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11 years ago @ http://www.joyfullygre... - Joyful Reads for the W... · 1 reply · +1 points

Thank you so much for the mention. It was very meaningful for me to find out that this very personal post affected others.

11 years ago @ Crumpets and Bollocks - The Boogeyman IS Real!... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is so beautiful. I kind of didn't see it coming, I thought this would be a funny post about kids and monsters, but this was philosophical and profound and nostalgic and tugged at my heart. Beautifully written, thank you for this!

11 years ago @ Mother of Imperfection - Hang Ups and Hypocrisy · 0 replies · +2 points

You're wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Thank you, my friend.
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11 years ago @ Mother of Imperfection - Hang Ups and Hypocrisy · 2 replies · +1 points

Wow. Hard to say anything after reading this. I will not try to talk about you because I hope you know how I feel about you, but don't want you to think that I'm being hypocritical. I will talk about me instead. I know how destructive are those feelings of self doubt. My own are being fueled right now by the job situation, aging blah, blah, blah. It's incredibly hard to have something, and no matter how justified, confirm, even if just by external manifestations, that which you fear.

As always I marvel at your honesty to your readers and your openness to self-inspect. It's inspiring to read about your decision to battle those inner demons we all, no matter how secure we seem, have. Hugs and much love and success to you, friend.

Sandy, I totally relate to what you wrote about Lizzi and thank you for publishing this post.
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11 years ago @ Janine's Confessi... - Dear Dad... · 1 reply · +1 points

Janine, that was a funny and heartwarming anecdote about your dad in the limo on your wedding day! I'ts funny how we perceive certain things differently as children (sometimes assisted by one of our parents or both) and then get to look at the same thing in an unbiased fashion as we grow up and see a slightly different picture. I'm glad your dad recovered from last year's heart attack, I had no idea that happened. There's a lot of love and compassion and regret in this post. It's truly lovely.

11 years ago @ Crumpets and Bollocks - Letter to the World\'s... · 0 replies · +1 points

Wow. That was an emotional read. So very touching as both a parent and a daughter to read this ackowledgement of how certain things that we say as parents, wanting to help our kids but fully aware that we're nagging, actually stay with our kids as positive experiences. The poems are so relatable. I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful, loving, kind and honest man.

11 years ago @ Janine's Confessi... - Clueless to Sports - O... · 1 reply · +1 points

I hear you, Janine! I was playing soccer with Ben just today and then I kind of transcended the scene and was observing myself going "who woulda thunk it? Who is she???". I'm a girly girl too and sometimes it's interesting to wonder whether my experience as a mom of girls would've been totally different than my own :-)
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11 years ago @ http://undiagnosedbuto... - No interest · 0 replies · +1 points

This is such a touching post that I think every parent can relate to. Sometimes I suck at parenting. I too feel that the energy is being sucked out of me and I react in a way I shouldn't, a way I never thought I would. When I'm THAT mom I am not patient. Definitely not fun. I hate seeing how THAT mom nags and scolds her kids. We all go through this, although I realize that it's probably a lot easier for us, parents of what Kristi refers to as typical kids. I think you handled the crotch situation perfectly. And with humour. I wish you a better day today. And another one. And another one :-)

11 years ago @ Janine's Confessi... - What's the Big Deal Ab... · 1 reply · +1 points

First of all, oh my god, yes! I could never really relate to that either until I've discovered just HOW ragey I can get over teeny tiny bits of lego scattered everywhere and I too have had several similar instances where I just grouped toys together and threatened to get rid of them. The things that we find ourselves doing as parents, right? And on a not really related note, tomorrow Ben and I are watching Frozen, so I'm about to discover what the big deal is about that :-)

12 years ago @ Janine's Confessi... - The Most Unexpected Pa... · 1 reply · +1 points

Oh, look for sweet deals on yard sales with your mom sounds like my kind of mommy-daughter hangout! I used to love to hang out with mom and shop together when we were living in the same country. And of course most of us go through teenage angst, but I have no doubt your daughters will feel the same way about you and Kevin as you do about your parents. What a sweet post and as always - gorgeous photos!

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