tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post7454023106892636569..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: FlightHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-60133351608215567962007-07-10T23:27:00.000-04:002007-07-10T23:27:00.000-04:00Child #5 and I am feeling as you do. Slow down. ...Child #5 and I am feeling as you do. Slow down. Wait. <BR/>Every birthday I mourn and celebrate another year for each of my children. Little people growing up so fast.tallulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844399832417509801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-27320899972252400912007-07-04T09:40:00.000-04:002007-07-04T09:40:00.000-04:00Happy Belated Birthday to WonderBaby. Must we now...Happy Belated Birthday to WonderBaby. Must we now start calling her WonderGirl?<BR/><BR/>It's a strange thing, seeing our girls grow. Mimi's starting kindergarten in a few short weeks and my mind cannot comprehend this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26700911365806617242007-07-03T12:07:00.000-04:002007-07-03T12:07:00.000-04:00Yeah...somewhere along the way, my baby turned int...Yeah...somewhere along the way, my baby turned into a little boy. What happened to all of the time?Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-83582991750723065552007-07-02T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:27:00.000-04:00Beautiful. So true.My baby boy struggles now again...Beautiful. So true.<BR/><BR/>My baby boy struggles now against the hugs and kisses his loving mommy wants to bestow. He is too big, too wild, too free to be contained in my arms.<BR/><BR/>Unless... unless... sometimes I can hold him, stroke him, cuddle him. And for that moment, he's still my baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53038772977633267282007-07-02T07:53:00.000-04:002007-07-02T07:53:00.000-04:00yep...almost everyday one of us has to mention how...yep...almost everyday one of us has to mention how we miss our daughter being a "baby" even though technically she has 3 more weeks before she's a toddler. And it's weird to think about how when she was first born that I couldn't wait to see what she was going to be ike as a toddler! This is why no one can ever really explain what being a parent is really like...it's not enough to say your heart is going to be ripped out of your chest everyday for the simple fact "she looks older today".Neonalunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344031569221997848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-54427679113489043452007-07-01T21:08:00.000-04:002007-07-01T21:08:00.000-04:00I wish it would slow down too...It's just sad.I wish it would slow down too...<BR/><BR/>It's just sad.Creative-Type Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70416701133358248142007-07-01T14:46:00.000-04:002007-07-01T14:46:00.000-04:00Beautiful post... i wonder the very same things :)...Beautiful post... i wonder the very same things :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740023628746877368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75789016748245815312007-07-01T11:02:00.000-04:002007-07-01T11:02:00.000-04:00that is one cute kidthat is one cute kidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-15032530715187990972007-07-01T01:11:00.000-04:002007-07-01T01:11:00.000-04:00I smile widely.I love this post as a stranger. Bu...I smile widely.<BR/><BR/>I love this post as a stranger. But after seeing you two I love it more.<BR/><BR/>Remember when I asked. How old is she again? I looked at her growth and her waning babyness as she stood between my girl and my baby, each one year either side of her.. And, she daunted me. Making me miss those days for E. and disdain them for A.<BR/><BR/>Though it might sound banal. Enjoy these days they are some of the best. It will be a wonderful summer.mo-wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-79746633748494025172007-06-30T21:56:00.000-04:002007-06-30T21:56:00.000-04:00Oh, I know. It goes so fast. Enjoy your little c...Oh, I know. It goes so fast. Enjoy your little cutie.Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-82055556138417036752007-06-30T16:04:00.000-04:002007-06-30T16:04:00.000-04:00No comment box on your Canada Day post?Happy Canad...No comment box on your Canada Day post?<BR/><BR/>Happy Canada Day to one and all.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23207069334001626352007-06-30T00:55:00.000-04:002007-06-30T00:55:00.000-04:0062 comments later, I'm sure it's all been said, bu...62 comments later, I'm sure it's all been said, but I'll say it anyway: brilliant post.<BR/><BR/>I'm still not over the "I'll be missing everything now that I'm back at work" phase, and you truly hit home with this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35782250924817507532007-06-29T22:51:00.000-04:002007-06-29T22:51:00.000-04:00lovely writing!lovely writing!