tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post2839914775397033522..comments2023-11-02T04:05:19.890-07:00Comments on The Happy Sad Mama: Charlotte's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664161835198688326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-57335593330324010912008-01-31T05:33:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:33:00.000-08:00when i read from those that lost their first child...when i read from those that lost their first child, i wonder if they ever realize that when you have living children when one dies, it's almost like you see them, finally, for the first time. you stop seeing all the schrapnel of their craziness (like in the matrix where they slow it down so much you can see the bullets whizzing by their faces) and see THEM. i am trying not to be as lazy this year, too. but i am mostly just trying to keep seeing my alive kids..charmedgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317107200577724625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-64170520313616066102008-01-30T12:44:00.000-08:002008-01-30T12:44:00.000-08:00It's so true how we drool over men who do things t...It's so true how we drool over men who do things that women do everyday, all day. Women's work is largely invisible. I suppose that will only change if we start speaking up more, telling our own friends how amazing they are...<BR/><BR/>There is an older lady at my church who always comments about my mothering: to me and to other people. (Good stuff, thankfully!) And you know what? It does mean a lot to me. Not that I do the things I do to try and get attention, but it makes me feel great that someone has noticed how totally crazy in love I am with my daughter.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.com