That, I must say, was absolutely beautiful. And quite an interesting perspective indeed, adding so much more depth to the story. It took so much out of me, made me feel the pain of both mother and son. Sad, lovely, and inspiring, all at the same time. I loved it.

Great work! One of the best IZ fics I've read!

i'm lost...
bt, still it was beutifully writen... may i quote you on this part?

"And they've taught you to keep your opinions to yourself, haven't they? I can see that... I can see your eyes growing duller every day. Because every day you fight your way up a hill, bursting with something new... and every day you come back down the other side beaten and bound."

This story is on my favorites list. I can read it again and again but every time it brings me to tears. I love it so much and I agree, the Dumbo song is touching.

*blinks back tears* That was beautiful. I'm sorry, I want to say more but I genuinely am touched by this.

That was so SAAAD! But GOOOOOOD! It was beautiful and clear, and I was crying (which I don't do terribly often). Wow.... I luv Dib... and this fic... :)

I had tears in my eyes! I'm serious! That is so sweet! And you aren't the only one. I find that Dumbo song touching too.

Now that was the most saddest story / song fic I have read, I really did cry a tad in that, very sad........... GREAT WRITTING!!!

uh... it made me cry, poor dib. thank you

Loved the song fic! I was almost crying! (Please don't laugh at me!) Poor little Dibby! I'll be his friend! (Or girlfriend ^_^) It was gr8! I'll read more of ur fics, if I can find them. *Starts attacking computer because of all it ruined 4 her. (Such as deleating he file w/ pictures from IZ, wouldn't load while they were giving away e-collectables for 1/2 price and got me in lotsa trouble.)*

my throat hurts. ::hides face in hand and weakly gives "thumbs-up" sign:: eeeep.

wow this was deep and very, very cool.

That was such a wonderful fic. It's just so sweet and so sad. I started to cry. I just can't say enough about this, but I'll have to stop now.

Man!! I cried! *sniff sniff* that was sweet!

Oh my gosh, that was so sad. I started to cry. Poor Dib. You're an amazing writer. Keep at it. Please keep at it.