Comments on: Thoughts from the shortest day of the year https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/ Writer, Author, Speaker Mon, 27 Dec 2021 15:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Katherine B https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-302560 Sun, 26 Dec 2021 16:26:52 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-302560 Nearly 56 years ago now my parents were outside in the car with two year old me ready to leave for the church for my baby brother’s christening when they realised he was still inside the house in his carrycot on the sofa!

]]> By: Mary Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301539 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:51:49 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301539 These stories make for great family lore many years later!

]]> By: Usha https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301521 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 22:18:14 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301521 I was pick my daughter up after a birthday party and when I had to call for her (she was in a crowd), I realized that I could not remember her name.
She is my only child.
Sigh!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301454 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:29:04 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301454 In reply to Connie C.

@Connie C- I was not acting nonchalant…maybe I should have tried that!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301453 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:28:03 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301453 In reply to Kris Fletcher.

@Kris – that is pretty epic!

]]> By: Kris Fletcher https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301389 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:11:46 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301389 I left my oldest son at temple after his own Bar Mitzvah. Epic.

]]> By: Connie C https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301379 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:29:10 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301379 I once drove our now 25 yo son to his middle-school soccer game after school, stayed to watch the game, and drove home without him. Yea….

In my defense, his team was normally required to ride the team bus both ways, but there was a bus driver shortage that day.

I got home (about 3 miles away), figured it out, and drove back. The team was still there so I tried to act all nonchalant….

He laughed and was quite unfazed at the time. He has since seemed to develop into a contributing member of society despite this event. 🙂

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301057 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:21:40 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301057 In reply to Murray.

@Murray – Definitely! Some year I hope to experience December 21st there…New Zealand is on the bucket list!

]]> By: Murray https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/12/thoughts-from-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/#comment-301050 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:02:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18342#comment-301050 Greetings from New Zealand at our longest day

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