tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post1883175185015298635..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: The Harrowing HallsBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-10369554135753459262010-09-12T01:22:14.654-04:002010-09-12T01:22:14.654-04:00Ann, I think it is harder for kids today. They ar...Ann, I think it is harder for kids today. They are so distracted with texting on phones and listening to I pods. It's no wonder they can't concentrate.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-72292731961609295312010-09-12T01:16:42.771-04:002010-09-12T01:16:42.771-04:00Stitched with Love, go that you made it okay even ...Stitched with Love, go that you made it okay even with your school misery and difficulties with your parents.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-71827460038391347642010-09-11T23:27:56.489-04:002010-09-11T23:27:56.489-04:00Yours is definitely a story of triumph over some r...Yours is definitely a story of triumph over some really adverse conditions. You were very lucky to have such a wonderful support system - I wish the same for so many of our public school students today. Thanks for sharing your story.Ann H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-16746753069230634692010-09-11T22:45:20.920-04:002010-09-11T22:45:20.920-04:00Jane, I am sure it was hard on the teachers, too.Jane, I am sure it was hard on the teachers, too.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-73222219112043348122010-09-11T22:37:06.099-04:002010-09-11T22:37:06.099-04:00Crochet Goddess, I'll put your name in the hat...Crochet Goddess, I'll put your name in the hat with the others.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-90094353230584414722010-09-11T22:36:34.648-04:002010-09-11T22:36:34.648-04:00I struggle with sending my girls to school EVERY y...I struggle with sending my girls to school EVERY year . . . . Though I grew up in a small rural community, I was pretty miserable in school, especially middle school. I did just fine, had a solid church youth group, but my parents were a mess. We made it through though, didn't we? And we're better for it!DesertHermeneuticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671050783526524783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-31489568575638029602010-09-11T21:44:24.085-04:002010-09-11T21:44:24.085-04:00I don't know if I could have gone one day to s...I don't know if I could have gone one day to school under the conditions you had to endure. Hats off to you for going. What brave teachers you must have had too. I am a retired educator with 35 years under my belt and the worst thing that ever happened is a student got mad once and hit me (and without thinking, I hit him back. Yikes!!!) We have remained friends through the years and laugh about it still. I would love to win a copy of your book.JaneThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641896113640285842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-89805255405466674752010-09-11T19:09:32.917-04:002010-09-11T19:09:32.917-04:00Hi, I want to be included in the the give away. I...Hi, I want to be included in the the give away. I would love an advance copy of your next book! I hope your are having a great weekend.Crochet Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11111616355017502920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-5206065980696609112010-09-11T17:45:58.719-04:002010-09-11T17:45:58.719-04:00What a great attitude, Betty -- yes, it only gets ...What a great attitude, Betty -- yes, it only gets better!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-52647457215781850132010-09-11T15:29:52.217-04:002010-09-11T15:29:52.217-04:00Kay, you are right. No one should have to do batt...Kay, you are right. No one should have to do battle to get an education.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-74847943194580733682010-09-11T15:28:55.650-04:002010-09-11T15:28:55.650-04:00Linda, it wasn't all bleak. Thanks to the you...Linda, it wasn't all bleak. Thanks to the youth group I belonged to and h money I made babysitting I was able to go on some wonderful trips. Unitarian youth groups were an oddity, so we made quite a stir in Washington DC and were invited to Bobby Kennedy's office and our sensator had a reception for us in the capitol.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-53199674348801775942010-09-11T15:25:51.521-04:002010-09-11T15:25:51.521-04:00Janel, I think worry comes with being a parent no ...Janel, I think worry comes with being a parent no matter the circumstances.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-27815941478367458752010-09-11T15:22:24.629-04:002010-09-11T15:22:24.629-04:00Monica, I'm glad you didn't have to find o...Monica, I'm glad you didn't have to find out the hard way how you would have dealt with a high school like mine.