tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post116041565523661481..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Listening to silenceHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160709615076358632006-10-12T23:20:00.000-04:002006-10-12T23:20:00.000-04:00Charlie Brown is EXACTLY it. This is my Charlie Br...Charlie Brown is EXACTLY it. This is my Charlie Brown post. Exactly.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160670269705732852006-10-12T12:24:00.000-04:002006-10-12T12:24:00.000-04:00Sheez! Those pictures are just too cuteSheez! Those pictures are just too cuteCreative-Type Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160611428043703132006-10-11T20:03:00.000-04:002006-10-11T20:03:00.000-04:00That last picture just makes me happy. Thanks for...That last picture just makes me happy. Thanks for sharing.Annie, The Evil Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585283486191306521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160581851476134212006-10-11T11:50:00.000-04:002006-10-11T11:50:00.000-04:00Not to make light of what you are feeling, but whi...Not to make light of what you are feeling, but while reading this post, all I could think of was Charile Brown, that specific melancoly the music and images of Charlie Brown embodies. <BR/> <BR/>Its a Charlie Brown mood. An autumn mood. There are only a few short months until we close this year, we're coming up on a finish - the fatigue of that can set in. Add to that, you are coming up on the close to a different kind of year with Wonderbaby's birthday. Maybe the bitter sweet reflection has begun.Baby in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167558214100594817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160574703998145902006-10-11T09:51:00.000-04:002006-10-11T09:51:00.000-04:00What a cutieface!! And look how happy the hat make...What a cutieface!! And look how happy the hat makes her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160573830500020262006-10-11T09:37:00.000-04:002006-10-11T09:37:00.000-04:00Well, I'll miss you while you regroup, but will ha...Well, I'll miss you while you regroup, but will have comforting thought of you taking care of yourself. That first year is rough and I think one of the biggest reasons is because we forget we are human and need rest and solitude. Besides, these photos are just lovely! The hat is rocking to say the least. And that face!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160543195574176912006-10-11T01:06:00.000-04:002006-10-11T01:06:00.000-04:00I hear ya cluckin' big chicken. Been feeling blue...I hear ya cluckin' big chicken. Been feeling blue, blue, blue lately. Hence the lack of sparkling, stupendous posts. I oh-so-gingerly re-entered the blogging world today and it actually felt very therapeutic. I'll keep on plugging away if you will... ;)Bridgermamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730308881568756134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160532694899005442006-10-10T22:11:00.000-04:002006-10-10T22:11:00.000-04:00That last photo is so incredible. It captures JOY....That last photo is so incredible. It captures JOY. You can't not smile just glancing at it.<BR/><BR/>That ray of sunshine will lift you out of your fall funk. (And candy corn helps too.)Ruth Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161626814106717754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160528328355553612006-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:002006-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:00Hats *are* a special kind of joy, especially on Wo...Hats *are* a special kind of joy, especially on Wonder Baby. The model makes the garment.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry you are feeling badly. I've been struggling with writing lately too -- don't know what that's all about -- but I wrote a post on it tonight, to be published tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>((hugs)) and happy thoughts for you.<BR/>Now please go find yourself a nice, happy hat to wear. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160511458041053582006-10-10T16:17:00.000-04:002006-10-10T16:17:00.000-04:00I. So. Hear. You. Really.But even in your funk yo...I. So. Hear. You. <BR/><BR/>Really.<BR/><BR/>But even in your funk you write with beauty.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049745050947936354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160508570497687012006-10-10T15:29:00.000-04:002006-10-10T15:29:00.000-04:00I love you all, really, with your always-knowing-e...I love you all, really, with your always-knowing-exactly-the-right-thing-to-say.<BR/><BR/>And David, Mr. Poem Man? Beautiful. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Because you are all, obviously, such lovers of poetry, I'll note that the title of this post was taken from a Thomas Hood poem (Ode: Autumn):<BR/><BR/>I saw old Autumn in the misty morn<BR/>Stand shadowless like silence, listening<BR/>To silence.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160506548296055712006-10-10T14:55:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:55:00.000-04:00I know what you mean about that torrent of ideas. ...I know what you mean about that torrent of ideas. Seems like only sleep and time will unravel them enough to actually turn them into something other than a pipe dream. You're a good writer. This will sort itself out eventually. Do what my dad tells me to do and just "fugeddaboudit".<BR/><BR/>Bring on the pictures. Especially ones with hats!Namitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476552972162497517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160504107339510972006-10-10T14:15:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:15:00.000-04:00Your words of no words are perfectly stunning. The...Your words of no words are perfectly stunning. There must be something in the air or the moon because this heaviness is upon me too. <BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for sweet pictures of WonderBaby!ms bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997925420763913039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160502303301480512006-10-10T13:45:00.000-04:002006-10-10T13:45:00.000-04:00like all your wonderful readers have said above, w...like all your wonderful readers have said above, we all have days like this, in my case it's been about two weeks lol. <BR/>but the pictures always tell a story that words can't.