Comments on: Writing For and About Children: Find Your Childlike Wonder

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By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 12 May 2017 14:43:57 +0000

In reply to donnagalanti. Yep. That's the way these things work.

By: donnagalanti

donnagalanti — Fri, 12 May 2017 13:20:10 +0000

In reply to Fae Rowen. Fae, I LOVE this!! I am terrified of rollercoasters and scream and scream - but my son loves them and laughs and laughs. I think this will be his go-to to find his childlike wonder too after he grows up. And you were five on your first! WOW. I can just see that wooden ride over the sea :)

By: donnagalanti

donnagalanti — Fri, 12 May 2017 13:18:35 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Aww, Jenny! I truly understand. I kept my mom's perfume too and spray it in the air and cry too. :( and :)

By: donnagalanti

donnagalanti — Fri, 12 May 2017 13:17:42 +0000

In reply to Kate Brandes. Thanks Kate! Yes, you are right - these tips can be used for any kind of writing really. And I see you doing #3 all the time with your touching and wonder-filled photos online from nature and with your family :) .

By: Fae Rowen

Fae Rowen — Fri, 12 May 2017 06:31:03 +0000

Rollercoasters. That's how I recapture childhood wonder. I didn't know anything about them, but my dad took me to ride one when I was five. It was wooden and part of it (the first, coming down screaming part) was built out over the ocean. My dad told me it was okay to scream, it was okay to cry, and if I didn't like it, I'd never have to ride one again. Of course, I screamed, but I wasn't afraid because he was right there with me screaming--and we survived. Best lesson ever!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 12 May 2017 04:27:05 +0000

In reply to donnagalanti. That is so sweet, Donna. I wear my mom's old t-shirts. Whenever I'm really missing her, I get out the shirts. And I have a bottle of her perfume. Every few years, when I really really need an extra piece of her, I'll spray it in the air. And of course I cry and cry when I do.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 12 May 2017 04:24:36 +0000

In reply to donnagalanti. Yes, I will likely put it out there somewhere, somehow. It's such a cute little story. :-)

By: donnagalanti

donnagalanti — Thu, 11 May 2017 20:13:49 +0000

In reply to Carolyn.

How sad for you that your mother died especially when you were so young. I can completely relate to your story. I kept my mother's clothes for a long time. The first time I cleaned out her closet and smelled her perfume on them was just devastating. I eventually took her clothes I remembered her in best and had several quilts and throws made out of them. I feel comforted when I use them on the bed of couch. Makes me feel like she is still there with me. I actually wrote a post about it recently here: http://www.donnagalanti.com/memory-quilts-keepsakes-history-love/ I hope it gives you some comfort, and I hope you have many wonderful memories of your mother as well.