Comments on: Unexpectedly Misty-Eyed

By: gattasorniona

gattasorniona — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:31:05 +0000

I’m going to cry too…

By: Stephen R

Stephen R — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:32:06 +0000

I would heartily second the recommendation for the “Edward Bear” story (comment #37)

By: Peeter

Peeter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:55:13 +0000

@kitt 60: I believe “childish” is used because of this quote:
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
1 Corinthians 13:11 – King James Version

By: Skar

Skar — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:00:33 +0000

Nice. That’s exactly why I have a couple of thousand books knocking around my house.

By: tanthalas

tanthalas — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:54:23 +0000

@kitt: I believe “childhood” would have fit best there. :-)

By: kitt

kitt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:08:15 +0000

Yeargh. I wish the picture had used “childlike” instead of “childish” in the text.

Childish has negative connotations of adults behaving badly, throwing temper tantrums and pouting. Childlike has positive connotations of adults experiencing the wonder of new things, enjoying the world, and being innocent.

One of those less/fewer grammar fits, eh?

Stupid allergies.

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:08:23 +0000

I believe the yiddish word for misty-eyed is verklempt.

By: Highly Awesome Yogic Chang

Highly Awesome Yogic Chang — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:59:05 +0000

GREAT.

Now I’m a sniveling puddle on the floor. Thanks.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:37:36 +0000

The nice thing about passing your childhood icons on to your children is that you get to enjoy them again. One of the best things about having kids has been telling them the stories my grandparents told me about ghosts and things that go bump in the dark. (OK, my grandparents were a bit odd on both sides of the family.) But the look in the little eyes when they realize that (1) there may be something in the darkness and (2) they come from a long line of people who face down the darkness is wonderful.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:07:45 +0000

@35 Ouch, John! Ouch! That was masterfully sadistic. Christopher growing up to become a soulless, childhood-forgetting corporate raider alongside Robin Williams is now the CHEERFUL option.

@37 — Thanks, MasterThief! I’ll check out the story–it looks nicely ominous. (I am indeed a fan. My reaction piece to that angrymaking finale is the only short story I’ve ever submitted anywhere, actually… Possibly not the best idea I ever had. ;-D)