dagblog - Comments for "Somebody's Daughter"

That was very kind of you.

emerson — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:06:47 +0000

That was very kind of you. She is lucky that you were there.

This is very sad. There are

GFS — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:45:43 +0000

This is very sad. There are a lot of sad stories - way too many in fact. It is another thing that shows the disintegration of our society. Tragically as more and more stories of troubled, drugged, violent or otherwise antisocial youth are told, some people assume there are no young people around who aren't like that. I note older Americans often have a more negative attitude towards youth than might be rational, due to negative experiences they've personally had with a few, or due to the many media stories of those with disturbing problems. It has contributed greatly to devisiveness within our generations. It is very sad.

She is so lucky you were

tmccarthy0 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:47:06 +0000

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She is so lucky you were there and not someone who would have taken advantage of her.

You did the right thing, and

Austin Train — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:55:08 +0000

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You did the right thing, and did it very well.

Even though I will more than likely never meet either you or her, thank you for that.

This story is

Orlando — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:36:04 +0000

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This story is heartbreaking.

It ties in to cmaukonen's Truman Show post. Too many people put themselves in their own bubble and walk away. Thank you for doing the right thing; for staying and waiting to make sure she was in the hands of people that could help her--at least in the short term.

There has been a lot written about people seeking out new communities, where you don't need to live in close proximity to the people you choose to form a community with, whether it be an in-person community, based on common interests, or an online community. But I think we might also be losing some of the important threads that held traditional communities together. I know I'm speaking in generalities here, and that even years ago, it wasn't like hordes of people were willing to step in to help those in need. But I think if more people looked at every young woman as their daughter or their niece or their younger selves and at every older man as their father, we might forge a better future together.