Comments on: Team Dad http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/2008/06/13/team-dad/ Girl-friendly points of view from women living midlife with humor and grace, keeping it real—staying young and healthy in heart and mind. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joanna http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/2008/06/13/team-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Joanna Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:39:25 +0000 http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/?p=148#comment-1290 I didn't have Team Dad - instead I had Homer Simpson. But I did have Team Grandad, and he was a huge influence in my life. It's good to have had a good male role model somewhere in the mix, even if not one of my parents. Nice piece! I didn’t have Team Dad – instead I had Homer Simpson. But I did have Team Grandad, and he was a huge influence in my life. It’s good to have had a good male role model somewhere in the mix, even if not one of my parents.

Nice piece!

]]> By: christie http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/2008/06/13/team-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-160 christie Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:34:47 +0000 http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/?p=148#comment-160 As a girl who also played on Team Dad, thank you for sharing. The simplicity you use to tell us this story underscores the complexity of the emotions you are revealing. My Dad was a tall man too and your memories triggered my own. Thank you again. As a girl who also played on Team Dad, thank you for sharing. The simplicity you use to tell us this story underscores the complexity of the emotions you are revealing. My Dad was a tall man too and your memories triggered my own. Thank you again.

]]> By: Lu http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/2008/06/13/team-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Lu Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:48:21 +0000 http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/?p=148#comment-158 Beautifully written. I love this "piece". It has a perfection to it. Thanks for the "window", the glimpses, the living sketches that "don't waste words"! Beautifully written. I love this “piece”. It has a perfection to it. Thanks for
the “window”, the glimpses, the living sketches that “don’t waste words”!

]]> By: beezersmom http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/2008/06/13/team-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-155 beezersmom Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:51:57 +0000 http://www.fiftyisthenew.com/?p=148#comment-155 There is a French/Haitian saying that my friend, Carine, taught me. "A chaque pain, son fromage!" To each piece of bread, its cheese, which is somewhat the same deal as the monkey and his swing. I imagine this can be frustrating when the bread wants to swing and the monkey eats the cheese. There is a French/Haitian saying that my friend, Carine, taught me. “A chaque pain, son fromage!” To each piece of bread, its cheese, which is somewhat the same deal as the monkey and his swing. I imagine this can be frustrating when the bread wants to swing and the monkey eats the cheese.

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