tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post2793057266298267768..comments2023-10-20T03:35:32.261-05:00Comments on Ca-Joh: Sometimes a stranger is better company than a friendCajohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705931109877069830noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-83857765433840824182009-06-19T10:18:20.306-05:002009-06-19T10:18:20.306-05:00I've had a few similar experiences. I just nee...I've had a few similar experiences. I just needed your post to remind me I guess. Back when AOL what the thing, I met a girl in a chatroom and we were friends for two years. We talked every day and she was the person I would tell almost everything to. Then she joined the Army. I agreed to give her my address (we'd never talked other than online) sso that she'd write to me throughout bootcamp. She had no family support and no close friends. I was thrilled to be her comfort and started writing her as soon as I knew she was gone. <br /><br />Many months later, no letters to be found in my mailbox, my mom asked me a few times if I had a boyfriend in the military. Everything clicked. She had been keeping Aubry's letters, three of them, for fear of them being from some guy, much older, or likely to hurt me somehow. I wrote back to the return address before I even read the letters. Eager to let Aubry know I hadnt forgotten about her, and let her know the reason for my absence. I never got a response. She had already been moved from boot camp. <br /><br />My mom and I never really talked about it, but I can't say I've ever been ok with what she did. <br /><br /> -I've also never told anyone that story before lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-53885568100401992992009-03-12T23:44:00.000-05:002009-03-12T23:44:00.000-05:00I bet a lot of us can really feel what you are say...I bet a lot of us can really feel what you are saying here. How many of us bloggers have connected with people through our computers that can have been through what we've been through and can "listen" on a different level. I definitely feel that support from my bloggy friends!KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-70199251416380605062009-03-12T18:16:00.001-05:002009-03-12T18:16:00.001-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. I've been goin...I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. I've been going through some stuff that I can't really blog about - my little two year old nephew may have a tumor in his brain and it's been really rough - I can't really blog about it because my brother is real protective about his kids, but maybe a prayer from a stranger may help him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-76169663113639162532009-03-12T18:16:00.000-05:002009-03-12T18:16:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. Sometimes I th...I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. Sometimes I think there can be a delayed reaction to traumatic events too. <BR/><BR/>As for the stranger idea, I have shared more about myself on my blog than I probably ever have to my real world friends. It's weird that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-90026502873833676062009-03-12T12:50:00.000-05:002009-03-12T12:50:00.000-05:00That is so true. And profound. I have often thou...That is so true. And profound. <BR/><BR/>I have often thought the very same thing. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about your uncle. God Bless!The Crash Test Dummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893801583172018597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-18688711352877879742009-03-12T11:23:00.000-05:002009-03-12T11:23:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear that your uncle passed........ye...I'm sorry to hear that your uncle passed........yet how wonderful that a co worker was there for you when you needed it.Claremont First Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529859630615522678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-46757331664911688492009-03-12T02:27:00.000-05:002009-03-12T02:27:00.000-05:00I am so sorry about your uncle. Here is where I ha...I am so sorry about your uncle. Here is where I have found some of the best strangers ever. And while I may not consider them all strangers now, they can be there more than people I see all the time!Wendyburd1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922782163374972681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-83748865290765711102009-03-12T01:56:00.000-05:002009-03-12T01:56:00.000-05:00i'm sorry for your loss too and i'll be your stran...i'm sorry for your loss too and i'll be your stranger anytime you need one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-8441365918253429662009-03-11T21:25:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:25:00.000-05:00Don't we find that happening through our blogs dai...Don't we find that happening through our blogs daily?Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-6529089448414829982009-03-11T16:06:00.000-05:002009-03-11T16:06:00.000-05:00Sorry about your loss CJ. I already consider you ...Sorry about your loss CJ. I already consider you to be one of the most considerate bloggers I've ever come across.Aracelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347839760076404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-66181084442552639162009-03-11T11:52:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:52:00.000-05:00i totally agree. i also think that, for me, it is ...i totally agree. i also think that, for me, it is easier for me to open up to a stranger because i don't have to worry about the whole "how will they take this?" or "what will they think of me?"Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896271627723253157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978299881371780671.post-45585138311450934362009-03-11T09:15:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:15:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your uncle.I think sometim...I'm sorry to hear about your uncle.<BR/><BR/>I think sometimes it's easier for us to talk to strangers---we can kind of unload our emotions, but we don't have to worry about it being an issue further down the road. If you talk to a close friend/family member they'll always remember that part of you-and that can be too hard.Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.com