awwww. very moving. i don’t think its selfish because she did it for her kid too =)

This is written in a very straightforward manner, in terms of vocabulary, sentence structure, and content. The vocab/sentence structure part of that makes it easy to read, even though the content is rough.

I think you’re playing with an interesting balance – the fact that it’s written more plainly makes it seem like a calm, rational reflection rather than an emotional plunge. Very cool tool to work with – I know I’ll keep this in mind going forward.

thanks scott! i think in order for us to handle strong emotional tides in life, we have to distance ourselves a little or be sucked under by the undertow.

“I said she was killing me, she said she was already dead.” My friend said that. He is one step from the same situation.
This is really sad and happens too much.
(PS I love that nursery rhyme)

I think I am the only family on my street that isn’t “broken”.

That’s kindof depressing… for you, that is.
Here, David Cameron keeps emphasising that we’re “Broken Britain”, and while it drives me insane, this happens quite a lot.