Comments on: A totally non-comics, real-world post

By: joecab

joecab — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:14:38 +0000

What a wonderful site. I’ll be sure to spread the word.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:44:27 +0000

My cousin’s daughter has “Angelman’s Syndrome” something that I’d never even heard of before her birth.

Toughest thing I’ve ever seen anyone have to deal with.

My heart and soul goes out to you and all people in a similar situaton.

Keep up the good work. I don’t know if there is an equivalent support network in the UK but there should be.

And for the geeky bit – may your reward be finding a Mint copy of Action Comics #1 in a safe somewhere!

Best Wishes,

Tim

By: Zane

Zane — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:15:55 +0000

From one geek to another….

Life can sometimes deal us outlandish hands …and to see someone deal with it as gallantly and heroically as you….hell, all superheroes aren’t on the printed page.

Peace to you and your family.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:55:30 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I guess to live up to the kudos, I’ll have to reconsider selling the kids to the gypsies …

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:49:21 +0000

Not a father, but as someone with a Down syndrome sister, I can only take my metaphorical hat off to all involved.

By: The Dude

The Dude — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:15:32 +0000

Damn you Greg for tearing my heart in twain!

I’ve had my issues with you in the past regarding your snarky comic reviews but after this you’ve more than proved yourself a good man and an amazing father.

Good job,man! I’ll try to spread the word about this website as best as I can.

By: Graeme White

Graeme White — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:53:26 +0000

This is an awesome idea. As a father I can only imagine what you have to go through, but just the knowledge that a resource like this is available to fathers of special needs children is a great comfort.

It’s good to know that there are those out there who recognise that a father’s love is not necessarily any less than a mother’s.

By: Greg Hatcher

Greg Hatcher — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:54:42 +0000

I can think of two of my student dads right off the bat who need to know about this. Awesome.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:45:15 +0000

My manlove for you is great, Greg.

By: Nitz the Bloody

Nitz the Bloody — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:50:51 +0000

Having some neurological conditions myself, and being there to support loved ones who do as well, I can see the desperate need for this organization from both sides, and applaud you for your participation both within the group and spreading knowledge of it out here.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:21:14 +0000

Anyone who would complain about this kind of reaching out and sharing a part of yourself is not worth worrying about.

By: RAB

RAB — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:57:09 +0000

I’ve gotta say, as a reader of many years standing, one thing I’ve always dug about CSBG is precisely the level of engagement with the real world shown in posts like this one — or in Greg Hatcher’s Friday posts, for another example — and in the comments which follow. This post is a good thing.

By: layne

layne — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:14:45 +0000

My girlfriend works with adults with disabilities and does some volunteer work with people with special needs – I’ll pass this on to her, maybe she knows some folks who could contribute or benefit!

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:26:47 +0000

Not a dad…

But speakin’ as a guy who drives a school bus full of special needs kids, there’s some really interesting stuff there. I’ll definitely pass this on to some of my parents, if the opportunity arises.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:10:19 +0000

Seriously – the most geeky thing ever, possibly. It’s coming!

I dunno, you’ve set the bar pretty high with “Death and Sex in Comics.”

But seriously, good work, Greg. Your girls are lucky to have a dad like you.

By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:03:31 +0000

Greg, this is great! My wife and I went through a similar experience when our daughter was DXd as autistic back in 2005, and while she found a great online community of mothers (several of whom have become and remain great friends), there was no similar network of fathers that I was aware of and my group of male friends were almost all single and/or childless, some ignorantly equating their pets with raising kids. I’m poking around the site now.

By: Crash-Man

Crash-Man — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:40:28 +0000

Keep up the good work, Greg.

By: T.S.

T.S. — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:28:13 +0000

Awesome dude, I’m not a special needs person, but I’d wish my dad would be as caring as you are.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:26:59 +0000

I’ll be sure to pass along your site to the fathers of my students. So many of my students, past and present, are being raised by single mothers, but I do see some father’s doing the best they can for their children. It’s a testament to you, your wife, and the strength of your relationship that you have been able to rise to the challenges your daughter’s condition presents.