Comments on: Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: Writing About Your Parents http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/05/wednesday-writers-workshop-writing-about-your-parents/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/05/wednesday-writers-workshop-writing-about-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 byjane Thu, 06 May 2010 17:53:56 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2964#comment-5948 @Joanna Jenkins, See, that's what I miss about living in LA: the star sightings. Re writing about your mom--the relationship, positive or negative, is so nuanced and so laden with context. That's why it's hard so even talk about without waving one's hands or saying 'you know.' Thinking about writing about my mom: I'm aware that the tone I take changes according to what part of my life I'm dipping into. It's hard to maintain a consistent point of view. But maybe that's not necessary in the long run. @Joanna Jenkins,
See, that’s what I miss about living in LA: the star sightings.

Re writing about your mom–the relationship, positive or negative, is so nuanced and so laden with context. That’s why it’s hard so even talk about without waving one’s hands or saying ‘you know.’ Thinking about writing about my mom: I’m aware that the tone I take changes according to what part of my life I’m dipping into. It’s hard to maintain a consistent point of view. But maybe that’s not necessary in the long run.

]]> By: Joanna Jenkins http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/05/wednesday-writers-workshop-writing-about-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-5944 Joanna Jenkins Thu, 06 May 2010 03:51:41 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2964#comment-5944 I read the Jamie Lee Curtis article in "More" the same day I saw her walking down the street in Beverly Hills looks amazingly gorgeous and VERY tall. She looked more comfortable with everyone looking at her than she did with the article, which I agree, felt awkward. Your advice on writing about parents is both timely and good. I tried to write about my mom for Mother's Day and, even though we have a great relationship, couldn't get the words on paper. I'll take your advice and try again. Thanks! jj I read the Jamie Lee Curtis article in “More” the same day I saw her walking down the street in Beverly Hills looks amazingly gorgeous and VERY tall. She looked more comfortable with everyone looking at her than she did with the article, which I agree, felt awkward.

Your advice on writing about parents is both timely and good. I tried to write about my mom for Mother’s Day and, even though we have a great relationship, couldn’t get the words on paper. I’ll take your advice and try again.

Thanks! jj

]]> By: Ann Tracy http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/05/wednesday-writers-workshop-writing-about-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-5943 Ann Tracy Wed, 05 May 2010 20:15:54 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2964#comment-5943 Thanks for this post Jane... good way of looking at writing about parents.... Thanks for this post Jane… good way of looking at writing about parents….

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