tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616410914770011438.post8869194720727585002..comments2024-03-14T02:43:36.453-07:00Comments on Almost True: Living the MetaphorKeren Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616410914770011438.post-32535427542506500122011-10-15T12:45:04.893-07:002011-10-15T12:45:04.893-07:00I think finding out that your child has some form ...I think finding out that your child has some form of autism is a much harsher destination that Holland over Italy although I do agree that you learn to love your own reality and appreciate it's unique offerings. Totally inappropriate for losing a child as you point out. I would use the Holland/Italy metaphor for almost any situation in life that didn't turn out how you would have planned it. I love my Holland now but I spent way too much time in Schiphol Airport trying to catch a connection to Italy when I should have gone out and enjoyed Holland.Rachel Selbyhttp://midlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616410914770011438.post-76236820578336819992011-10-14T13:44:45.285-07:002011-10-14T13:44:45.285-07:00Definitely relate to this, and think you've fo...Definitely relate to this, and think you've found a far more appropriate metaphor in boot camp versus the spa. In fact, more and more I'm coming around to the idea that such is life itself--more about learning and getting string than the mud baths. Thanks for sharing this.Roberthttp://www.robertpeake.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616410914770011438.post-86516926464918962812011-10-10T08:30:00.293-07:002011-10-10T08:30:00.293-07:00Oh, I completely understand that, which is why I f...Oh, I completely understand that, which is why I felt it was a strange story to be sending someone who had a stillbirth. It is actually a very powerful and true story, but it can take time to appreciate it - and in my case, many years of actually living it.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616410914770011438.post-80491401408855645412011-10-10T05:40:41.178-07:002011-10-10T05:40:41.178-07:00Keren, this is a story they use also to help paren...Keren, this is a story they use also to help parents who discover that their children have autism and Aspergers. I think it is a metaphor that works better for those situations than for your own, because I agree with you that there is very little compensation ever to be found in losing a child. I am sorry for your loss and glad that you came to enjoy Holland in its reality and I hope that you found your way to other good destinations on the way. For me, Holland has indeed turned out to be a beautiful place and though life in Italy may be superficially easier, who's to say I wouldn't have ended up in a busy street behind an industrial estate in Rome rather than sunning myself as I expected by Lake Como?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com