tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post6057917330368464773..comments2023-09-29T03:53:06.900-05:00Comments on practical strawberry: addendummaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627680593366631585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-27708812986242725452010-12-28T16:16:21.088-06:002010-12-28T16:16:21.088-06:00Mary... catching up on blog reading today as a lit...Mary... catching up on blog reading today as a little thing called "parenting" got in my way of my much needed "me time" (which sadly, is often reading blogs!). Anyway, I don't think I could have written this post any better... it's as if you are me writing. I feel the same way. And often. Parenthood is hard. And rewarding. But very hard. I, too, "like" Elizabeth's comment... "you put our humanity and struggles as parents into words". Thank you for being open, honest, and reminding me that not everyone is a "sparkles and rainbows" kind of parent! By the way, do you read kellehampton.com? She often refers to herself as sparkles and rainbows (or unicorns and rainbows) :) Merry Christmas!Danielle @ Living Out Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423684617301333496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-19271419932147161292010-11-20T19:41:23.074-06:002010-11-20T19:41:23.074-06:00I too very much enjoy your honest rambly posts and...I too very much enjoy your honest rambly posts and offer my uncle services the next time your boys need some wildness. <br /><br />As I was reading Elizabeth's comment, I thought, "If we were on facebook, I would like this." She just stated it so well. So I was a little wigged out to see Erin and I were thinking the EXACT same thing.j 29:11-13https://www.blogger.com/profile/11028683932751355575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-47503557985376632362010-11-19T09:30:24.315-06:002010-11-19T09:30:24.315-06:00(insert heart felt thank you here.)(insert heart felt thank you here.)maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627680593366631585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-88484456935321205832010-11-19T09:10:00.233-06:002010-11-19T09:10:00.233-06:00I am going to "like" Elizabeth's com...I am going to "like" Elizabeth's comment. Especially this part: "You put our humanity and struggles as parents into words and express it more clearly than I ever could. Your insight and humbleness in talking about all aspects of parenting truly is appreciated!"<br /><br /><br />(see what facebook has done to me?)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314850743157068793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-52663270992739432702010-11-18T23:19:13.453-06:002010-11-18T23:19:13.453-06:00I love your rambly posts. Much more amusing than t...I love your rambly posts. Much more amusing than the ones of my kiddos, but I made a conscious decision quite a while ago that my blog was mostly for the benefit of my grandparents and family to see pictures of the girls and what we were up to as a family, and they don't want to hear about Claire waking up 4 times at night because she's teething or Melanie taking Claire's toys and relishing in torturing her little sister by throwing them behind the couch where she can't get them, thus making Claire cry uncontrollably. So I go to knitting instead to get the stressful stuff off my chest.<br /><br />And I'm so glad you came out and said it, but society truly doesn't give father's the respect they deserve. We are all so blessed to have such wonderful husbands that love their families and do their best for them, even if it isn't always what we would do as mothers (which is good and why they are the father in the relationship!). I just love reading your blog Mary. You put our humanity and struggles as parents into words and express it more clearly than I ever could. Your insight and humbleness in talking about all aspects of parenting truly is appreciated!<br /><br />(and here is the part where I promise not to leave rambly comments for a while)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699572769019233908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116724020549974744.post-42789973387555954892010-11-18T16:54:29.661-06:002010-11-18T16:54:29.661-06:00you don't have to lay off the rambly posts if ...you don't have to lay off the rambly posts if you don't want to... a lot of us enjoy them very much, even if we don't comment on them. They resonate very much with me - so glad to have so many updates as of late!<br /><br />That dang devil that plants those seeds of doubt... I could do without him...<br /><br />Just keep fighting!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440289717365062238noreply@blogger.com