tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post3176556553350064436..comments2023-03-26T18:04:08.832-07:00Comments on So How Do You Really Feel?: Ian Paul, Baby Doll...Michael Lanninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-15172392107372539492020-08-07T04:09:24.149-07:002020-08-07T04:09:24.149-07:00I went back to read this. Baring your soul like th...I went back to read this. Baring your soul like this is very restorative and therapeutic. He sounds like a wonderful young man, and he was loved. Having doubts in our abilities as parents/artists/humans is natural. Ruminating is not healthy. Your son got it right. “ you’re standing in a field of flowers” a gift.boyblueianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528203844901977108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-57215172851333146992020-08-06T22:20:17.701-07:002020-08-06T22:20:17.701-07:00Thank you Ryan! I saw your post and I appreciate i...Thank you Ryan! I saw your post and I appreciate it so much!Michael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-59802840338209460882020-08-06T20:58:28.645-07:002020-08-06T20:58:28.645-07:00Aw man, Lanning I love your writing so much. Will ...Aw man, Lanning I love your writing so much. Will say more on FB where you linked to this. ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080251954345595676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-21011680336986666552018-01-28T09:11:44.764-08:002018-01-28T09:11:44.764-08:00Your story was more than a story because it was al...Your story was more than a story because it was all true and you lived it and still are. They're are no amount of words that can truly express that but you did, and connected with many also with your hearting wishes you'd hope would come true. Well, they did, even in sorrow, because my Mom lost a child too, long ago and this a connection many of us emphasize with. The last year of my Mom's life (almost 90), she talked of her child she lost moons ago. Well, there are so many moons that rise and fall counting the months and the years until we're eclipsed so finally, that we become the moon itself shining bright in the sky not looking down, but letting us now even though it may be dark outside, the "night light is on. Thanks for sharing Michael, and next time I look at the moon, I'll now they're are a lot folk up there peering down at us, smiling! What a good memory and one to share. Thanks* Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046760787718759716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-36631691568303283022014-01-28T20:54:09.706-08:002014-01-28T20:54:09.706-08:00Michael, I can not even begin to imagine this kind...Michael, I can not even begin to imagine this kind of a loss~I lost my father to suicide and both of my children's fathers...I know my list does not compare to the suffering you have had to endure...I love who you are and always have from the first moment I laid eyes on you...you have a talent that should have been more recognized~I had a few miscarriages due to being O negative with and RH factor~they used my plasma for years for research~I wish I had been older and less people had suffered these losses...you area a wounded spirit that knows introspection enough to realize that you have been forged by fire and really LEARNED from all of your suffering~I am honored to call you my friend~<br />Alice/Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428071576512650891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-7851643278955704342013-09-17T19:17:53.272-07:002013-09-17T19:17:53.272-07:00I love you too, Gretchen. I struggle every.single....I love you too, Gretchen. I struggle every.single.day. but i know what Ian would have wanted. Besides, i hear him, even now, saying, "Dad, dad, dad, you're standing in a field of flowers!" I am. much love.....mMichael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-61959895782024814772013-09-17T19:15:18.373-07:002013-09-17T19:15:18.373-07:00And you do! I am so proud of the both of you as pa...And you do! I am so proud of the both of you as parents and great souls (Mahatmas which, in Hindi, means "great soul!") keep on keein' on dear heart!....mMichael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-88777631794035584352013-09-17T19:13:22.331-07:002013-09-17T19:13:22.331-07:00Denise.....you and i are so fortunate in so many w...Denise.....you and i are so fortunate in so many ways we can't even count them! Much love to you my dear friend!...mMichael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-42783684520307989942013-09-17T19:11:49.316-07:002013-09-17T19:11:49.316-07:00Love you both so much....always family!.....mLove you both so much....always family!.....mMichael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-22672704549001663692013-09-17T19:11:11.947-07:002013-09-17T19:11:11.947-07:00Thank you, Erica. You are a sweet, funny soul your...Thank you, Erica. You are a sweet, funny soul your own self! Love and all the best...mMichael Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192535867343381804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-68104119081500560972012-08-06T16:18:41.147-07:002012-08-06T16:18:41.147-07:00that was beautiful, what a tribute.that was beautiful, what a tribute.eLusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094888325650539207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-78914418915563208762012-08-06T15:36:20.218-07:002012-08-06T15:36:20.218-07:00Mike,
Lisa & I remember well, the time we spe...Mike,<br /><br />Lisa & I remember well, the time we spent with you guys, back in LA. The kids, & they were at that time, were great & funny! We will never forget Ian. ("Insane in the Membrane")(HA!)<br /><br />The same goes for Lauren, Josh, Tiff & you, buddy. A BIG part of our lives & memories. <br /><br />Keep the power within. <br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Rick & LisaRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743239663636822019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-20318393073375279012012-04-03T17:49:53.385-07:002012-04-03T17:49:53.385-07:00I echo what Gretchen said Michael. You are an amaz...I echo what Gretchen said Michael. You are an amazing soul and thank you so much for sharing this! I also thought for a hot second of terminating my first born. I was 17 and still in High School. I have four son's now. Jason is now 41 with a wonderful wife and 3 beautiful daughters. I can't imagine life with out him, or any of my sons! My second born I also named Ian. He was born two years before your Ian. Ian lost his first born son Zephaniah at 6 months. Ian is also a musician and I know not a day goes by that he doesn't think of his boy. But we believe our spirits live on and we will see each other again just as I believe you will see your Ian again. God bless you sweet man.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124777426746445472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-44999103784083794382012-03-23T06:06:56.881-07:002012-03-23T06:06:56.881-07:00You have an amazing soul... I love you so much, Mi...You have an amazing soul... I love you so much, Michael Lanning. Thank you for sharing and being so honest. It's every parents worst fear to lose a child and my heart aches and cries for you.Gretchen Reinhart-Petrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028307112431577550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197464485906834929.post-1507093232374463062011-09-08T20:38:18.330-07:002011-09-08T20:38:18.330-07:00Beautiful, Mikie...thank you for sharing your stor...Beautiful, Mikie...thank you for sharing your story and doing it so candidly. I promise to cherish every moment with Gavin. Love you.Jessica Grovéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864548846383907335noreply@blogger.com