tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post5330031443831372029..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Needful ThingsHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75870793900185539422009-06-12T10:57:52.196-04:002009-06-12T10:57:52.196-04:00I've just discovered your blog this morning an...I've just discovered your blog this morning and GAWD. Thank you for putting into words that <i>feeling</i>. All I have are tears.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647742474148595898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-12004689004591025532009-04-30T15:20:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:20:00.000-04:00My lord, he is scrumptious.
I was totally unprep...My lord, he is scrumptious. <br /><br />I was totally unprepared for the physical and emotional push/pull of nursing. Probably because I was unprepared for the push/pull of motherhood. It seems like just when you get used to a new trick, they move on, with total and utter disregard for us. <br /><br />And it helps that they are so scrumptious.Must Be Motherhoodhttp://www.westwardbound.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45810774811360388232009-04-30T10:44:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:44:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh - he's a PERSON. Look at that picture! ...Oh my gosh - he's a PERSON. Look at that picture! Now tell me just how that actually happened. Because I'm fairly certain that he was a baby like four minutes ago. <br /><br />Your boobs are yours again mama. There's something to be said for that. Even if they are scraping the ground.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39793102802027232072009-04-29T23:34:00.000-04:002009-04-29T23:34:00.000-04:00Nothing wrong with wanting to freeze time. I frequ...Nothing wrong with wanting to freeze time. I frequently feel the urge to rewind. If only...<br />I remember the Poose "truffling" for snacks early in the morning when he was a tiny thing. I felt like a well-loved and needed buffet! It was great.poosemommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831041071109831330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-42938658247707950502009-04-29T23:14:00.000-04:002009-04-29T23:14:00.000-04:00Is he ever adorable, and so big!
When I weaned my...Is he ever adorable, and so big!<br /><br />When I weaned my daughter she was more or less preferring the bottle anyway; I wanted to go further but had to stop for other reasons. But it killed me; she was already 19 months old but I so wanted to hang onto her and that closeness that much longer. Because I knew there would be no more babies.<br /><br />My breasts, or whats left of them, are aching as we speak.Karen MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5656286892266524352009-04-29T21:26:00.000-04:002009-04-29T21:26:00.000-04:00Not wrong... and part of what makes you a good mam...Not wrong... and part of what makes you a good mama. Even when you think you aren't. :) <br /><br />He is getting big! Sweet boy!chermonbliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026733619821776673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51284559824709133972009-04-29T14:46:00.000-04:002009-04-29T14:46:00.000-04:00He's getting so big, every time I see a picture I'...He's getting so big, every time I see a picture I'm amazed!<br /><br />I think the emotions you describe are perfectly natural. I know I'm going to have a hard time letting go of my babies' babyhood too.Sarah @ BecomingSarah.comhttp://www.becomingsarah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-62406196580302548652009-04-29T07:28:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:28:00.000-04:00a beautiful post! and an incredibly beautiful baby...a beautiful post! and an incredibly beautiful baby :)auntiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977335384543321307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61735962019144568332009-04-28T21:29:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:29:00.000-04:00I just love this post. Automatically one of my fa...I just love this post. Automatically one of my favourites. Ever. I have a truffler myself...he just turned one and I secretly hope he keeps truffling on for a bit longer...<br />Beautifully written!!!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977124067184619562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-8208028090586465002009-04-28T21:27:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:27:00.000-04:00I mourned and rejoiced with the weaning of both of...I mourned and rejoiced with the weaning of both of my sons. <br /><br />Last night, I walked in my 3 year old's room and watched his rose-shaped lips suckle in his sleep. I cried and decided I am not done. I'm now officially shooting for number three.Amohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406745191755932850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85221988622542583902009-04-28T20:14:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:14:00.000-04:00So beautfully said.So beautfully said.Melodiehttp://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-77607661600708160602009-04-28T16:54:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:54:00.000-04:00This was beautiful. My daughter finished breastfee...This was beautiful. My daughter finished breastfeeding just a few weeks ago... but beyond that, today I am away on business in a different state. The first night I was away from her was last night and I found myself crying just a little while ago because I saw a picture of her and it brought me to my knees. I don't want to miss a moment - she's almost 6 months old now... a prime time for milestones and I just... miss her. I feel like I *need* to be there.