tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525209025313553749.post2387435833476032660..comments2024-02-13T19:23:58.824-06:00Comments on Hannemaniacs: Making Sure William Will Be AlrightMatt Hannemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389700786135489857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525209025313553749.post-85667067932205115712010-10-13T07:51:02.915-05:002010-10-13T07:51:02.915-05:00Um, you are not dying. Okay? Just don't do it...Um, you are not dying. Okay? Just don't do it. There is absolutely no plan for a best friend replacement and there never could be. So JUST DON'T. Thanks! (Seriously, though, great post...very serious subject matter, and def. something to think about). But again, just don't die. I wouldn't know what I'd do without you. In fact, this mere thought is bringing tears to my eyes as I type. Ugh.Windtravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525209025313553749.post-85403056343458191232010-10-12T13:08:38.088-05:002010-10-12T13:08:38.088-05:00Dear Lisa, your posting is spot on. I cannot tell ...Dear Lisa, your posting is spot on. I cannot tell you how many friends of mine, all young moms like yourself, told me that my memoir haunted them. In fact, many of them made appointments with their lawyers to either write or revisit their wills and name legal guardians for their kids! It is the last thing ANYONE wants to think about. When our father died, my parents will was 10 years old. In it, only Amanda and I are mentioned--Dan and Diana had not been born yet. Dan was 11 when Dad died, Diana was 4. And because Dad left mom in SUCH a pickle--the huge debt forced her to sell the only asset, our home... and then she was diagnosed with fatal cancer on top if it all. No wonder the poor woman could not step back and see how important it was to find a legal guardian who could take all four of us. She did not have time to think--she needed every second to focus on surviving. And of course, she did not. Which left us to be split up among several local families, all well intentioned, though none ideal. The long and short of it is, if there is one thing we hope parents take away from our book, it is how important it is to make arrangements for the worst when you are at your best. Diana and Jesse already asked me and my husband Gideon to be thier son Harvey's legal guardian God forbid anything ever happens to them. Another dear friend has asked me to do the same--not only as Godmother to one of her sons, but officially asked me and Gideon to be the guardians to both of their sons if need be. We considered both requests seriously before we agreed--because it is a serious request! And one we would never back out of once we have agreed (like some characters in our book which have psuedonyms!) And so I am so thrilled to hear that you asked your sister and that she said yes. Doesn't matter that it was at the changing table or over a five course dinner, that to me means you are being a good mom! And now you can go back to being a good mom! in other words, this is what you do as a parent--you take care of your kid. Lucky William! I hope your post inspires others out there to do the same. Thanks for reading our book, and for sharing your thoughts. All the best, Liz WelchLiz Welchhttp://www.thekidsareallrightbook.comnoreply@blogger.com