tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post8701634106182998861..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: From A DistanceHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-25655306763201169752007-07-30T23:29:00.000-04:002007-07-30T23:29:00.000-04:00This is a beautiful post.You know, there is a law ...This is a beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>You know, there is a law in the world of cardiac nursing known as <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank-Starling_law_of_the_heart" REL="nofollow">Starling's Law</A> that states that the more the heart is stretched, the more effective it is at pumping blood out to the rest of the body.<BR/><BR/>Up to a point. Stretch it too much and you end up with heart failure.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my point is, stretching the heart a little to love one's child while nurturing one's need for time with friends only serves to make it work that much better. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Sorry. We medical professionals sometimes ramble a bit.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655262571287385309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33165130134342082572007-07-30T11:46:00.000-04:002007-07-30T11:46:00.000-04:00Oh god, I hear you. it was so very, very hard, let...Oh god, I hear you. it was so very, very hard, letting her go to run into her room at daycare, happy. Happy. Ack! Both horrible and comforting to see her run off happy. She was, of course, just fine, and when I went into her room at 2:30 am upon our return and stroked her hair and patted her back, she turned over, smiled, and said in her sleep, "mommy."kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-66896464194821556662007-07-26T22:20:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:20:00.000-04:00I just spent a weekend away from mine and it was s...I just spent a weekend away from mine and it was so sad to say goodbye! Of course, your post said that sentence much more eloquently. It was also a bit shocking that they did so well without me---what?!?! they can survive without ME????<BR/><BR/>I'm not tempted to leave them again but I do wish I could pop into BlogHer to meet all you wonderful writers.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-37106570393368321852007-07-26T18:32:00.000-04:002007-07-26T18:32:00.000-04:00Great picture. Very sweet sentiments. The goodbyes...Great picture. Very sweet sentiments. The goodbyes ache, but the reunion will be as lovely as that image.<BR/><BR/>Izzy Rose@stepmothersmilk.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-56945054596531580122007-07-26T16:06:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:06:00.000-04:00Oh sister, I feel you on this one. I went through ...Oh sister, I feel you on this one. I went through the exact feeling when I traveled alone to NYC last November. <BR/><BR/>I spent the flights up and back clutching and looking at two of my favorite pictures of Max.Terehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850314798468099658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16155579227952255302007-07-26T15:57:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:57:00.000-04:00the reunion will be great! and the picture - total...the reunion will be great! and the picture - totally album coverErin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689090055350850549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63496106214861808512007-07-26T14:30:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:30:00.000-04:00"But I'll still feel, keenly, the stretching of my..."But I'll still feel, keenly, the stretching of my heart." Once again, you have articulated my own thoughts in a manner I could not. Thank you Catherine for all that you do. For all that you write. I can't wait to meet you.CPA Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061480718263842210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75254796093199167872007-07-26T09:46:00.000-04:002007-07-26T09:46:00.000-04:00Oh yes... I'm writing a post today, as my oldest i...Oh yes... I'm writing a post today, as my oldest is leaving for a week to go fishing with Daddy... strange....tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46383933944153475412007-07-26T09:10:00.000-04:002007-07-26T09:10:00.000-04:00That picture is totally album cover material. Hav...That picture is totally album cover material. Have fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-50315048549350623192007-07-26T08:28:00.000-04:002007-07-26T08:28:00.000-04:00this was such a sweet, heart tuggy post.have fun !...this was such a sweet, heart tuggy post.<BR/><BR/>have fun !Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-90759116124146601562007-07-26T03:24:00.000-04:002007-07-26T03:24:00.000-04:00Have fun at BlogHer. I can't even imagine the exp...Have fun at BlogHer. I can't even imagine the experience :D And if you do have time to stop in Frankenmuth, pictures please? I went there every year as a teen, and haven't been able to convince my husband of the wonder that is Bronners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-54820596162900205242007-07-26T00:38:00.000-04:002007-07-26T00:38:00.000-04:00I have come to realize that missing my children wh...I have come to realize that missing my children when we're away is not the same as wanting to be with them. <BR/><BR/>There, I said it :)Blog Ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820744105674735895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5008559267633213482007-07-25T23:02:00.000-04:002007-07-25T23:02:00.000-04:00I know. Oh boy, do I know.I know. Oh boy, do I know.