tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post4941915027963892238..comments2024-03-05T01:07:08.127-08:00Comments on Sweet Rocket: This gravestone had me in tears.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-25819534983211262322011-06-20T14:38:46.376-07:002011-06-20T14:38:46.376-07:00I meant to add that I've heard the theory that...I meant to add that I've heard the theory that parents were more distant from their children back then, as a self-protective measure, but that doesn't take into account simple biology and maternal (and, it is hoped, paternal) instinct.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-34690546010749919702011-06-20T14:37:33.100-07:002011-06-20T14:37:33.100-07:00I can't either. I've seen it over and over...I can't either. I've seen it over and over on the gravestones I've photographed, but it's still incomprehensible. A friend told me one of her ancestors didn't name the babies until they had passed their second birthday.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-83329155061977272382011-06-14T07:49:00.709-07:002011-06-14T07:49:00.709-07:00I cannot imagine what life was like back when it w...I cannot imagine what life was like back when it was not uncommon to lose one or more children in their first few years.Donahttp://dponline.org/weblognoreply@blogger.com