I love Craig.
I also panicked at the GoDaddy screen and feel much relief now.

Anyway, I like it. It was a good start of my day.

And… I would have commented earlier, but your silly domain had expired. I was sad.

Eventually, kids must have been visually disturbed by Cinderella’s sisters cutting off pieces of their feet to fit into the slipper and the Little Mermaid not getting the prince and dying, so many tales were adapted.

My father was, “given up”, in many ways, as a child. I suspect that his situation was a contributing factor to his personality defects and psychological problems. It was very hard for me to be raised by a mentally unstable parent.

I did not intend for my word choice to be interpreted as a blanket criticism of all adoption. There are certainly situations were it is best for a parent to give up their child.

Based on my subjective perspective I just found that I became distracted by the parents turning their child over to an unfriendly tribe. I thought it odd that the parents felt so strongly that love trumps all that the King would abdicate his crown and then abandon their son, the fruit of their love, because it might be risky to keep him. I felt annoyed at the parents, and I think that distracted me from the moral of the story.

I am not trying to tell you how your story should be. I am just sharing with you how it effected me, subjectively. There isn’t a right or wrong here, just feelings. Feelings can be a complicated cavalcade of colors and shades that we each experience differently.

Once again, great story. The fact that it touched me in a few ways is a testament to your skill as a writer.

Craig: I know you had said that you don’t take criticism well. However should we avoid offering it here? I enjoy reading your writing, and I would not want to discourage you from sharing it in the future.