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88594269632638911062007-07-25T22:38:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:38:00.000-04:00It's SO hard to leave them, no matter if it's the...It's SO hard to leave them, no matter if it's the first or 10th time. My kids are on vacation from me this week with grandparents and it's torture.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your trip, eat some lusciously bad for you food, and hug her TONS when you get back.The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29959966652364739812007-07-25T22:36:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:36:00.000-04:00Not only with you both be fine, the return home wi...Not only with you both be fine, the return home will be that much sweeter. Have fun!Pgoodnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070395099383753341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-66403628625791917282007-07-25T22:18:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:18:00.000-04:00That pic would be GREAT for an album cover - maybe...That pic would be GREAT for an album cover - maybe for some bad Spanish trans-euro-popBaby in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167558214100594817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-986248112960169182007-07-25T22:14:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:14:00.000-04:00Just remember, when they end up on the couch, it w...Just remember, when they end up on the couch, it will be for something you have no freaking clue you did, something you actually DID, that maybe you even think was a nice thing to do! Like make breakfast (the wrong way) or say SUCH the wrong thing to the prom date. Or something else. It won't be for the time you left to go to Blogher--promise. Won't even remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85576674667855891702007-07-25T21:02:00.000-04:002007-07-25T21:02:00.000-04:00My boy has been away at Grandma's house for nearly...My boy has been away at Grandma's house for nearly two weeks, and I have missed him more than I ever thought I could miss someone. I pick him up on the way home from BlogHer, so I'm looking forward to the trip as a diversion to get to real prize at the end. Of course, the opportunity to meet you finally will be a prize in itself! Hope to run into you at some gathering or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49021623909297183232007-07-25T20:50:00.000-04:002007-07-25T20:50:00.000-04:00Never mind Wonderbaby! What the heck am I suppose...Never mind Wonderbaby! What the heck am I supposed to read while you are all off galivanting in Chicago!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-52853222701996918022007-07-25T20:17:00.000-04:002007-07-25T20:17:00.000-04:00And the one day it gets easier. I promise.And the one day it gets easier. I promise.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85588151797729833852007-07-25T19:42:00.000-04:002007-07-25T19:42:00.000-04:00Amazing photo!So well put, this aching that is the...Amazing photo!<BR/><BR/>So well put, this aching that is the leaving of your baby. I've left my little Peanut for one night, less than 24 hours, since she was born and while the sleep was appreciated, the amount she was missed was utterly astounding.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have an amazing time, and an even better reunion.b*babblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494191160073990465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-73915123401333274082007-07-25T19:34:00.000-04:002007-07-25T19:34:00.000-04:00Have a wonderful time! What a gorgeous post, too ...Have a wonderful time! What a gorgeous post, too btw! Can't wait to hear all about the trip.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-92181698019942626202007-07-25T18:31:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:31:00.000-04:00Oh this is lovely, beautifully written. Tugged on ...Oh this is lovely, beautifully written. Tugged on my heart, too, as I sit here making plans to spend one night (the first night ever) away from my nearly 6-year-old son. Sigh.kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61974050367764308642007-07-25T18:22:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:22:00.000-04:00I've left my children about 3 times for business t...I've left my children about 3 times for business trips, and each time I have felt exactly how you are feeling now. I just would never be able to put it into words as eloquently as you have!!Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307079683484637744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63611127206655823132007-07-25T17:45:00.000-04:002007-07-25T17:45:00.000-04:00so many of us kissing the little ones goodbye righ...so many of us kissing the little ones goodbye right now and travelling towards one place. thank god for good company.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.com