tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post1806022666621171003..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Doing your bitwife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-74237662552981670702008-11-13T11:56:00.000+00:002008-11-13T11:56:00.000+00:00Hi Judith, I love your blog, working my way throug...Hi Judith, <BR/>I love your blog, working my way through your archives at the moment. I need to look fro your book next time I am in Waterstones. <BR/>p.s- I don't think your blog can be described as a lonely journey anymore!00https://www.blogger.com/profile/00289270971116800255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-51137291179654043852008-11-11T13:33:00.000+00:002008-11-11T13:33:00.000+00:00I read your Marie Claire article this morning. A ...I read your Marie Claire article this morning. A little too early for brandy and also before I had read the warning in your blog.<BR/><BR/>Beautifully written, full of pathos. And thank you for reminding me not to forget my friends who have gone through similar sadness, however long ago that was.<BR/><BR/>Bravery in front of an audience doesn't go halfway to the level of bravery it must have taken to address these emotions in an article.Spiral Wellieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399983495179093943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-21050859855194274042008-11-10T11:17:00.000+00:002008-11-10T11:17:00.000+00:00judith, I'm with isobel - all the way. I know, you...judith, I'm with isobel - all the way. I know, you are busy, busy, busy, but give us all a break, sweetheart?Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-61369894852156921262008-11-06T16:20:00.000+00:002008-11-06T16:20:00.000+00:00Please come back! You are missed. Hope all is well...Please come back! You are missed. Hope all is well with you and yours.Isobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729356811104289106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-85677620207391511032008-11-06T09:00:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:00:00.000+00:00Congratulations on your achievements. I'm a journa...Congratulations on your achievements. I'm a journalist and find that writing about traumatic events that have affected me can make a difference.<BR/>I have written about my ectopic pregnancy, my friend's premature death and the difficulties in my marriage (not my real name of course).<BR/>I have also used my position of influence to help others including £10,000 for charity from two marathons. Come to think of it, they are still probably my greatest achievements after producing my four children.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351497943306272385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-85153751492948248832008-11-04T00:50:00.000+00:002008-11-04T00:50:00.000+00:00I enjoy reading your blog. And f..k em all if they...I enjoy reading your blog. And f..k em all if they don't get it.<BR/>Good luck with future endeavors. I will put your book on my reading list. I'm a new blogger and this writing thing is becoming addictive!Lulda Casadagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508948508691985244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-45189167196619475172008-11-02T10:15:00.000+00:002008-11-02T10:15:00.000+00:00Hi. I was in the hairdressers yesterday and picke...Hi. I was in the hairdressers yesterday and picked up 'Marie Claire'! What a fool i looked, with tears running down my face! I just had to thank you for your article on Stillbirth. It was almost like reading my own story. 15 years ago i went into labour 7 days before my due date. My daughter got into difficulty during labour, I had an emergency C Section, unfortunately Jessica died aged 1 hour 40 minutes, she appeared a normal 7lb 3oz baby! Again, like you, i kept Jess with me, for 3 days (most think this quite morose) yet i needed that time with her. I took a clip of her hair and inky footprints, and when i left the hospital, i had to leave via the rear fire exit as i could not bring myself to walk out the front door, amongst other mothers with healthy babies! We too were given no reason for her death, "Act of God' was how our consultant explained it! Like you, i gave birth to a healthy son 13 month after Jessica and went on to have a healthy daughter. When i think that Alix is 14, i automatically think, Jess will be 15, and the worst thing for me is a feel i am disrespecting her because when people ask how many children i have, i reply 2, yet i think 3. I know you commented on this too! I too believe that this point in my life changed how i am, I know i am a very protective mother, it drives my children wild! I really want to thank you for writing this article and highlighting this issue. So many people cross the road rather than talk to a friend who has gone through sorrow like this. Me, and my husband and children, talk often of Jessica, she still is a part of our family, and we always celebrate her birthdays, to keep her memory alive. Thanks Again.northallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586599078239519662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-85859283282389933862008-11-01T03:19:00.000+00:002008-11-01T03:19:00.000+00:00Oi, Judith, where the hell are you?Oi, Judith, where the hell are you?Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-67119519524953044272008-10-30T15:59:00.000+00:002008-10-30T15:59:00.000+00:00I hope we can hear from you again soon!I hope we can hear from you again soon!SueBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136724155186404918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-65107391753779668612008-10-30T15:31:00.000+00:002008-10-30T15:31:00.000+00:00Congrats on the speaking engagement and sorry abou...Congrats on the speaking engagement and sorry about the migrane. Hubby here gets them too and they are awful. <BR/><BR/>Just wanted to tell you that I bought your book on vacation in Milan. I was on holiday with my mother as an escape from the kids. We laughed us ourselves to tears reading your book aloud. Thank you for the enjoyment and for expressing so well the life and sacrifice of a parent and wife.hexehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858249707419706445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-65444984488667760802008-10-30T09:56:00.000+00:002008-10-30T09:56:00.000+00:00Has someone locked you up in Brizlee Tower? Missin...Has someone locked you up in Brizlee Tower? Missing my blog boost! Hope you and yours all well. bws.sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677371482912261908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-11127752113262409432008-10-24T22:42:00.000+01:002008-10-24T22:42:00.000+01:00your agent is a great guy and I was very sorry not...your agent is a great guy and I