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this is the most amazing thing. i'd like to
get one of those calls.
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i cannot tell you how much I love this
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that is the most amazing thing i have heard.
i cried reading this. in a good way.
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what a wonderful tradition
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oh, what a lovely, lovely, lovely idea!
wonderful.
what a beautiful mamma you must have!
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in classic daughter fashion, when she told me
four years ago my initial reaction was
what??? you are crazy! why would you do
that?? but of course four years later what
am i doing? calling her to see if she has
made her calls yet.
hanne, i think she is adorable
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no frickin way. you need to contact ira glass
of This American LIfe. This is an amazing
story.
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reading this just lit me up.
beautiful.
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i'm trying to figure out how
"balint" could be a word to add to
her list...
an amazing, amazing story hannah. i agree
with lisa.
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that's a great kind of crazy; the kind of
crazy that we should all embrace a little
more in our lives.
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totally bonkers wonderful. an amazing woman.
this is real art. live art life
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wonderful story!
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this is one of my favorite new years rituals.
i love that little patricia.
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Oh my gosh, Hannah! I'm with Lisa - you need
to get Ira Glass on this PRONTO. Your mom is
pure magic.
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you do need to call ira! just great
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Wow. I love this. This is amazing. And so
is your mom.
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silentvale [deleted] says:
oh wow.. some people
have the most brilliant minds!!
i love how she's written little notes next
to them..
"call her back soon"
dang. my eyes are still popping out of my
head =)
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If you don't call Ira, I will. amazing.
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yea, my immediate reaction was hannah needs
to submit this to tal like so many others.
wow.
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this is absolutely incredible!
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incredible! I also vote for calling Ira.
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holy crap, hannah. this is wonderful and i'm
so glad you shared it with us! i can't wait
to hear it on This American Life.
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That truly is amazingly beautiful.
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I love that story. Thank you for sharing it
with us.
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this is such a wonderful act. i do hope to
hear it one day soon on tal. please do look
into it.
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that is the best thing ever. i hope your mum
has all of these in bucket loads.
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your mom is awesome. seriously. she
certainly made my day!
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I just repeated "Oh my God" over
and over about ten million times.
I may just have to steal this idea. Don't
have her call Ira. I want this idea SO BADLY
to be my own!
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that's a great, touching idea
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My first thought was Bird In Hand's thought:
Ira!
This is an amazing story.
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That is so beautiful. I can only imagine how
special and wonderful your mom makes the
people
on her list feel.
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that kind of put a lump in my throat.
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Amazing! Tell her I think this is wonderful!
And thanks for recording this !
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What? No.
Yes?
That is truly insanely good.
And if you do call Ira let me know so I can
come and stalk him.
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Brilliant Story!
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being canadian i have just recently
discovered the wonderful this american life;
you have to call him! i love it when people
reach out to total strangers.
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what a crazy, wonderful story. inspires me to
take more risks.
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just wonderful. what a happy new year they
must all have.
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thanks everyone! yeah, she pulls out
whoppers like this every now and then.
perhaps i should get to writing huh? if it
can get me closer to ira (whom i love) i am
all for it.
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wow, that is insanely cool!
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Incredible. There are clearly levels of
Patricia I was not aware of. Concercion?
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oh so fantastic!
no wonder you're special too!!
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speechless. that is so beautiful...i, too,
love it when strangers reach out to one
another to once again prove how connected we
all are.
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concepcion. conception in spanish. not a
working number, go figure.
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My mouth is agape! This is utterly
fantastic. Thank you for this!
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[ OMG ]
thats so amazing ~
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i always love hearing this story, hannah. a
writer couldn't dream this up.
so glad you got a shot of the page.
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that is the coolest thing ever. what a
blessing she is to the earth.
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oh - and if she'd like to add strong back to
the list, you could give her roger &
michelle's #. :)
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This story and picture made me feel really
good. Thank you. Andplease than your mom for
me too.
I have often wondered what life would be
like for someone named Grace or Faith.
And it also made me think about the list of
adjectives I used as a mantra/prayer when I
was a growing up: Be grateful, be brave, be
thankful, be humble, be joyful, be willing,
be true.
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just... Perfect! *.*
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Thats amazing! I wouldn't have the patience
(or guts) to do something like that! X
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Wow, that's just amazing! Thank you for
sharing that lovely little story, these are
the things that gives life a bit of extra
sparkle :)
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wow :)
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That is incredible! It's people like your
mom that make this world a special place.
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Thank you for sharing that Great story ! I
applaud & congratulate you for
recognizing what a special, fantastic Mom you
have & your Mom for being one !! Spirits
like that are Oh ! So Special in this world
& should be appreciated !!!
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thank you for sharing this amazing story. my
heart feels so full, so warm looking at this.
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no WAY! no freaking way! I want her to be
my mom too
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That is so amazingly beautiful. Your mom
must be one super-special lady.
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the story it's extremely cool
your mom rocks!
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Amazing. Just wonderful.
Thanks for sharing this, Hannah. And bless
your Mom.
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this made me so happy. how very cool of your
mom.
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Oh wow. Amazing. But you knew that. Blown
away here.. .. =)
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This could be one of the coolest things I
have seen in a very long time.
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Your mum seems to be one of these people who
make the world more interesting and hearty...
Amazing idea.
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One of the coolest things I have heard of.
What a wonderful thing to do!
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I wish my mom was crazy that way...
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wow! your mom ist absolutely fabulous and
wonderful . my mom ist crazy too, but in a
different way.
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"i wish my mom was crazy that
way..."
me, too.
your mom is a lovely person.
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This photo and story has sure gotten the
reaction it deserves.
An amazing person with a crazy sweet idea,
your mom.
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OK, I have a few things to say. First, I
really need to end this flickrvacation
because I am missing everything. Second, your
mom is a genius. And third, Ira. Glass. Now.
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this is so fantastic, really really
outstanding...
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What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Hand Writing, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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Oh, wow! Such a great story, Hannah! Your Mum
sounds amazing.
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this makes my heart feel good, it's great
your mom is doing that and touching people's
lives in such a nice way.
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omg that is so incredible your mom sounds
like a neat lady.
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the world needs more people like your mom.
:-) This made my day.
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What an amazing story. I saw this on
Explore. I would LOVE to hear it on This American Life. What a great idea, Bird in the Hand!!
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amazing, special, beautiful, inspiring...wow.
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This is amazing. I got a little sad when I
saw her note that said "she said to take
me off her list". :( You have an
amazing mother. I would love to get her call
every year. Thanks for sharing!
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i am speechless. thinking of so much.
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Wow - great story...I love hearing about
things like this - gives me hope for the
human race - THANK YOU!
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My initial thought was " oh boy this
can't possibly work out well - I wonder if
anyone hung up on her or told her to -ahem'
shove off" but then I continued on with
your story and discovered I was smiling by
the end of it. How nice that she continues to
call each year and how nice that people look
forward to her call.
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i love your mom. i wish she would call me. :)
what a special and dear woman she must be
to have as a mom. :)
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what amazes me most, and gives me the most
hope, is that people on the other end of the
line were open to hearing her wishes and
accept her greeting. very very inspiring.
thank you for writing about it.
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this is really amazing.
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Wow, that takes guts!
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this is just great, i wish i has the guts to
do this
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CathyC2 [deleted] says:
your mom is so cool. wonderful idea :) glad
there are such nice people in our world :)
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this makes me speechless
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this made my day.
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your mom is an amazing person! this is
awesome! totally made my day! i really wish i
was on her list!
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hannah, it is now may 2nd and i'm back here.
it makes me incredibly happy to read this
nearly half way through the year.
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