tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post6145658618405946220..comments2023-11-02T04:05:19.890-07:00Comments on The Happy Sad Mama: How do you do it?Charlotte's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664161835198688326noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-44060278738598168482008-07-28T08:01:00.000-07:002008-07-28T08:01:00.000-07:00I just want to say how beautiful your writing is. ...I just want to say how beautiful your writing is. Your description of your first few months of grief sounds exactly like where I am right now. Thank you for validating that.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211028670642739808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-1549483996942070542008-07-23T09:20:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:20:00.000-07:00This image of you dancing, hair and tears streamin...This image of you dancing, hair and tears streaming, is lovely and heart wrenching. It stuck with me yesterday; I saw it so vividly like a movie. <BR/><BR/>I met you fairly early in my grieving and you gave me such hope. Part of it was that you were further down the road than I was. Far enough that you seemed to not be drowning anymore, but not so far that getting to where you were seemed unattainable. But what really struck me was that Charlotte seemed so simply a part of your life. You speak of her, your children speak of her. She is. I was really struggling at that point to figure out how Henry would continue to be part of my life and my family, how he could be part of our family to brothers and sisters who would come after him, who would never see him, never play with him, never truly meet him. While other people told me that we would keep Henry alive, that we would tell stories and show pictures, that it would work somehow, I saw you do it and it seemed possible. As the days ticked by, and he seemed further and further away from me, I wanted to know that I could keep part of him here, not just for me, but for others. Thank you.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533706560591305512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-262164583646620482008-07-22T20:52:00.000-07:002008-07-22T20:52:00.000-07:00This is so powerful, Carol. I am immeasurably mov...This is so powerful, Carol. I am immeasurably moved by your capturing the vast dimensions of profound grief, and by your recognition of how essential it is to fully own and feel that sadness as part of your wholeness, hand-in-hand with your deep capacity for joy! Your words are a blessing to the world.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062095627197130537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-23427531995433016802008-07-22T19:09:00.000-07:002008-07-22T19:09:00.000-07:00what a gift that you are such an open and availabl...what a gift that you are such an open and available resource to others. <BR/><BR/>were people there for you (who were babylost) when Charlotte passed? i don't think blogging was as big back then...were you able to read the diaries of other babylost moms?Pen In Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672806851544482730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-82595768186966031172008-07-22T15:49:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:49:00.000-07:00Your story resonates with me and helps me while I ...Your story resonates with me and helps me while I search for the light from this dark place. Thank you...rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279406101396992825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237529515432696063.post-33226995203348521402008-07-21T22:14:00.000-07:002008-07-21T22:14:00.000-07:00Wow. That was beautiful. What a gift your words ...Wow. That was beautiful. What a gift your words are to people who are in the same situation. How generous of you to share these feeling with the rest of us.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658154113502239383noreply@blogger.com