tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post7306314019136575985..comments2023-04-22T20:33:27.970+01:00Comments on Susan A Eames - Travel, Fiction and Photos: DADDY'S GIRL: 100 word storySusan A Eameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-58425614033743567412019-05-19T10:34:52.037+01:002019-05-19T10:34:52.037+01:00Yes, parents need to know how to encourage their c...Yes, parents need to know how to encourage their children without turning them into nervous wrecks! Thanks for commenting, Neel.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-20331761510483311902019-05-19T10:33:45.648+01:002019-05-19T10:33:45.648+01:00I think we are all affected by our parents one way...I think we are all affected by our parents one way or the other. Thanks for the lovely feedback.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-45516681840553083832019-05-19T10:32:58.417+01:002019-05-19T10:32:58.417+01:00Oh, that's a relief. I was a bit worried that ...Oh, that's a relief. I was a bit worried that it might sound too stylised! Thanks for the feedback.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-25431210366771891272019-05-19T10:32:03.224+01:002019-05-19T10:32:03.224+01:00Yes, but at least she conquered her fear of the wa...Yes, but at least she conquered her fear of the water. Thanks for commenting.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-76200330009971790842019-05-19T03:04:20.032+01:002019-05-19T03:04:20.032+01:00Looks like force worked, after all. But was that f...Looks like force worked, after all. But was that force required in the first place? Pity parents who try to impose their will and undue expectations on hapless, unwilling children. Good storyNEEL ANIL PANICKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275767058712033281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-84551887291683631992019-05-19T01:42:07.409+01:002019-05-19T01:42:07.409+01:00Raising a child is such a huge responsibility. Mos...Raising a child is such a huge responsibility. Most of us are still working through our own insecurities and 'baggage' when our children come along - I wonder how anyone manages to turn out ok. Great story - you portray your character's situation very convincingly and movingly.margirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11852245574666501383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-68158221873190240502019-05-19T00:31:40.024+01:002019-05-19T00:31:40.024+01:00Poignant and well told. I loved the rhythm of thes...Poignant and well told. I loved the rhythm of these two lines: "Daddy despaired and then got mad. The daughter despaired and then got sad."Magarisahttp://detoutetderien2015.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-86593990824245357272019-05-18T22:54:07.655+01:002019-05-18T22:54:07.655+01:00Sad. Sad. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240178077269198340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-3611866647056574742019-05-18T16:07:46.667+01:002019-05-18T16:07:46.667+01:00No, he didn't just want her to swim. I wrote t...No, he didn't just want her to swim. I wrote the father character as a competitive parent who got mad with her for not following his dreams. Appreciate your comments and I'm glad you overcame your own fears. :)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-44831987338332190032019-05-18T11:27:20.273+01:002019-05-18T11:27:20.273+01:00Maybe he just wanted her to swim. I can sort of r...Maybe he just wanted her to swim. I can sort of relate to this. My father tried teaching me swimming but unlike my sister who took to the water easily I would scream and shout. He never pressured me and in the end I started swimming myself by the time I was twelve.Subrotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201941160294779130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-57034625475096254602019-05-18T10:11:15.739+01:002019-05-18T10:11:15.739+01:00Yes, it's sad when parents make their children...Yes, it's sad when parents make their children feel undervalued. Thanks for the comment.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-22960459931396629902019-05-17T22:25:27.033+01:002019-05-17T22:25:27.033+01:00Well said. I think this happens a lot in many ways...Well said. I think this happens a lot in many ways. Good for her for conquering her fears, but how sad that she lived her life while he was still in it, thinking she didn't make him proud. Jewel Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043375710942666667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-30143123884605501442019-05-17T19:40:06.797+01:002019-05-17T19:40:06.797+01:00No they shouldn't, but I wonder how many see i...No they shouldn't, but I wonder how many see it as 'encouragement' rather than 'burdening'? Thanks for the comment, Liz.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-16897615129307085992019-05-17T15:34:18.963+01:002019-05-17T15:34:18.963+01:00Parents should never burden their children with th...Parents should never burden their children with their own unfulfilled ambitions.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-59528709472429212322019-05-17T10:21:04.675+01:002019-05-17T10:21:04.675+01:00Yes, hopefully she'll sort herself out now. Th...Yes, hopefully she'll sort herself out now. Thanks for the feedback.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-70625732559533458762019-05-17T00:39:34.439+01:002019-05-17T00:39:34.439+01:00Good questions she is asking herself. She is on t...Good questions she is asking herself. She is on the path of processing her complex relationship with her father. Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-77451712496861761152019-05-16T20:15:48.610+01:002019-05-16T20:15:48.610+01:00Yes, but I blame the father for not realising what...Yes, but I blame the father for not realising what he was doing to his daughter. Thanks for the comment.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-11868453734763286222019-05-16T20:14:55.591+01:002019-05-16T20:14:55.591+01:00I think she'll be fine so long as she believes...I think she'll be fine so long as she believes she's finally done what he wanted. Thanks for commenting.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-82177012147487021882019-05-16T20:13:56.920+01:002019-05-16T20:13:56.920+01:00Yes, hopefully she can now move on. Yes, hopefully she can now move on. Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-37385319757573068562019-05-16T19:27:03.955+01:002019-05-16T19:27:03.955+01:00I bet Daddy was proud of her anyway. Too bad she c...I bet Daddy was proud of her anyway. Too bad she carried that guilt and fear of disappointing her father all those years.Russell Gayerhttp://russellgayer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-63594746437224349152019-05-16T18:04:38.444+01:002019-05-16T18:04:38.444+01:00Such a tragedy to have that doubt forever! Would ...Such a tragedy to have that doubt forever! Would her father be proud of her? Nicely written, Susan!Brenda Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506873780180022609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-21752832317558028862019-05-16T17:44:44.498+01:002019-05-16T17:44:44.498+01:00Poor kid, pushed into something she didn't wan...Poor kid, pushed into something she didn't want to do. I'm glad she learned to swim in the end, though!dralimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406990786992208063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-89572151286873125032019-05-16T13:10:24.016+01:002019-05-16T13:10:24.016+01:00I think we all strive to please our parents when w...I think we all strive to please our parents when we're children, but sometimes things can go too far. Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-85924873814281573222019-05-16T11:39:46.819+01:002019-05-16T11:39:46.819+01:00A sorry story in which she only started living her...A sorry story in which she only started living her own life after her father had died.<br /><br /><a href="https://keithsramblings.net/2019/05/15/one-hundred-and-one-words/" rel="nofollow">Rosey, a joke and some wine!.</a>Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-75207149951990527392019-05-16T09:57:49.255+01:002019-05-16T09:57:49.255+01:00It's all too easy to project our dreams onto o...It's all too easy to project our dreams onto our children, Ann.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.com