tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post5628916978151186472..comments2023-06-25T10:12:14.635-04:00Comments on Tea & Strumpets: My Halloweenauthor.nara.malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159847596372441526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-57247818585122041422012-10-27T23:19:01.535-04:002012-10-27T23:19:01.535-04:00Thanks Denise! I guess that is why I am so optimis...Thanks Denise! I guess that is why I am so optimistic about life and dreams. It's easy to give up when you've never had to fight; so hard to quit when you know what giving up could mean. <br />Tina Glasneck, USA Today Bestselling Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981233678758852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-34440175309136132042012-10-27T21:44:37.381-04:002012-10-27T21:44:37.381-04:00Oh, Tina, what a horrible thing to have happened t...Oh, Tina, what a horrible thing to have happened to you. I'm so very sorry, but I'm also so thankful that you knew enough to fight. I'd like to think that knowing you've fought your way free before gives you the strength to fight for what you want now. Keep that lovely smile.Denise Golinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-83898622374778574872012-10-27T10:58:08.510-04:002012-10-27T10:58:08.510-04:00The brain is amazing in that it allows one to almo...The brain is amazing in that it allows one to almost forget experiences like that. The key word there is almost.<br /><br />When I was younger, I was a semi-tomboy. I was a girl that played with dolls but also could skip rocks, go fishing and climb trees. Tough enough to go play outside in a blizzard because I wanted to play in the snow. I'm very thankful that I could get away. Sure, it would have been nice to never experience something like that, but at least I got away - almost unharmed. Since then though, I can't go into a fun house. They scare me too much, and I never know if there is something in the darkness that is going to once again attack and this time, I might not be able to escape - a thought I'd rather not have.<br />Tina Glasneck, USA Today Bestselling Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981233678758852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-88753505433090434692012-10-27T06:50:54.486-04:002012-10-27T06:50:54.486-04:00What an awful experience, Tina! I don't think ...What an awful experience, Tina! I don't think I could have kept something like that to myself. I grew up at the Jersey Shore (the real one, not the one on MTV), and one of the boardwalk amusements was a "Haunted Mansion." Even knowing it was all an act, I was terrified walking through that thing. I remember shrieking when something touched my foot. I can't imagine what I would have done if someone had grabbed me around the waist, in a real-life situation. I'm so glad you struggled and ran!Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-22542023745028224272012-10-26T17:34:39.941-04:002012-10-26T17:34:39.941-04:00Thanks Tracey. Writing has caused a lot of suppre...Thanks Tracey. Writing has caused a lot of suppressed memories to bubble to the surface. I am very happy that I continue to fight. This characteristic was instilled through life's experiences. I don't know how to just give up - and I never do. :)Tina Glasneck, USA Today Bestselling Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981233678758852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-65988476512607899872012-10-26T11:20:36.906-04:002012-10-26T11:20:36.906-04:00Wow, Tina! I'm so sorry that happened to you! ...Wow, Tina! I'm so sorry that happened to you! You put into words one of my concerns with hunted houses or nighttime scary romps through cemeteries, etc. I don't like engaging with people I can't see.<br />I'm glad you were a little fighter, even way back then. :-)Tracey Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065166995511006017noreply@blogger.com