tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post4563126961787264414..comments2023-05-18T08:59:59.384-07:00Comments on Darlene Franklin: Signs?Darlene Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309528220394646410noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-8917184144998582952008-04-17T12:40:00.000-07:002008-04-17T12:40:00.000-07:00Darlene, I truly believe there was nothing you cou...Darlene, I truly believe there was nothing you could have done. The signs were there, but often fleeting. You yourself said in other blogs that she would seem depressed, but then she'd seem fine enough for her friend, her boyfriend, AND the police to leave her on her own recognizance, so there really was no way for anyone to know. You did all you could and then some for Jolene, and you are a loving and attentive mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-49509081157530097952008-04-14T20:28:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:28:00.000-07:00SquiresJ - Thanks for stopping by and sharing some...SquiresJ - Thanks for stopping by and sharing some of your own pain. Jan, Rhonda, Mary - thanks for your friendship and love and prayers and support. Jaran - what can I say? My loss is also yours.Darlene Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309528220394646410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-92204785029188502712008-04-14T19:17:00.000-07:002008-04-14T19:17:00.000-07:00You are doing an awesome job with this blog Darlen...You are doing an awesome job with this blog Darlene. God Bless You.Rhonda Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381590968914554470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-20383948336361426902008-04-14T11:11:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:11:00.000-07:00I am sorry you lost your daughter. I know it hurt...I am sorry you lost your daughter. I know it hurts and you have many questions for God. I had questions for God when at 19 my daughter rebelled and wouldn't call and wouldn't come home and wouldn't go to work. I too then felt like a terrible Mother. Still do at times since both my girls are living with guys. Alma is married and was for 5 years but her husband told her he wanted her out of house. So she has relocated and moved to Indiana. There she has a new boyfriend. I never taught my girls to live together outside of marriage. I have been married 28 going on 29 years and sometimes it has been hard. But when my oldest was rebelling, she told me not to blame myself. She said her choices were her choices and not mine. She would have to pay the price. It is so so hard letting go.<BR/>I hope this blog will help someone else as I had a support group through the three years I never knew when and if my daughter would come home.squiresjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116632619184218017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-54186845645744217872008-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:002008-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:00A month. It doesn't seem like time is passing and ...A month. <BR/>It doesn't seem like time is passing and then you hit a milestone like a month. I'm amazed it's been that long. It still feels ... I don't know ... just like it barely happened.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-21160737437034881122008-04-13T23:34:00.000-07:002008-04-13T23:34:00.000-07:00It's been heavy on my mind today too Mom. I think...It's been heavy on my mind today too Mom. I think I should have called her more. If only I'd expressed how much she meant to me. We listen to songs like Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes," and think we've got the message. And when life happens, and we drop all such wise lessons to blindly go about business as usual, God comes smashing through our walls with Providence.<BR/><BR/>What do I want to say to you tonight Mom? I guess I want you to know that I feel it too.jaranfranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239895394505270818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368253437984056042.post-42226495202988577622008-04-13T21:57:00.000-07:002008-04-13T21:57:00.000-07:00I think you were doing what any mother would do - ...I think you were doing what any mother would do - allowing her child to move on and up. Letting go is so very hard and now you have to let go again. <BR/><BR/>I know you are helping others with this painfully honest blog. I pray it will touch someone who needs it today. How blessed Jolene would be.Jan Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725654580549052886noreply@blogger.com