tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9516277.post5733944887712860303..comments2023-09-11T09:14:26.879+01:00Comments on Halfway between Ca Mau and Sai Gon: The Full StoryOanhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18005515006491660673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9516277.post-30995094837805377332006-10-20T05:48:00.000+01:002006-10-20T05:48:00.000+01:00NT -
I agree! Guilt harbors in the parent-child ...NT - <br /><br />I agree! Guilt harbors in the parent-child relationship and it never goes away; it might subside or flare up, but it is always there. And then the cultural divide just adds a unique twist to the whole guilt-thing.<br /><br />Will you stop telling me about more books to read! I'm going nuts trying to keep up! (only kidding. Please do keep telling about all these great books. I'll get onto them eventually)<br /><br />Laziicat -<br /><br />Thank you :-) <br /><br />I'd love to know what you think once you've read it. Perth gets a look-in in the story as well (though only a very brief one).<br /><br />Ah - the many times I have considered not being a lawyer ...Oanhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005515006491660673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9516277.post-63438583280429683082006-10-16T06:24:00.000+01:002006-10-16T06:24:00.000+01:00darn it. if you ever decide not to be a lawyer i s...darn it. if you ever decide not to be a lawyer i say go be a book critic. you very well...<br /><br />yet another thing to add to my 'to be read' list...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9516277.post-65374876805739661172006-10-11T16:18:00.000+01:002006-10-11T16:18:00.000+01:00that guilt thing is true - i feel the same way. i ...that guilt thing is true - i feel the same way. i find it difficult to be around them all the time (which i am living at home again), as i feel constantly caught in a state of obligation to do 'the right thing', and that to do otherwise, would leave me feeling guilty for disappointing them.<br /><br />the ironic thing is that the guilt demon still appears to linger for my mother in her relationship to her parents, even though she's nearing 60.<br /><br />holly uyemoto's go - a novel from the prespective of a third generation japanese, captures some real truth about the migrant experience, family and culture, making one point which really struck me: that parents break your heart, just as children break their parent's heart.<br /><br />i think that for some reason, this is one sort of heart break that never quite heals.n.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672715361019261289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9516277.post-76425063563937482092006-10-11T16:16:00.000+01:002006-10-11T16:16:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.n.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672715361019261289noreply@blogger.com