Timmy B can suck it but I REALLY want to yell at your orchestra teacher!!! What a horrible thing to do and say to a young person! On another note, I love reading how your young brain worked and hearing about the gifts your mom imparted to you.
I loved this piece Lu. What an incredible thing to find — that poem. Do you have any idea about how old you were? You were born brilliant, obvi. And also this made me love your mom even more than I did before. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself with us ❤️
Thank you for reading! Easier to share when I know people I respect and love (YOU!) are following along. I was probably thirteen or fourteen when I wrote that poem? Pretty proud of young me. x
Oh my wow! So great to see your name here. So many incredible memories of you and all we shared just came rushing back! Would love to say hello some day?? Sending big love and thank you for reading. <3
Another fantastic read. Thank you for writing these - it helps to look back and realize how much effect all of it had on a lot of us. Reading this is helping with the healing!
Thank you for reading and thank you for saying this, Juliet. It really has all added up to so much for me, and I know for others too. Appreciate your support endlessly.
Lu, I wonder if you are the only child ever to write a poem about advertising! I wish it had somehow been featured in an episode of Mad Men, like maybe attributing it to Peggy or something. :) Love your Substack!
Thank you so much for reading, and I love this (since, as I mentioned, I'm rewatching Mad Men still! Peggy, what an icon!). If there are other people who wrote poems about advertising as children, I'd love to meet them! :)
Oh, Marc! My heart bursts! You! I remember. Hello! Yeah, my mom was a superstar. I owe her so much. Thank you for reading and for the kindness. It helps when folks let me know they're here -- especially ones like you who were always so human in a business that feels less and less that way. <3
Timmy B can suck it but I REALLY want to yell at your orchestra teacher!!! What a horrible thing to do and say to a young person! On another note, I love reading how your young brain worked and hearing about the gifts your mom imparted to you.
Yes! Screw you, Timmy B, and thank you so much for reading and for sharing your reflections. Always a joy to remember my sweet mom too. <3
I loved this piece Lu. What an incredible thing to find — that poem. Do you have any idea about how old you were? You were born brilliant, obvi. And also this made me love your mom even more than I did before. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself with us ❤️
Thank you for reading! Easier to share when I know people I respect and love (YOU!) are following along. I was probably thirteen or fourteen when I wrote that poem? Pretty proud of young me. x
Loved every word…and love you for being an amazing writer and human being❤️
Oh my wow! So great to see your name here. So many incredible memories of you and all we shared just came rushing back! Would love to say hello some day?? Sending big love and thank you for reading. <3
Another fantastic read. Thank you for writing these - it helps to look back and realize how much effect all of it had on a lot of us. Reading this is helping with the healing!
Thank you for reading and thank you for saying this, Juliet. It really has all added up to so much for me, and I know for others too. Appreciate your support endlessly.
Lu, I wonder if you are the only child ever to write a poem about advertising! I wish it had somehow been featured in an episode of Mad Men, like maybe attributing it to Peggy or something. :) Love your Substack!
Thank you so much for reading, and I love this (since, as I mentioned, I'm rewatching Mad Men still! Peggy, what an icon!). If there are other people who wrote poems about advertising as children, I'd love to meet them! :)
Luissa your mom sounds like an amazing woman. as always, i love the fearlessness you put into your words.
hugs.
marc
an old advertising friend
Oh, Marc! My heart bursts! You! I remember. Hello! Yeah, my mom was a superstar. I owe her so much. Thank you for reading and for the kindness. It helps when folks let me know they're here -- especially ones like you who were always so human in a business that feels less and less that way. <3