Don paints another vivid landscape of his life with words instead of oils or watercolors. However Don shares an image of himself as a young man on his Honda motorcycle.

http://www.salamandersociety.com/donbagley/

house on black hawk trail ~



that was a good story don ~



and good writing too ~

Thanks

I love you, Don.

I love you back.

That's a tough tough way to raise a kid. Thinking of Johnny Cash and titled song, Boy Named Sue heh.

While taking care of my TBM brainwashed dad during his cancer advancement and final days (big LDS family wouldn't) after special anointing of oil didn't help or gain even one inch. I did hear him ask me once, son (joseph's myth) are you insane? Yes, of course I stayed silently consumed with a single thought. I did not say it, "No father, but you are" Those were tough but very necessary times.

Thanks for writing Don, good job!

Don, how did you manage to keep your sanity and not go crazy by shooting your Dad?

I guess I would have run away and lived on the streets, just like a lot of youths today.

I did run away several times.

For which you were blamed, undoubtedly, and punished.

There's always a reason kids run away from home.

It can be difficult reading my brother's reminiscence's. Being 22 months younger than him, I was both a victim and a witness. His memories are accurate. The house, the town, the church and our parent's. Recalling these events used to make my face flush and cause anxiety.
Today, after 3.5 years of therapy I view things more objectively. I look at my Grandchildren and think, "what can I do for them, today?" The first thing that comes to mind, kindness.

My heavens, that's a nice post. Your support for, and identification with, Don was touching. Then you proceed with this:

> Today. . . I look at my Grandchildren and
> think, "what can I do for them, today?" The first
> thing that comes to mind, kindness.

That is utterly beautiful.

that life is good and healing does happen in so many positive ways. Don and Jeff Bagley, as brothers represent how life goes on after leaving Mormonism.

Yes.