Comments on: The Water Giver http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/ Book reviews for children and adults Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Beth C http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-349798 Beth C Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:04:48 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-349798 I would really like to read this. pbclark(at)netins(dot)net I would really like to read this.
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]]> By: 5 Minutes for Books: All Things at Once by Mika Brzezinksi http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-349449 5 Minutes for Books: All Things at Once by Mika Brzezinksi Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:01:58 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-349449 [...] you like motherhood memoirs, you can also click over to enter the giveaway of The Water Giver at 5 Minutes for Books (ends Tuesday night). The winner of the Emma Parker & Company silver [...] [...] you like motherhood memoirs, you can also click over to enter the giveaway of The Water Giver at 5 Minutes for Books (ends Tuesday night). The winner of the Emma Parker & Company silver [...]

]]> By: katklaw777 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-348802 katklaw777 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:00:31 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-348802 This book looks very interesting...thanks. This book looks very interesting…thanks.

]]> By: Patty http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-348551 Patty Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-348551 "If you're a mom who has ever struggled with not feeling like a "real mom" should, you will relate to Ryan's story." Jennifer, This line, copied from your synopsis, moved me to tears. Why? Because I can relate. I am the adoptive mother of a son, natural borne of my mentally ill sister-in-law, and therefore much loved by her brother, my husband, his uncle by blood, and adoptive father in the eyes of the law. And my adoptive son. Struggle I did, no, not while he was a cute little baby, who could?, but later...when the problems began ( ADD, Depression, Bi-Polar disorder, and Suicide attempts)...you get the picture...the bottom line is that I persevered though all of this...I loved him, and I did whatever a mother could for him, and cried, many times for him, ...but...and...I feel so utterly wretched for saying this...felt so "not really his mother" much the time, and guilty for this feeling...all of the time. However, dear reader, there is a happy ending....My boy now truly is my boy, adult that he is, parent of his own boy that he is, we now have a really good relationship, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. It only took 21 years...so don't give up:) “If you’re a mom who has ever struggled with not feeling like a “real mom” should, you will relate to Ryan’s story.” Jennifer, This line, copied from your synopsis, moved me to tears. Why? Because I can relate. I am the adoptive mother of a son, natural borne of my mentally ill sister-in-law, and therefore much loved by her brother, my husband, his uncle by blood, and adoptive father in the eyes of the law. And my adoptive son. Struggle I did, no, not while he was a cute little baby, who could?, but later…when the problems began ( ADD, Depression, Bi-Polar disorder, and Suicide attempts)…you get the picture…the bottom line is that I persevered though all of this…I loved him, and I did whatever a mother could for him, and cried, many times for him, …but…and…I feel so utterly wretched for saying this…felt so “not really his mother” much the time, and guilty for this feeling…all of the time. However, dear reader, there is a happy ending….My boy now truly is my boy, adult that he is, parent of his own boy that he is, we now have a really good relationship, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. It only took 21 years…so don’t give up:)

]]> By: Debbie Jackson http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-348544 Debbie Jackson Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:55:25 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-348544 jacksond@nhr3.net looks interesting and something meaningful for life..I'd love to win it. jacksond@nhr3.net looks interesting and something meaningful for life..I’d love to win it.

]]> By: Benita G. http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-348539 Benita G. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:49:52 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-348539 This book sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway. bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com This book sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway.

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]]> By: Wendy M http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-348506 Wendy M Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:00:02 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-348506 This sounds like a wonderful book. wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net This sounds like a wonderful book.
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]]> By: Some Lucky Dog http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/2201/the-water-giver/comment-page-1/#comment-347142 Some Lucky Dog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=2201#comment-347142 As a mother, this sounds like a great read! As a mother, this sounds like a great read!

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