<br /><br />Fantastic that I can be away on business and everything can be handled without me. But so, so sad at the same time because... it can be handled without me.Brookehttp://babblingbrooke.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80716142942885169602009-04-28T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:03:00.000-04:00Wow. It's like you are in my head. Very well sai...Wow. It's like you are in my head. Very well said.Candy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363969036403282333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63395331653952368952009-04-28T15:07:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:07:00.000-04:00It's not wrong. That's why I still call my 13 and ...It's not wrong. That's why I still call my 13 and 10 year olds my babies. I can't bear to lose the older one to puberty, which is starting to happen. I can't bear that he's taller than I am. I'm clinging to whatever dependence they have on me that I can get. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-43598544093835653222009-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:00Exactly. Out with a whisper and then the pang of l...Exactly. Out with a whisper and then the pang of loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-20477727946269362732009-04-28T13:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:45:00.000-04:00Oy, I nursed my oldest (2.5) until she was 2. I j...Oy, I nursed my oldest (2.5) until she was 2. I just told my husband that our next and final child may be breastfed for a year or 4, who knows. It all depends... and as that yet hypothetical child will be our last, breast feeding may take 4 years to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-54593413147338335132009-04-28T10:10:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:10:00.000-04:00This is the most apt description of breastfeeding ...This is the most apt description of breastfeeding I've ever read. That first graf is killer. I know your heartache, my friend. XOmaggie, dammithttp://okayfinedammit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-17859774549080522142009-04-28T03:41:00.000-04:002009-04-28T03:41:00.000-04:00If it is wrong, then we are wrong together. My so...If it is wrong, then we are wrong together. My son weaned before I was ready, and I mourned it. I mourn it still, and he has been weaned for over a year. He weaned just days before his first birthday, and he is now 28 months old. I look at this little boy and inwardly weep for the baby that was. He still needs me, but not in the way that I need him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-17292767916856213612009-04-28T03:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T03:03:00.000-04:00Beautiful post, beautiful sentiment, gorgeous pict...Beautiful post, beautiful sentiment, gorgeous pictures, and impossibly sweet baby boy. <br /><br />I need to get me another one of those.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907539721865214428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40296951283995573702009-04-28T02:06:00.000-04:002009-04-28T02:06:00.000-04:00I just read my heart on your page...I too wondered...I just read my heart on your page...I too wondered if it was wrong and I know that I ache for her to need me just as much as I need her. I am not ready for her to wean....if I had my way, I'd breastfeed till she was 18. Just kidding...but I hope you get the point!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!!!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176188989102689357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35062992690579179442009-04-28T02:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T02:03:00.000-04:00oof, my heart.oof, my heart.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59754007352195362102009-04-28T01:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:57:00.000-04:00Beautiful, beautiful boy.
It delights me that my ...Beautiful, beautiful boy.<br /><br />It delights me that my baby is growing up, but there is that wistfulness.Lady Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360693450146358247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13601870913202814612009-04-28T01:19:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:19:00.000-04:00I'm already dreading having to give up breastfeedi...I'm already dreading having to give up breastfeeding and my daughter is only 9 weeks old. I'm afraid of when the end will come as I love my baby girl. the sneaking home in the middle of the day just so I can nurse her (hubby stays home with her as he's disabled)...I know at some point she will get teeth and I may want to stop..but right now..I don't ever want to let her go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676233496744797974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3252361205589222302009-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:002009-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:00I've been following your blog for about 2 years no...I've been following your blog for about 2 years now and I have never commented. Well, I don't think I have, anyway. But I couldn't pass this one up. I just weaned my 16 month old twins a week ago and reading this nearly killed me, but it is so beautifully written. I know, oh do I know, how you feel.stace-chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911475636876161006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85347806664824820302009-04-27T22:24:00.000-04:002009-04-27T22:24:00.000-04:00I love that picture of you and Jasper in the rocki...I love that picture of you and Jasper in the rocking chair. Beautiful.jshttp://js0512.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com