tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post4139515421632872710..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: SheHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19863784307696671042008-08-15T13:26:00.000-04:002008-08-15T13:26:00.000-04:00I just stumbled on your blog today. As the oldest ...I just stumbled on your blog today. As the oldest of 4 kids who sometimes felt neglected/ forgotten, this entry made me cry, even at 29 years old. But at the same time, I feel a bit better. Thanks.Maurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692416075577290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-25270387642882328452008-06-11T17:42:00.000-04:002008-06-11T17:42:00.000-04:00I don't know if my Mum ever did but I know my Dad ...I don't know if my Mum ever did but I know my Dad did something similar. I used to talk in my sleep, so what started as a joke was that my Dad came in sat at the end of my bed and continue the conversation with me - apparently it would make sense! I'd never remember anything we talked about in the morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87098374564569630682008-06-10T10:40:00.000-04:002008-06-10T10:40:00.000-04:00Oh my! I am sitting at work with tears streaming ...Oh my! I am sitting at work with tears streaming down my cheeks and a soreness in my throat that I can't shake. <BR/><BR/>You but into words EXACTLY how I feel about my little girl. When I look at her brother (26 months apart) I can only see her at that age and I physically hurt. Not because I don't love him just as much, but because I see the passing of time that I can't stop.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630641724969094923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44882781435738857642008-06-09T21:41:00.000-04:002008-06-09T21:41:00.000-04:00This was beautiful. Simply stunning. I have a 15 m...This was beautiful. Simply stunning. I have a 15 month old daughter, and I do want another baby someday but I've always worried about sharing myself with another one. You've captured these feelings for the future me. Thank you.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816382960411078649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-22068747835378557682008-06-07T22:39:00.000-04:002008-06-07T22:39:00.000-04:00Oh oh oh OHHHHH.... Yes. Yes, I know, feel...all o...Oh oh oh OHHHHH.... Yes. Yes, I know, feel...all of this. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the birth of your son! I'm late to getting here. Been struggling with my own postpartum issues (8 months later....). <BR/><BR/>As hard as it is, it does get (even) better. :)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-79335905498460159042008-06-03T23:47:00.000-04:002008-06-03T23:47:00.000-04:00I'm laying on the couch with my one and only baby ...I'm laying on the couch with my one and only baby and crying about the baby of the future. Thank you for this post.Bibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203829802265788353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85593233908107585462008-06-03T21:51:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:51:00.000-04:00I usually just lurk and I know there are over 100 ...I usually just lurk and I know there are over 100 comments already...but I just had to say thanks. This is exactly how I feel. My second will be four months old next week and my first is five y.o. You said it perfectly.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53790199800807428732008-06-03T18:26:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:26:00.000-04:00I don't even have raging post partum hormones in m...I don't even have raging post partum hormones in my body and I weep like a child.<BR/><BR/>Lovely.Mrs. Flingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709633089269330834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-77057253691221236052008-06-03T17:52:00.000-04:002008-06-03T17:52:00.000-04:00Oh my. So beautiful and so perfectly expresses wh...Oh my. So beautiful and so perfectly expresses what I felt when my baby girl was born 12.5 months ago. I felt so guilty for missing her brother while holding her. So guilty for feeling guilty. 12.5 months later, I love her so fiercely I don't know what to do with myself. I love him so fiercely I don't know what to do with myself. But, yes, the first made me a mommy and the first taught me so much.The Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356891012417537184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29130796333517159432008-06-02T21:58:00.000-04:002008-06-02T21:58:00.000-04:00Not sure what I can say that 102 people haven't al...Not sure what I can say that 102 people haven't already said, except ditto. Beautiful post.Amy@UWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054650357827695777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89808465405070084022008-06-02T15:47:00.000-04:002008-06-02T15:47:00.000-04:00How beautifully you've rendered the love of two.How beautifully you've rendered the love of two.