tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post115289022241404939..comments2023-08-26T12:29:32.026-04:00Comments on ...And So It Goes...: New Post, part 1sheilahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16563260896994885340noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154680337114112912006-08-04T04:32:00.000-04:002006-08-04T04:32:00.000-04:00It is a beautiful post. It's how most of us feel b...It is a beautiful post. <BR/><BR/>It's how most of us feel but never say. <BR/><BR/>Kind Regards ArtblogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154646920048742962006-08-03T19:15:00.000-04:002006-08-03T19:15:00.000-04:00That's just beautiful... thank you.It's the closes...That's just beautiful... thank you.<BR/><BR/>It's the closest thing I've found that really explains how I feel about my son. So thank you- this post made my day :). TTYLStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824431042851005485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154646514601930612006-08-03T19:08:00.000-04:002006-08-03T19:08:00.000-04:00I am also visiting courtesy of Manuela. I love th...I am also visiting courtesy of Manuela. I love the post. It is so beautiful. My road with children is one of the best. I hope I can tell my daughters of the joy, work and pain of motherhood.Amyadopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954658047614318238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154637905305252242006-08-03T16:45:00.000-04:002006-08-03T16:45:00.000-04:00A greater truth has never been written. Thank you!...A greater truth has never been written. Thank you! (I'm here by way of Manuela's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154629937900211712006-08-03T14:32:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:32:00.000-04:00OH MY GOD!! That is the most beautifulthing I have...OH MY GOD!! That is the most beautifulthing I have ever read. I have been struggling with infertility for over 3 years and I have never read my wished so plainly written before. Thanks for that. It was much needed today!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162949811918629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154629840494797522006-08-03T14:30:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:30:00.000-04:00Oh My God! That is one of the most beautiful thing...Oh My God! That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. As a person struggling with infertility for 3 years, it brought tears to my eyes knowing I wanted to feel and experience all of that one day. I have never read my wishes written out so plainly. Thank you for that. It was much needed today!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162949811918629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154628719596131372006-08-03T14:11:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:11:00.000-04:00That was simply beautiful.That was simply beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154628270693326622006-08-03T14:04:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:04:00.000-04:00[This was the comment I wrote at Manuela's blog re...[This was the comment I wrote at Manuela's blog regarding this blog entry]<BR/><BR/>Except...<BR/><BR/>It is reading posts like that one you link to that makes me feel even *more* of a failure as a mother than I already feel. My son will be 1 year of age next week. How I made it through this past year I'll never know. It is bloody hard work. And I have an *easy* baby! One that sleeps when he is supposed to and has a sunny disposition. I also have hired help for my housework.<BR/><BR/>I do not feel any of that which this post alludes to. I will not drop my crystal should my son start wailing. I do not feel my heart is outside my body - I feel completely separate from this little being. I do not have a bond with other women who are also mothers - indeed I avoid them and their competitiveness. "My baby was walking at 10 months...", "My baby is already talking", "My baby has all their baby teeth at 12 months of age!" and so on ad nauseum. I also do not feel danger lurks around every corner or in every bathroom.<BR/><BR/>I cannot wait for this maternity leave to end so I may go back to work. I have no problem leaving my baby in the care of others. I *welcome* it. And should anyone ask me if they should have kids, I am not overly enthusiastic with my replies.<BR/><BR/>So I ask "Why do I not feel how mothers are 'supposed' to feel?" I'm a mother, right? My baby was planned carefully - no accident! Could it be perhaps that it is ok to not agree with this position on motherhood and not be a failure as a mother? I shall ponder... I also know I am definitely not the only mother who feels like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9225481.post-1154624905751715452006-08-03T13:08:00.000-04:002006-08-03T13:08:00.000-04:00WHAT... a SPECTACULARLY beautiful post.Absolutely ...WHAT... a SPECTACULARLY beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely stunning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com