<BR/>Things will look up soon!!!Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197466577705694153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160491425177234632006-10-10T10:43:00.000-04:002006-10-10T10:43:00.000-04:00So, go with the flow, whatever that flow is or isn...So, go with the flow, whatever that flow is or isn't. The cosmos will help figure it out. And, hey, there's nothing better than cute baby pics! That helps cheer us all up!PunditMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919969826505761593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160484885184253462006-10-10T08:54:00.000-04:002006-10-10T08:54:00.000-04:00What a beautiful baby! And a beautiful hat!I'm fo...What a beautiful baby! And a beautiful hat!<BR/><BR/>I'm fortunate in that this time of year is perfection for me, I'm alway at my happiest and most energetic in the fall. Come January, I'll be feeling the same way many of you are describing feeling now.<BR/><BR/>I hope you feel better soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160483819613125482006-10-10T08:36:00.000-04:002006-10-10T08:36:00.000-04:00I have to say that if fall and hat bring that much...I have to say that if fall and hat bring that much joy to wonderbaby- then it can't be all bad can it? that last pic is simply amazing- thank you!AngelHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985049709938574837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160464432508264912006-10-10T03:13:00.000-04:002006-10-10T03:13:00.000-04:00I know the feeling. Sometimes I feel like I have ...I know the feeling. Sometimes I feel like I have so much to say I don't even know where to begin, and I can't...let alone find a few quiet alone minutes. And I'm not even talking 'deep thoughts' on my end...just a few things that have occurred to me, or tortured the household in recent days. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Your pictures say a lot in their own right, though, and these two are brilliant. Fall IS a season for hats. This one is great; and I love the look of utter joy on Wonderbaby's face!ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160459358027007162006-10-10T01:49:00.000-04:002006-10-10T01:49:00.000-04:00It isn't just the Toronto air; it's making the rou...It isn't just the Toronto air; it's making the rounds.<BR/><BR/>Malaise? I don't know. It isn't boredom or burnout, at least not for me. I love my silly little blog and my visitors.<BR/><BR/>Lately my thoughts have been so sad that I haven't felt like saying much.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160458258885792252006-10-10T01:30:00.000-04:002006-10-10T01:30:00.000-04:00It's a wonderful title: "Listening to Silence."Peo...It's a wonderful title: "Listening to Silence."<BR/><BR/>People don't listen enough. Funny, I just vented about parents who don't listen to their kids and therefore suck at parenting. (I'm always reminded about a book that stood out on my parents' bookself: "How to talk so kids will listen. How to listen so kids will talk." Anyway, it's a striking title. I nearly didn't read the article (but I did) just because it satisfied me so after my vent: http://blog.ventbox.com/2006/10/10/bad-parents-piss-me-off/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160457404499646522006-10-10T01:16:00.000-04:002006-10-10T01:16:00.000-04:00I think it's something in the air. Something in t...I think it's something in the air. Something in this Toronto air these past few days (with exception of yesterday's pretty decent weather) has been sick and depressing.<BR/><BR/>I hope we all come out of it soon.vasilisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751000715441075002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160452060029049592006-10-09T23:47:00.000-04:002006-10-09T23:47:00.000-04:00Your posts are so eloquent and brilliant that I'm ...Your posts are so eloquent and brilliant that I'm not surprised you need a break. You can't produce greatness constantly...can you?<BR/><BR/>I'm not sucking up. I just like your writing AND I think you are gorgeous and talented and smart AND I think WonderBaby is cute...I can't help it.SUEB0Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301963922769609715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160451065290609872006-10-09T23:31:00.000-04:002006-10-09T23:31:00.000-04:00I was feeling the same way last week.not really do...I was feeling the same way last week.<BR/>not really down, but not really up either.<BR/>Of course, you put it much more eloquently than that.<BR/>But after a few really long walks shuffling through the fall leaves, I felt much better.<BR/>well that and stuffing myself with pumpkin pie...<BR/>I hope you are feeling better soon.<BR/>oh and wonderbaby could brighten anyone's day, <BR/>especially while sporting that hat.<BR/>too cute.petite gourmandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390555269928625967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160449015203992832006-10-09T22:56:00.000-04:002006-10-09T22:56:00.000-04:00Oh. My. God.I'll be honest. I don't generally swoo...Oh. My. God.<BR/><BR/>I'll be honest. I don't generally swoon over other people's kids. But...just try and stop me. That picture! Crazy to the cute!<BR/><BR/>Also, reaching for the flower. Just. Precious. PLEASE tell me one or both of these is framed in your house. You better!Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334552523048470954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1160443549867665432006-10-09T21:25:00.000-04:002006-10-09T21:25:00.000-04:00Hey- we all go through this from time to time. At ...Hey- we all go through this from time to time. At least you are able to write about it! I'm still in bloggers pergatory and trying to dig my way out, in other words- too depressed and occupied to blog... for now. It happens.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446293989479664310noreply@blogger.com