We are heartbroken that Jacqueline and all her loved ones have to endure this. I send all my love, as does Brendon. The helplessness of not being able to do anything but hold all of you in our hearts is so painful.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Aug 07, 2023 7:17:47 am PDT #23572 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
vw bug - Aug 07, 2023 7:26:03 am PDT #23573 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Hec and JZ, I have no words. This is just all-around shitty and heartbreaking. Sending you all my love.
DavidS - Aug 07, 2023 7:48:45 am PDT #23574 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jacqueline is writing little emails to Matilda from her hospital bed.
Subject Line: On Love
"It's great. First love is rarely only love, though, and heartbreak is torture. My first love broke my heart three or four times, because I let him. It hurt just as badly every time, especially because every time I knew it was time to go but I couldn't bear to. If you can manage not to make that mistake, you'll be way ahead of me. When it's time to go, it's time to go; it does get better, no matter how much it feels like it never will; there is always someone else out there who'll make you feel all the good feels, no matter how much it feels like there can't possibly be anyone.
There, that's Mama's sack of cliches, borne of hard experience. I hope they help. Nana didn't share them with me, but I wish she had."
beekaytee - Aug 07, 2023 8:08:19 am PDT #23575 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Beautiful. And so deeply true.
Pix - Aug 07, 2023 8:09:43 am PDT #23576 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Like all of Jacqueline's writing, just perfect. Exquisitely perfect.
Tom Scola - Aug 07, 2023 8:14:34 am PDT #23577 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I can't speak for Matilda, but I certainly needed to hear that.
vw bug - Aug 07, 2023 8:19:08 am PDT #23578 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Such wise and loving words.
sj - Aug 07, 2023 8:30:43 am PDT #23579 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Such beautiful words. I know that I wish my father had left something like that behind for me. My heart breaks for Matilda so much.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 07, 2023 8:51:17 am PDT #23580 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Since I haven't been on the board for so long, I was poking around in some TV threads and found JZ's Our Flag Means Death-related burbling yet insightful analysis of the characters and it's just so Jacqueline, having the squees and also talking about the why of the squee. Everything she writes is a pure delight to read. Always.
Laura - Aug 07, 2023 9:32:13 am PDT #23581 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Beautiful and wise.