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864631532886681402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53834919974021663532008-06-02T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:57:00.000-04:00BeautifulBeautifulAmy in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316203158228264871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-12481699563753122902008-06-01T23:48:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:48:00.000-04:00kris - it will break your heart and bind it all th...kris - it will break your heart and bind it all the tighter. Your heart will expand to bursting, and then burst, and then pull itself back together into a much much bigger heart and it will heart but it will also feel so, so amazing.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78109663917247956382008-06-01T13:18:00.000-04:002008-06-01T13:18:00.000-04:00Oh my God, HBM. I sit here tearing (okay, sobbing ...Oh my God, HBM. I sit here tearing (okay, sobbing hysterically) as I await the birth of my second with a 20-month old blissfully napping in the next room. I miss my old baby already so much that my heart bursts. Is there enough love to go around? Will it break my heart when all she wants is me and I'm busy with the new baby? Will it break my heart when it's not me she wants?Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168915306406009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35504746450419621242008-06-01T10:58:00.000-04:002008-06-01T10:58:00.000-04:00BHJ - lmfaoBHJ - lmfaoHer Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-60560895562501568942008-06-01T09:29:00.000-04:002008-06-01T09:29:00.000-04:00That was a heartstopping post. Your Wonderbaby wi...That was a heartstopping post. Your Wonderbaby will always carry that special place in your heart.<BR/><BR/>I must remind my firstborn that he is still his mommy's treasure... it can be difficult when his little sister is a demanding diva and the one grabbing all the attention. We sometimes take his maturity and even-temper for granted and I would never want him to feel lost in the shuffle.<BR/><BR/>thanks for this, HBMKaren MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-38227203728330579492008-06-01T02:39:00.000-04:002008-06-01T02:39:00.000-04:00I kinda like my 2nd one better.I kinda like my 2nd one better.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466593271512886307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-57434659561921342842008-06-01T02:34:00.000-04:002008-06-01T02:34:00.000-04:00I have four children. I have felt the guilt, pain,...I have four children. I have felt the guilt, pain, and loss <BR/>each time I added to my family. It is a part of it. But we make it through. Everyone. And it makes us better, stronger, people. It's what makes us a family.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985522830610197074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88799290663552042672008-05-31T22:30:00.000-04:002008-05-31T22:30:00.000-04:00Yes. This is it exactly.Yes. This is it exactly.Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39049079159244386202008-05-31T18:47:00.000-04:002008-05-31T18:47:00.000-04:00I have been reading your blog for a long time and...I have been reading your blog for a long time and this is the very first time I have commented. This post is beautiful. It puts into words something I have been unable to find the words for. I'm Mommy to 3, my oldest is 9, then 7 and 5...two boys and a girl. I love all my children more than words can say but there is something different with my oldest. He made me a Mom. He held my heart first. There will always be something different between us... even now as he is beginning to be too big for snuggles and doesn't always want to share his hugs especially around his friends. I still find myself venturing into his room as he sleeps just to move his hair, cover him or just LOOK at him. Thank you for putting these emotions into beautiful words. Congratulations on your new little one! Welcome to the wonderful world of boys! <BR/>JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-52383719398765706032008-05-31T18:03:00.000-04:002008-05-31T18:03:00.000-04:00Lovely, my dear. I feel the first inklings of tha...Lovely, my dear. I feel the first inklings of that now, as I feel the queasiness and exhaustion of the first trimester, and remember whispering to my first born in the dark before she even had ears.Suburban Gorgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921120489357475543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70109883238611624482008-05-31T16:18:00.000-04:002008-05-31T16:18:00.000-04:00Exactly, perfectly, honestly.Exactly, perfectly, honestly.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49303902488015341142008-05-31T09:11:00.000-04:002008-05-31T09:11:00.000-04:00beautifulbeautifuliheartchocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506809401305000430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80973662670974571582008-05-31T00:41:00.000-04:002008-05-31T00:41:00.000-04:00Still feeling this way myself. Every day.Still feeling this way myself. Every day.Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9454686262540853162008-05-30T18:56:00.000-04:002008-05-30T18:56:00.000-04:00Well, this is just great! My hubby is out getting...Well, this is just great! My hubby is out getting the pizza, and now he's going to wonder why I look like I've been crying! Nicely put! Waaaaaahhhhhh! ~Sniff~ ~sniff~Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581751032534563853noreply@blogger.com