Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for December 11, 2010

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    margueritem  almost 14 years ago

    I have your orignal of this little girl and her mom still hanging on my wall. I love this one, too.

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    phydeaux44  almost 14 years ago

    “Always keep tight hold of Nurse, for fear of finding Something Worse!”

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    gabrielmcgrath  almost 14 years ago

    being raised by a single mom i can remember walking down dark streets and sketchy neighborhoods. sometimes i could sense the apprehension and fear she felt. she’d take my hand though, and smile, and she’d play it up as if she felt safer knowing her 8 year old protector was there.

    ~gabriel

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    Fred Kuechenmeister  almost 14 years ago

    surprising thoughtful, and deep…. good strip…

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    Fred Kuechenmeister  almost 14 years ago

    and on yet another topic.. re FA-X… notice that Mz D-B updates during the week so checked it out… surprised to see that bit about “Pibgorn”… they used to get between 50 to 100 comments per day, twice that on the weekend… and now the comment section is gone ? … sure that the “couch people” will pop up someplace… but how to get the word out to the faithful…. like the strip but only hit the comments once or twice to have the obtuse points cleared up……

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    cleokaya  almost 14 years ago

    Fear is healthy when not taken to extremes.

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 14 years ago

    one day when I was holding my mother’s hand, we were attacked by a ravenous pack of poodles. It was horrible! they shredded our socks! to this very day, I cringe when I pull on my socks

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    Mother Thalweg  almost 14 years ago

    From those of us who led safe idyllic lives as children to those of you who didn’t: bless and thank you for raising our awareness. No one cares to think about the unthinkable. But if we don’t …. ?

    In the superpopulation of lucky people I’ve got to be right up there (okay, maybe not Ringo Starr or Uncle Kracker lucky, but still high on the list). Why did I grow up surrounded by parents, family and friends who protected and nurtured me while other innocents suffered horribly at the hands of those same people?

    The few emotional flesh wounds I’ve suffered in my life have all been self-inflicted. Contrast that with kids for whom a single day without fear of an irresistible force is a relief.

    Thanks again, and don’t stop.

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    Eagleskies Premium Member almost 14 years ago

    Hear, hear, Rotifer. Well spoken.

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    ottod Premium Member almost 14 years ago

    Teresa,

    Thanks for these strips. Many of us have never known the real terror some children experience daily. Perhaps one of these will somehow help a child or a survivor cope. Most of us don’t have a mechanism to help, but we should at least remember from time to time to be grateful for what we didn’t experience.

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    jackmatt  almost 14 years ago

    Ottod - I think you captured the nuance between ‘fear’ and ‘terror’,,, the difference between being in control, the fear felt as a child sits at the top of a slippy-slide considering her options - and not being in control, the terror felt by a child that has been the victim of abuse. As noted above, a certain amount of fear can be healthy,,, terror never.

    Thanks, T,,, thought provoking.

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    ponytail56  almost 14 years ago

    I interact daily with many people who endured such an upbringing. A vast majority of the times the depths of despair to which they sink would destroy most of us . however when they can no longer stand what they have become. their indominable spirit begins to shine through. Whores, thugs, petty criminals, and even cold blooded murderers, slowly become some of the most loving people you could possibly meet. I am so fortunate to be part of their transformation, that even though I’m not a religeous person, I thank God daily

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    runar  almost 14 years ago

    It’s hard to imagine a childhood without fear.

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    ChukLitl Premium Member almost 14 years ago

    I see a peacock. It always seems they’re crying; “Help!”

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    Oxnate  almost 14 years ago

    New and improved Fan Site

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    CoBass  almost 14 years ago

    @Eldo, @shytimes2 - I wonder if you’re reading your own opinions and biases into Pony’s_ comment. The way I read it, Pony started with victimless and petty crimes, and worked up to the ultimate crime, and said (essentially) that everyone on this spectrum has some good at their core, and that good can come out, if only it’s given the right environment.

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    ProfOddfellow  almost 14 years ago

    A very touching piece, Teresa.

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    j2p2  almost 14 years ago

    Wonderfully heart-breaking. It’s my turn to fear now that my daughter is ready to let go of my hand…or thinks she is…

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    Nairebis  almost 14 years ago

    It goes to show the influence of childhood that I can’t hear the words “Niagara Falls” without hearing the Three Stooges scream, “NIAGARA FALLS!!! SLOWLY I TURNED…”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJBhzMWJCc

    And I probably haven’t seen that clip in 30+ years… yet it is absolutely branded in my memory and will forever be associated with the water fall. :D

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