tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post8865255807178433826..comments2023-10-11T22:49:40.128-03:00Comments on emerging sideways...: hands outstretchedbobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-56175726967445994802007-02-16T00:25:00.000-04:002007-02-16T00:25:00.000-04:00this was beautiful, really.i agree with sue about ...this was beautiful, really.<BR/>i agree with sue about the teens (and the 20's) chaos abounds at times, but i love seeing them mature, change, grow on the inside. i never feel like i really know them, which used to make me feel like a bad mother, but i have come to realize that that is the part of letting go that is so important. how can we really know someone when they are a separate being? They need to be NOT known...at least during certain phases. i always look forward to the next phase. (mine are 16 & 21)<BR/>atticus/pattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-72707853363305223282007-02-14T08:19:00.000-04:002007-02-14T08:19:00.000-04:00thank you ladies, it really feels so good to have ...thank you ladies, it really feels so good to have typed those words. i am a good mom. wow. i never thought it would be so freeing.<BR/><BR/>your encouragement and cheers mean so much to me! thank you!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-65168287398125649882007-02-13T18:39:00.000-04:002007-02-13T18:39:00.000-04:00You are such a good mother!Great to see you put it...You are such a good mother!<BR/>Great to see you put it into print :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979627849688965995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-19614031127021848412007-02-13T17:13:00.000-04:002007-02-13T17:13:00.000-04:00My heart is with you in this. I went through this ...My heart is with you in this. I went through this when we were considering a third child, but I recognized that there are other ways I can expend my "maternal" instincts, not just with my own kids. That helped me a lot, and I hope that God will show you more and more the outlet that will be beautiful for you.<BR/><BR/>As always, thanks for your heart.Heather Cadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769154351488558058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-63533998587148924652007-02-13T12:29:00.000-04:002007-02-13T12:29:00.000-04:00beautiful post. thank you.beautiful post. thank you.Triathamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460005805708103005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-77588446000375605812007-02-13T11:12:00.000-04:002007-02-13T11:12:00.000-04:00Nine and eleven huh, the best is yet to come. I s...Nine and eleven huh, the best is yet to come. I so enjoyed my kids while they were teens...seriously.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587486713675881880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-1541332395029390642007-02-13T11:08:00.000-04:002007-02-13T11:08:00.000-04:00Good on you! That tenor of knowing where you need ...Good on you! That tenor of knowing where you need and want to be is beauty to my ears. It just sounds so good on you.anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907362042684864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095763.post-73575990563379769102007-02-13T10:36:00.000-04:002007-02-13T10:36:00.000-04:00One, Different Drum is one of my favorites--it exp...One, Different Drum is one of my favorites--it explained so much re: churches, familiy, micro-communities--and how they disintegrate in the chaos stage. <BR/><BR/>Second, your girls are always going to need you as a mom--maybe not all the time, but we always need our mom. My 17-yr-old ran to me the other day to sit on my lap--"Hold me mommy, tell me I'm pretty!" "If you were any prettier, they'd have to pass a law..." and she was fine. Just wanted to make I was still her mommy. They do that.<BR/><BR/>Third, you are a good mommy--and always will be.Patchoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681032095827529717noreply@blogger.com