of sorrows and celebrations. And if we allow, they are what will teach us how to feel things more deeply. We'll acknowledge and cherish what escaped our attention before and it will bless us and those around us... just the way this love story that you've written has. Love, it's worth fighting for. Congratulations you two!!allison_2524https://www.blogger.com/profile/02687174010607535002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-39604385706558933822012-02-13T11:09:58.447-08:002012-02-13T11:09:58.447-08:00The Kate I knew and loved in high school was not w...The Kate I knew and loved in high school was not what I considered a feminist, but strong willed. You always listed to others opinions, but always did what was best for you. I always admired you for that. I only briefly met one of your sisters. Although she was very nice, she would not do anything without approval from you, teachers, your parents ... this I think you saw at a young age. I also remember you wanting but never having your mother's approval. It was sad for me to watch. Reading that your mother and sisters disowned you, saddened me,but did not surprise me. You are still one of the strongest women I know. You are stroner than you think. You also have people close and far who love and support you.lisab215https://www.blogger.com/profile/12701114924384419007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-71234427541532230562012-02-13T09:08:33.030-08:002012-02-13T09:08:33.030-08:00Your dissertation involves some of this, right? I...Your dissertation involves some of this, right? I think my portrayal of feminists is my portrayal of my own tainted and messed up self. I consider myself a feminist. So part of me was cheering and booing myself. And your portrayal of feminism perhaps is grounded in research and literature and any number of other things that go beyond mine. <br /><br />I don't feel part of a backlash. Maybe what I really mean is that I don't want to be a member of the man hater club - which is another issue and may have nothing at all to do with feminism? I have always struggled with seeing men as the potential - or in some cases very real - enemy, and yet being involved with one who appeared to be honest and kind...how in the world could I reconcile the two? <br /><br />I still think I can have it all. Not easily and not without pain and tears and sacrifice - and not without guilt and sometimes feeling selfish. And maybe some of it comes with getting older -- I don't know. But I certainly appreciate your views on this and welcome them. It's not easy, this being a woman thing or this marriage thing.KRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449053357574365231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026465637257114896.post-5830679460555150962012-02-13T08:42:01.620-08:002012-02-13T08:42:01.620-08:00First of all, bravo to you -- on the story and rec...First of all, bravo to you -- on the story and recuperated marriage. I do, however, have to take issue with your portrayal of feminists. Certainly the message was out there in our youth that we should not be defined, take care of, or subsumed by men, but there was never any prohibition on companionship or love or connection. I think there was more of a feminist stance against domesticity, particularly in the 70s. Second wave feminists felt that true independence for women could only happen outside of the home. Now, this didn't mean they didn't marry, it just meant that to be equal with their husbands they needed achievement and progress in the world outside of their home. We now, I suppose, are into third wave feminism (although that is debatable) and a proposed backlash against the sentiments of the 70s -- that women can have it all (which is, I assume, what you feel). Personally, I feel that there are still issues both in the world and in the home that are difficult for women. However, most importantly, I think many of your initial sentiments can actually be building blocks for an equal and healthy marriage. My husband is not responsible for my well-being, my sense of fulfillment, or my level of happiness. I take care of those things myself. But working together we are certainly stronger and more happy than we are on our own.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381438635163629028noreply@blogger.com