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50122217684749907902010-09-11T15:20:13.264-04:002010-09-11T15:20:13.264-04:00Terri, once I graduated, I never went back. I thi...Terri, once I graduated, I never went back. I think it's harder when the high points of your life happen in high school and its downhill after that.<br /><br />My life just keeps getting better and better.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-68028200519477344482010-09-11T15:18:02.255-04:002010-09-11T15:18:02.255-04:00Bookwoman, I think a lot of people have short memo...Bookwoman, I think a lot of people have short memories and forget all the trauma they went through as a kid.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76138455348786581942010-09-11T15:16:59.462-04:002010-09-11T15:16:59.462-04:00Camille, I remember your stories about your mothe...Camille, I remember your stories about your mother. What you endured was far tougher than anything I faced.<br /><br />The good thing about bad stuff is it can build your characer.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-46690697919778916722010-09-11T15:11:03.481-04:002010-09-11T15:11:03.481-04:00Judy,
I'm glad your high school experience wa...Judy,<br /><br />I'm glad your high school experience was better.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-63927499943638707302010-09-11T11:55:46.016-04:002010-09-11T11:55:46.016-04:00Glad you survived high school, Betty! Sounds a lo...Glad you survived high school, Betty! Sounds a lot like my junior high experience. Seventh & most of eighth grade I got threatened & run over on a daily basis. Ninth grade I decided no more & learned to stand up for myself. Sad, no one should have to do battle to get an education.<br /><br />Would *love* to win an ARC of your next book! Love them & have turned my daughter, the avid crocheter on to them also :-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001557857341271451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-35488660960779326552010-09-11T11:31:17.558-04:002010-09-11T11:31:17.558-04:00My goodness, Betty. Your difficult experiences ma...My goodness, Betty. Your difficult experiences make mine look like fun! So glad you got through it all so well.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50770012708530933932010-09-11T11:15:31.048-04:002010-09-11T11:15:31.048-04:00My daughter just started middle school this week a...My daughter just started middle school this week and the school is basically a wing in the high school. I'm worried, but luckily it isn't a rough school.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823616282284779390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-43092169903265924632010-09-11T10:45:29.926-04:002010-09-11T10:45:29.926-04:00Betty, you got the perfect response -- thoughtful ...Betty, you got the perfect response -- thoughtful and intelligent -- from Planner. It showed you as bright and resourceful as well as resilient. Great response, great compliment! I'm glad my high school wasn't as troubled as yours, I don't think I would have responded very well.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-47068272064400343862010-09-11T10:40:11.650-04:002010-09-11T10:40:11.650-04:00Wow, Betty. So sorry to hear that. Glad you made i...Wow, Betty. So sorry to hear that. Glad you made it through!Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80519052054470475512010-09-11T10:28:05.595-04:002010-09-11T10:28:05.595-04:00Wow, Betty, I didn't realize you had a start l...Wow, Betty, I didn't realize you had a start like that in school. You deserved more than a diploma at the end.<br /><br />The conditions of your home life and school life were the reverse of mine.<br /><br />It's amazing what we can get through when we're young, isn't it?Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50053938648726699022010-09-11T10:05:27.501-04:002010-09-11T10:05:27.501-04:00I grew up in the rural south of Alabama and Georgi...I grew up in the rural south of Alabama and Georgia, what they call Sand Mountain and Lookout Mountain. It was a nice area, in the 50's and 60's, to go to school. So to hear your story of where you went to school is so different. An Chicken Herder is right, perfect title. I also want to be included in the drawing. Thanks!JudyH329https://www.blogger.com/profile/04169383110345540966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-38310093632068649522010-09-11T08:06:16.115-04:002010-09-11T08:06:16.115-04:00There's a reason so many young adult novels ha...There's a reason so many young adult novels have such a dark theme. Being a teen isn't always as much fun as we remember it being. Sounds like your high school was a pretty scary place. Thank God for college.Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083821352830737883noreply@blogger.com