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Knit to This: Colbert and Cooper in Conversation
Dear Ann,
YouTube keeps recommending to me the same video over and over, whether I’m on there looking for Masterpiece Theatre trailers or knitting tutorials: the conversation linked above, between two grown men who both lost their fathers at age 10. YouTube is kind of a nag, but it has my spiritual interest at heart. YouTube knew I needed to see it.
You don’t see a conversation like this very often on the TV. It’s worth listening to, and thinking about. I laughed out loud at Stephen Colbert’s “more Jesus for me” line, a moment of comic relief cutting through the rawness.
I’d say enjoy, but that’s not exactly the right word.
Enjoy?
Love,
Kay
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What a great interview. Thoug,ht provoking and interesting to see the common threads that may apply in loss. I lost my sister 8 years ago and have felt and feel many of these myself.
I saw snippets of it a few weeks ago, and wanted (still do! Thanks for the reminder!) to see the whole thing. As someone who lost her mother at 9, I could totally relate to the thoughts of both those men who wondered who they would be if their dads had lived. I totally enjoy Colbert’s Late Show but really loved how serious and intelligent he was in the interview. And Anderson Cooper is in a class by himself.
Amazing interview. Echoes my losses and convinces me I am neither alone nor crazy
Thank you so much, AGAIN, for bringing us a wonderful example of humanity in this conversation.
What an unexpected surprise here. Having lost my dad at 8, I especially related to “the fartherless child believes all things are possible…and nothing is safe.” That is a fire that keeps me motivated (cautiously) to this day. Grief does shape you.
How lovely to be a part of this conversation. Thanks for pointing the way to this.
That interview is amazing. I’m sitting here a little bit stunned, with memories of my own childhood swirling around in my head. Their conversation knocked all kinds of things loose.
Thank you. I think. ;o)
This interview was amazing. It made me think about what I’m going through at this time. Not the loss of a parent or a child but the impending loss of a spouse.
Marilyn – I’m giving you all the strength vibes. This is an impossible thing to grapple with – though so many of us will experience it. Be as well as possible. xo
I had heard this before today and I’m so glad that you are sharing it with us. So much of loss is change. My 15 y/o brother took his life in 1974 and it becomes part of who you are. Thanks so much for bringing this to others
One of my dear girl cousins directed me to this. Hearing about Colbert’s immersion in Tolkien made me understand my brothers in a new way. I will hold on to this and the phrase “More Jeasus for me.”
Thank you for posting this. Really.
Thank you for sharing this. When I reshare your posts with my loved ones, I always refer to your website as “the eclectic knitting blog” (I need to think how to describe it better). Thank you for sharing so much more than knitting — beauty and suffering, humor and wisdom
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I did not really care for stephen colbert before this, I thought his humor too political. But I really enjoyed hearing him talk and I like the real “him” very much. Thank you for this.
Thank you.
This interview is so emotional for me. I just lost my 95 year old Dad 26 days ago and the pain and grief is overwhelming at times. I can relate to Anderson Cooper’s comment about having a visible scar, to match the big gaping wound in my heart
WOW!! What a wonderful conversation. About 13 minutes in, they talk about the idea: “What punishments of God are not gifts?” This brought me to tears. In the 2+ years since I lost my Beloved Dave, I’ve come to realize this, but I could never have expressed it as clearly as Stephen Colbert did. THANK YOU!
I had heard about this but hadn’t watched it yet, so thank you for sharing it. When I was 4 1/2, my family was in a car accident. We lost my 3 1/2 year old sister and my mother miscarried. The impact of that on my family at the time was great, but it’s only been in the last 5 years or so that I have realized that I still carry it with me. I need to listen to this conversation again, I think.
thank you
I lost my mom when I was 16. I took care of my dad and sister until they were ok, and then I fell apart, only to rebuild somewhat to a new normal a few years later. I have seen this interview before but it has been a while. It does help to hear. I agree strongly on a couple of things. Some things happened in my life that never would have had that not happened. I started to communicate with my dad (it was never great but it was there) and I realized once I took that hit, that I better really look for what was good and be glad for it. I had a wonderful mom and daughter relationship and while she has been gone for 43 years, I still miss her.
I’ve been so busy that I thought that I had lost it in the world of unread and wonderful things. I had seen this on some other site and I am so glad that you posted it. Nothing more to add except that loss is painful forever
What a powerful interview. Lots to chew on. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Your thoughtful recommendations elevate MasonDixonKnitting. I’m glad I found you.