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582796689281835066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-60402494759196394512007-06-29T21:22:00.000-04:002007-06-29T21:22:00.000-04:00I am so right there with you. My 6 and 4 year old...I am so right there with you. My 6 and 4 year olds are still my "babies" and I suspect I will be like that stalker Mother in Love You Forever sneaking into her grown children's homes to rock them to sleep!Mommato2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13475207169746158064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-4430898665480220282007-06-29T20:54:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:54:00.000-04:00oh, i know. oh, do i know.oh, i know. oh, do i know.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68881303778567911412007-06-29T17:05:00.000-04:002007-06-29T17:05:00.000-04:00How do you manage to write so beautifully about th...How do you manage to write so beautifully about the things I have felt, as well? I don't know how it happened that PunditBaby became a PunditGirl who seems to take up almost the whole length of her twin bed. Not really, but her arms and legs and body have all grown so much, I almost can't remember the baby.PunditMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919969826505761593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89100487638721427992007-06-29T16:55:00.000-04:002007-06-29T16:55:00.000-04:00Beautiful post. It is crazy how it happens. All of...Beautiful post. It is crazy how it happens. All of a sudden you have a CHILD and not a baby. It blindsides you.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-571060789632448602007-06-29T15:59:00.000-04:002007-06-29T15:59:00.000-04:00It's the long legs -- suddenly they're kids. My b...It's the long legs -- suddenly they're kids. My baby boy (the last baby) is on the verge of getting tall -- I'm so going to miss his chubby legs. I'm wondering why we decided not to have more. <BR/><BR/>So sweet ....Maewen Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740660002168077471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-60654339456860836322007-06-29T15:25:00.000-04:002007-06-29T15:25:00.000-04:00My little monkey has become a little girl, too! An...My little monkey has become a little girl, too! And, I love it! I love how every day she has more words, becomes more independent, etc.. She's also newly stubborn, and has a BAD temper! But, yeah, I do love this growing up -- you're right, though, it doesn't have to happen so fast!Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-54499341666627226432007-06-29T11:34:00.000-04:002007-06-29T11:34:00.000-04:00Damn it! You made me cry with that post, and I re...Damn it! You made me cry with that post, and I really hate to cry! With an almost 4 yr old and an almost 1 yr old, I've been where you are now and will be there again in the near future. It's amazing and wonderful to watch your children grow up, but at the same time it's heartbreaking. Thanks for your wonderful post - even if it did make me cry. Off to go hug the kids now!cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821039766205415909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46799948788551870752007-06-29T10:43:00.000-04:002007-06-29T10:43:00.000-04:00i saw the little boy in my baby boy (20 months) ye...i saw the little boy in my baby boy (20 months) yesterday for the first time. my breath caught. my heart broke. i closed my eyes and willed time to stand still.<BR/><BR/>it is a weird feeling this motherhood thing - to look forward to their future and who they'll become and at the same time wanting so much for them to remain as they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49121490304366136382007-06-29T10:16:00.000-04:002007-06-29T10:16:00.000-04:00Oh, so true. Mine's a little older, and yesterday...Oh, so true. <BR/><BR/>Mine's a little older, and yesterday she actually looked like a kid. Sigh.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-81460943676943561192007-06-29T09:19:00.000-04:002007-06-29T09:19:00.000-04:00Beautiful, beautiful! You've expressed my own tho...Beautiful, beautiful! You've expressed my own thoughts.Michelle Constantinescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927443258162528366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-67896326383455831192007-06-29T08:29:00.000-04:002007-06-29T08:29:00.000-04:00I feel this way too sometimes. I'm not sure many c...I feel this way too sometimes. <BR/>I'm not sure many can relate to this, but sometimes I embrace that feeling of sadness that he is growing up - that huge expanse of love I feel - because when my son was that little baby, I struggled so much with my emotions, PPD, etc. I look back at those days, and how unhappy I was, and I am so grateful for how I feel now. Sometimes that feeling of my son growing up is just so overwhelming, but then I remember.<BR/>Beautiful post. I feel that way so often.Laural Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459584652802529868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44613625310431023172007-06-29T04:04:00.000-04:002007-06-29T04:04:00.000-04:00I treasure every moment that I can pull a cuddle o...I treasure every moment that I can pull a cuddle out of my rapidly aging kids.JChevaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683339168047479228noreply@blogger.com