was very sorry not to get to Frankfurt in time for the annual Conville and Walsh lapdancing jamboree. I love your site and wish you all the success in the North (and world) with the t.v series. If you want to read what happened when I tried to get to the Frankfurt Book Fair do look at my blog www.missdaisyfrost.com <BR/>I too am an agent but not as famous or as sexy as yours!Miss Daisy Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961263887427108723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-66321854050576100152008-10-24T19:45:00.000+01:002008-10-24T19:45:00.000+01:00A highly successful week I should say LxA highly successful week I should say Lxfamily affairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896692261265817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-72845967918712095782008-10-24T10:47:00.000+01:002008-10-24T10:47:00.000+01:00Hi,I'm almost at the end of your fabulous book.Bei...Hi,<BR/>I'm almost at the end of your fabulous book.Being a rural northern expat in France I just wanted to say that I have laughed (out loud on the bus to work), cried (on the bus to work), and admired your wonderful writing. <BR/>Thank you for you book and now your blog which I am discovering. They are both divine to read. Good luck with any future writing/speaking/child raising/ horse riding activities...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514757286127622644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-20186346980661793452008-10-23T13:10:00.000+01:002008-10-23T13:10:00.000+01:00Hi JudithI wanted to write to tell you I've just r...Hi Judith<BR/><BR/>I wanted to write to tell you I've just read your story in Marie Claire. I sat in a packed commuter train on Tuesday morning and wept all the way up to London. I cannot imagine the pain of losing your beautiful little boy, of holding him for such a brief time and imagining what might have been. I hope I never experience that sense of loss. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry you've suffered so greatly. <BR/><BR/>Liz xxLiz Yongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804681931429547880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-68422391325413762482008-10-23T00:16:00.000+01:002008-10-23T00:16:00.000+01:00I trust you have fled the country?I trust you have fled the country?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-37276427981569963662008-10-22T11:38:00.000+01:002008-10-22T11:38:00.000+01:00Well done you - could no more stand up and speak t...Well done you - could no more stand up and speak to a crowd than stick needles in my eyes. Your book is somewhere on its way through Canada now - much read and enjoyed...when's the next?snailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-66720039478591356632008-10-17T10:25:00.000+01:002008-10-17T10:25:00.000+01:00I hope your migraine has subsided by now and has b...I hope your migraine has subsided by now and has been replaced instead by that warm glow of deliciousness that follows a job well done!<BR/>I am writing this wearing a green sequinned scarf to pay homage to your mum<BR/>Thank you for writing with such honesty and sensitivityelizabethjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167237893460547989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-26291278668670839842008-10-16T20:31:00.000+01:002008-10-16T20:31:00.000+01:00in front - two words. Can't help being pedantic....in front - two words. Can't help being pedantic. I like reading your stuff but that keeps irritating me.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236569923495377101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-17058967029966000002008-10-16T08:32:00.000+01:002008-10-16T08:32:00.000+01:00I am so glad I found your blog, it is great and I ...I am so glad I found your blog, it is great and I can't wait to find your book here in South Africa. Well done on the achievement.. you deserve to bask in all the glory that comes your wayHomemade Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057023477235437450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-55009300917236659112008-10-16T02:27:00.000+01:002008-10-16T02:27:00.000+01:00Judith, love your blog...I could name mine Wife In...Judith, love your blog...I could name mine Wife In India and we could meet for coffee, if only I could find a place that made decent coffee...instead, I've called it Lost and Found in India, and hope you find it amusing:<BR/>http://lostandfoundinindia.blogspot.com/♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-70515048147679311642008-10-14T10:34:00.000+01:002008-10-14T10:34:00.000+01:00I dip in here every now and again -you make me lau...I dip in here every now and again -you make me laugh, today it was the brain lapse/compliments.<BR/><BR/>Not having posted before I felt moved to as I would like to say thank you. My mother 'used' the hospice in the last months of her life (1999/2000 - when it first opened?) and odd as it may sound it was a lifeline for her.sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677371482912261908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-79365065930616473812008-10-12T17:16:00.000+01:002008-10-12T17:16:00.000+01:00I'm impressed talking in public very scary, but yo...I'm impressed talking in public very scary, but you came out unscathed,sit down and have a large glass of wine.I have just started uni and have to introduce myself it seems daily to my tutors and class mates,so far have said something completely different every time,they now think I'm the nut with multi personalities, but hay ho.. Loved the book fab, have passed it on to my stressed out daughter, to give her hope that she's not the only mum struggling with kids husband etc. Keep on blogging .. Sallysallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910027492561152649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-50251311289217800802008-10-11T19:55:00.000+01:002008-10-11T19:55:00.000+01:00Yes, a pat on the back is deserved for raising mon...Yes, a pat on the back is deserved for raising money and for speaking in front of people.<BR/><BR/>I've just finished reading your book, even though I've been reading your blog for ages, and I felt moved to comment. It was poignant, heartfelt and very well written. I've recommended it to my colleagues who are all book junkies like me.<BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd say!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-70649206612605760652008-10-10T16:36:00.000+01:002008-10-10T16:36:00.000+01:00Bliey wifey! I have spoken at lunches in a.n.othe...Bliey wifey! I have spoken at lunches in a.n.other hat and at dinners as well (human rights thingey). Its a giant pain in the ass. No one like it. At least you made a bunch of cash for your lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com