tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post6509834966847491102..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: Nella Last's WarShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-52425512725535250082013-11-30T08:36:32.837+00:002013-11-30T08:36:32.837+00:00I watched the television version. It was brilliant...I watched the television version. It was brilliant!<br />Di<br />XYONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-76503071509010101652013-10-29T04:30:11.119+00:002013-10-29T04:30:11.119+00:00I remember my mother, her mother, and some of her ...I remember my mother, her mother, and some of her female cousins talking about how the War gave woman the freedom to do things they would never been allowed to do if all the men were home. Women with no talent for homemaking found themselves successful and happy building airplanes. Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-84260539479680728392013-10-21T01:24:22.956+01:002013-10-21T01:24:22.956+01:00I am totally hooked and really hope to read this. ...I am totally hooked and really hope to read this. Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855937323223067598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-74082743804755747552013-10-14T08:36:38.264+01:002013-10-14T08:36:38.264+01:00Carolyn - I didn't think about that possibilit...Carolyn - I didn't think about that possibility, mainly as no one else in the diary seemed to ever comment on her husband's controlling nature. She struck me as being insightful enough that if this had been recognised she likely would have adjusted her thinking. It sounds more about the relative social expectations of men and women and how she learned to quit trying to keep others happy at the expense of her self.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-36066108030806678122013-10-14T07:29:53.094+01:002013-10-14T07:29:53.094+01:00Wow. Sounds like a very interesting read indeed. ...Wow. Sounds like a very interesting read indeed. Her husband sounds like he subjected her to terrible emotional abuse, but maybe he had a genuine problem with dependency. I think its very important not to judge or blame where mental illness may be an issue. Fortunately it sounds like she had the strength of character to cope and to not let this overwhelm her.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.com