I always just assumed they'd get back together after taking a little time apart to put their troubles in perspective. Thought this was a given, as it was obvious they belonged together. The poor girl. She not only has to deal with the gut-wrenching loss of the man she loved, but now she has to find some way to explain to a 2-year-old child why daddy will never carry her on his shoulders again. Matilda is not likely to fully grasp the concept for some time, and not without some very painful questions that will hurt every single time they have to be answered. My heart goes out to Michelle. Her loss is incalculable. :-\
Reading again about how Heath went to the hospital with Michelle when she hurt her knee on the toboggan, and that that was the beginning of their love, I remember that it was Pierre Tremblay who suggested the toboggan sequence for the film. Our Pierre brought them together.
Poor Michelle.... This must be so hard for her, I can't imagine her grief, not in a million years.
:( I so agree with you and hope I never have to go through that kind of pain - since little Matilda looks so much
like her daddy, it is (or will be) a constant reminder of Heath, so sad...................... :'(
You know, I realised yesterday what hurts so much about this all.
I watched pictures and videos of two years ago. The Brokeback Glory Days. Nomination after nomination. Award after award. Heath and Michelle looking so much in love. Heath telling everybody how much he adores both his girls. Happiness all around.
BAM! Two years later and everything is gone. Heath and Michelle have broken up. Heath is dead. Matilda is fatherless. The world grieves.
It just makes me feel such intense sadness to think about this.
Poor Michelle.... This must be so hard for her, I can't imagine her grief, not in a million years.
One has to realize that when they give something up, it could be forever. Michelle may feel very badly; we don't know. Regret is the worst pain. To break off an engagement with a baby involved must have taken much determination, so she did make a choice...a major one. I hope she finds comfort in Mathilde and whatever she had expected to. My greatest sympathies are to his immediate family; they never let him go, have 28 years of history to mourn over, and cannot replace a son or brother.
After that' it's been good to see the pictures from the beach when everyone were surrounding Michelle and she was smiling and laughing.
Those images of them in the ocean are one of the most beautiful and soul-soothing I have ever seen....
One thing that must have been strange: Gemma Ward was reported to be at the memorial service (the larger one at Penhros College before the private funeral).
^ That tribute is lovely! Even though I don't like media over-attention to celebrities' lives I really can't think of any other fathers in the public eye that I have seen such beautiful photos of or heard such lovely quotes from. The main ones that come to mind are Tom Cruise,Brad Pitt, David Beckham - while it's lovely that they enthuse about their kids too it somehow doesn't seem as natural and honest.Very true!
Matilda's knit boots are Uggs -- made in Australia! :)(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/locham/michellewilliams2904_cbb.jpg)
Michelle Williams is said to be "not close" with her father. I tend to take everything about Michelle that comes out of Larry Williams' mouth with a grain of salt. To me, it seems that most of the time, he's just stating the obvious anyway.
I just hope the paps/tabloids don't continue to hound Matilda. Heath and Jake are adults, and although you can't blame them for being bothered by it, they did have some idea of what they were getting into as far as intrusion on their fame. But Matilda is just a toddler. I get squicked out visiting any site with pap pictures of her. I know Heath would hate it.