tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post4593346042328429615..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: "An Gewachsen"A Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-45533740848153978702009-09-24T11:24:50.066-04:002009-09-24T11:24:50.066-04:00Thank you for stopping by my blog. I appreciated ...Thank you for stopping by my blog. I appreciated you taking time to let me know you were there!<br /><br />It's funny how we respond to events when we are little. My mother would pour spoiled milk down the drain. If anyone asked me if I was spoiled, I would whole heartedly deny it, for fear of being poured down the drain.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493805128069922325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-63040408658232295952009-09-24T04:21:12.822-04:002009-09-24T04:21:12.822-04:00Oh my word. To see your baby shaken to the point ...Oh my word. To see your baby shaken to the point of given him a hernia must have been a horror to your mom. Poor David. <br /><br />What an interesting story, though, about the wives tale that ruled so many with fear. Wow.Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-53238502168244420862009-09-23T23:57:35.466-04:002009-09-23T23:57:35.466-04:00I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this ...I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this post! Wow.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332490569970987627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-34522285257975479582009-09-23T14:09:41.369-04:002009-09-23T14:09:41.369-04:00Thanks for stopping by my humble blog. I have enjo...Thanks for stopping by my humble blog. I have enjoyed reading a few of your posts and hope to stop in again in the future. God Bless.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817270366327077033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-73956417714470454062009-09-23T12:10:14.831-04:002009-09-23T12:10:14.831-04:00It's funny how the same old wives tales pop up...It's funny how the same old wives tales pop up in different communities.<br /><br />Here in the Appalachian mountains, they call it being "liver-grown", same treatment and description, and if they could have found a braucha, I bet the treatment would have been the same - either a salve on the chest or passing the baby 3 times around a table leg while reciting the appropriate verse.Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297495312752595424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-17684422568335541752009-09-23T10:20:50.417-04:002009-09-23T10:20:50.417-04:00My goodness what was she thinking doing that to hi...My goodness what was she thinking doing that to him? Crazy old lady. I'm glad that you said what it was in the end, and I learned something new about what a hiatal hernia is. And I'm also going to look up the pow wow doctor stuff like another reader mentioned.DeMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318461961542852313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-53069545054606270562009-09-23T10:14:17.945-04:002009-09-23T10:14:17.945-04:00Holy cow. What a memory. Oh my.Holy cow. What a memory. Oh my.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-46139876064300433252009-09-23T09:10:00.992-04:002009-09-23T09:10:00.992-04:00wow that brings back memories. that was a big thin...wow that brings back memories. that was a big thing in our community too. funny how all three of my babies never got it. hasalomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112207346989494101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-27985895577024878902009-09-22T23:59:16.407-04:002009-09-22T23:59:16.407-04:00I had totally forgotten there was such a thing as ...I had totally forgotten there was such a thing as Gewachsen. Probably never thought of it for the last thirty years. Nor did I ever know what it actually is until I read your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21552175695713486892009-09-22T22:46:09.600-04:002009-09-22T22:46:09.600-04:00Aw! Your poor brother! All I could think about w...Aw! Your poor brother! All I could think about when you said that that lady turned him upside down and shook him was shaken baby syndrome. That is scary!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-80871412053307835332009-09-22T22:03:16.043-04:002009-09-22T22:03:16.043-04:00Interesting about the "braucha" (pow wow...Interesting about the "braucha" (pow wow doctor). I was very interested so I googled it...quite of history of the origins of brausha.<br />Today I learned something new. <br />Thank you.DianeLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628360972411230549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-65075865793217141472009-09-22T21:04:47.137-04:002009-09-22T21:04:47.137-04:00I'm glad you explained the meaning at the end,...I'm glad you explained the meaning at the end, because I was trying to guess what the problem was all the way through! <br />Every community has a few old wives tales, I think. It's interesting to hear that Amish communities have them, too.<br />A good story, well told.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-110044414729055152009-09-22T20:33:32.818-04:002009-09-22T20:33:32.818-04:00Wow! You have got some pretty amazing stories! I h...Wow! You have got some pretty amazing stories! I have never heard of such a thing! An Gewachsen sounds terrifying...but not so much as the treatment! Goodness!<br /><br />Nice to find you in Blogland!Christina Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996271849528558458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-20729377714830392252009-09-22T19:55:49.220-04:002009-09-22T19:55:49.220-04:00Wow!Wow!Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30142596562219791252009-09-22T18:54:32.820-04:002009-09-22T18:54:32.820-04:00your poor brother! i would have been very upset if...your poor brother! i would have been very upset if someone did that to my baby, i would have been grumpy for a very long time also!Life is good!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18014974313679428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-42142866126926571172009-09-22T18:21:51.333-04:002009-09-22T18:21:51.333-04:00Goodness! I think I would have come unglued if som...Goodness! I think I would have come unglued if someone did that to my baby!Matters of the Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340833686488295489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-18618123683354518692009-09-22T18:17:56.731-04:002009-09-22T18:17:56.731-04:00Poor David! My grandmother was great for old wives...Poor David! My grandmother was great for old wives tales, most of the time they did more harm than good!<br />Sunny :)Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743103444717771768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-611608092686789522009-09-22T17:30:54.872-04:002009-09-22T17:30:54.872-04:00Your writing is very nicely done. Good gracious, a...Your writing is very nicely done. Good gracious, apparently I cannot write very well.Ms. Fiddlestickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676351360633475418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-46508916769433976052009-09-22T17:30:09.580-04:002009-09-22T17:30:09.580-04:00Nice to find your blog. I look forward to visiting...Nice to find your blog. I look forward to visiting. Your writing is very nicely down and interesting.<br /><br />DFMs. Fiddlestickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676351360633475418noreply@blogger.com