Comments on: My Neighbor Marilyn http://somethinglikethis.net/2009/09/30/my-neighbor-marilyn/ what's happening in my house these days Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 By: laura http://somethinglikethis.net/2009/09/30/my-neighbor-marilyn/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 laura Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:49:03 +0000 http://somethinglikethis.net/?p=1043#comment-1483 Thanks, Mum and Eileen! I appreciate your messages so much. It's easy to look back and say 'I wish I had,' or 'should I have,' but it just was what it was. She was complicated. We're all so sad for her and wish it could have been different, though. Such a shame! Thanks, Mum and Eileen! I appreciate your messages so much. It’s easy to look back and say ‘I wish I had,’ or ’should I have,’ but it just was what it was. She was complicated. We’re all so sad for her and wish it could have been different, though. Such a shame!

]]> By: Eileen http://somethinglikethis.net/2009/09/30/my-neighbor-marilyn/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Eileen Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:03:02 +0000 http://somethinglikethis.net/?p=1043#comment-1481 Laura, I am sure that Marilyn knew in her own way that you were there. Very sad though... Eileen Laura,
I am sure that Marilyn knew in her own way that you were there. Very sad though…
Eileen

]]> By: Mum http://somethinglikethis.net/2009/09/30/my-neighbor-marilyn/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Mum Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:50:57 +0000 http://somethinglikethis.net/?p=1043#comment-1480 We are sorry to hear about Marilyn's death, and we wish her life had been happier. The one thing we can say without any doubt at all is that you and your family did absolutely everything neighbors could do for her. We can never know why people choose to live in ways we don't understand, but you did exactly the right thing in your gentle offerings of neighborly affection and assistance, and then respecting her right to choose to live in her own way. It is hard to feel so helpless in the end. We are sorry to hear about Marilyn’s death, and we wish her life had been happier. The one thing we can say without any doubt at all is that you and your family did absolutely everything neighbors could do for her. We can never know why people choose to live in ways we don’t understand, but you did exactly the right thing in your gentle offerings of neighborly affection and assistance, and then respecting her right to choose to live in her own way. It is hard to feel so helpless in the end.

]]> By: Tom http://somethinglikethis.net/2009/09/30/my-neighbor-marilyn/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Tom Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:11:04 +0000 http://somethinglikethis.net/?p=1043#comment-1479 This news really made my heart sink. Marilyn was such a tricky personality, but I feel so awful that nobody noticed. I do remember one funny story. We had just moved in and Sheila (the 22 yr old super cat) was sniffing around in Marilyn's yard. She invited both of us in for a visit (cats love visiting new houses, right?) Her house truly was frozen in time, but we had a nice visit. This news really made my heart sink. Marilyn was such a tricky personality, but I feel so awful that nobody noticed.

I do remember one funny story. We had just moved in and Sheila (the 22 yr old super cat) was sniffing around in Marilyn’s yard. She invited both of us in for a visit (cats love visiting new houses, right?) Her house truly was frozen in time, but we had a nice visit.

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