Comments on: Waltz for Lucy

By: Dave Brumley

Dave Brumley — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:37:32 +0000

S’funny….never married, no kids,….but this made me cry….

By: Aaron Vowels

Aaron Vowels — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:13 +0000

It’s unfair. It really is. It’s unfair that they grow up so quickly. It’s unfair that we have to suffer through that growing up, “surviving” each age as we mourn the loss of the previous years. It’s unfair that they won’t realize it until they have children of their own. It’s unfair that my wife suggested I read this at work where I now sit with tears in my eyes.

But, nobody said it would be fair.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:26:01 +0000

I don’t have girls but I understand what you’re talking about. Exciting and sad to see them growing every day.

By: Gray

Gray — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:54:50 +0000

Beautiful, poignant, and true. While my wife and I were waiting for the arrival of our first, I passed the time decorating her room with a mural that covered the walls and ceiling with scenes and characters from every nursery rhyme that I could think of. It took six months to finish. I must say, it was awesome. As our baby girl grew up in this room, I knew the day would come when she would want something more sophisticated. That day came when she was fourteen (I actually think she put it off a few years in consideration of my feelings). So father and daughter spent a weekend together taking pictures of her favorite scenes and picking new paint colors. Then, side by side, we painted the walls of her adulthood.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:52:26 +0000

Hug my far-away babies tonight. I love you guys.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:52:35 +0000

My daughters are now 13, and I vividly remember asking them when they were 6 where my 3-year-olds went. I have learned that all the things you know about kids on an intellectual level you re-learn on a gut level when they are your own.