10 [Report This]Date: April 21, 2010 06:05 pm Title: Enslaved
I didn't think it was possible to love the Halpert family anymore than I'd already do and then I read this story by you, NEJ.
It's so utterly sweet how Jim is so besotted with his little daughter and how he just wanted to take care of her. Also sweet and sexy is his obvious feelings for Pam.
Thanks for sharing!
Author's Response: Thanks, bkwrm! Besotted is a good description for Jim. :D
10 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2010 09:37 pm Title: Enslaved
I can't believe it took me so long to read this... It is wonderful! My favorite part was when Jim thought the world could not have enough Pam. Just absolutely lovely from beginning to end. So, so percectly sweet.
Author's Response: Thanks! I like to think the world cannot have too much Jim and Pam, myself. :) I appreciate the review, LF.
10 [Report This]Date: April 03, 2010 07:18 pm Title: Enslaved
So much to love about this sweet story. From Jim thinking of teaching her to burp the alphabet to him worrying about her dating - you captured so many delightful thoughts and moments. Great job!
Author's Response:
Heh. The burping the alphabet bit just seemed like such a guy thing, I thought Jim might consider it. I don't know if he'd actually DO it, especially in front of Pam, but he might think about it.
Thanks for reading!
Date: April 02, 2010 08:08 pm Title: Enslaved
Aw, I was saving this for a free moment since people we're raving. So glad I did. Really enjoyed this one.
Author's Response: I am so glad it was worth the wait! Thanks.
Date: April 02, 2010 07:48 pm Title: Enslaved
This was so sweet! I just love that you asked "intrusive questions" to several fathers so you could get it right! The research paid off! This is lovely and believable.
Author's Response: Thanks, VB. I didn't want to make Jim come off as too feminine, so I asked the guys I knew (father, husband, brothers in law) what it felt like to be the father of a girl-child. They all said it's different from being father of a boy-child. So I tried to keep it real. Glad you liked it.
Date: April 02, 2010 04:52 pm Title: Enslaved
The world cannot have too much Pam... And there's Jim, in a nutshell ;-)
This vividly evokes the newborn thing - the milky smell, the amazement at the tininess (from fingernails, to yes - even imagining perfectly formed internal organs and thinking: how the hell did you MAKE this?!) Also love Jim still lusting for Pam, yet being respectful enough to cover her up...and especially how happily his 'freedom' is abandoned - for that milky, burpy, gassy, little thing.(This: I'm taking requests - is perfect Jim too.) Just the right combo of tender and funny and real. Nice.Author's Response: Aw, Colette, you are kind. And Jim in a nutshell---hmm. Story potential there. Thanks for your very nice review!
10 [Report This]Date: April 02, 2010 02:44 pm Title: Enslaved
This is so lovely and all kinds of perfect!
Author's Response: Thanks so much!
Date: April 02, 2010 09:20 am Title: Enslaved
Sigh! Just beautiful. Today is my son's birthday, and even though it's been a long time, I still think back to the day he was born, and this story just helps to bring back those lovely memories. Great job.
Author's Response: Awww! Yeah, I was operating on a few memories, too. Thank you for reading!
9 [Report This]Date: April 02, 2010 07:13 am Title: Enslaved
Well done, NEJ! This was just beautiful, so moving. Too many lovely lines to quote, but suffice it to say that I'm thrilled with this contribution to the baby-love bandwagon. You've captured so well Jim's love for wife and daughter. I especially liked the fact that, rather than now just seeing Pam as a mom, he still desires her as a lover. Great job.
Author's Response: Thanks! I like that aspect of men, that so many of them continue to see us as sex objects (heh) even when we ourselves feel bloated, tired, cranky, etc.
Date: April 02, 2010 05:47 am Title: Enslaved
You did such an excellent job capturing the wonder of Newdad!Jim and I loved the descriptions of the baby - the smell, the little burps - I felt like I was really there. This is a lovely, well done piece of fluffy goodness. Thank you!
Author's Response: Heh. I remember those baby burps well. Thanks for reading!
Date: April 02, 2010 12:11 am Title: Enslaved
aww i cant resist neither the daddy jim fics. they're the best =)...well second best after jam fics xD
Author's Response: Thank you. I keep telling myself to write a MommyPam fic but it just ain't happenin'.
9 [Report This]Date: April 01, 2010 11:46 pm Title: Enslaved
awwwwww! Love it!
Author's Response: Awww! Thank you!
10 [Report This]Date: April 01, 2010 07:39 pm Title: Enslaved
Ahh. Just what I needed on a cold night with NO heating to keep me warm. A nice, well written Daddy Jim fic!!!
Loved it, Pam's dad's quote was perfect!!!
Author's Response: Heh. It's actually a quote from my own father-in-law. He was a wise man and a good father. Thanks for reading!
Date: April 01, 2010 05:54 pm Title: Enslaved
I enjoyed the story immensely, however I had some problems with the title. Enslaved seems to forced or something. I don't know, just my opinion. But i still loved it.
Author's Response:
I needed something to counteract the saccharine sweetness of most of this story, so I added things like the title, the part where Jim discovers the potential for violence in himself, the anxiety he fears for his daughter. Love is transgressive, not always pretty, not always fluffy. Jim, like many men, did not expect to be overwhelmed by fatherhood; such a change in one's view of oneself is always a little unsettling. So I felt "enslavement", with its overtones of involuntarily being caught by something, fitted the mood.
Thanks for reading!
Date: April 01, 2010 04:55 pm Title: Enslaved
Aww, now you've got me humming "Daddy's Little Girl." Great job!
Author's Response: Heh heh. Thanks!
Date: April 01, 2010 03:21 pm Title: Enslaved
This was beautiful. You've captured the essence of fatherhood here and it is lovely reading Jim's view of Cecelia.
Author's Response: Thanks! I have several fathers to thank, who patiently answered many intrusive questions on this subject, so I can't take all the credit.