tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post8979882657040821463..comments2023-10-23T15:51:59.571-04:00Comments on Diapers and Dragons: Death And A New BeginningTeacher Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215145025563985398noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-30874173467968428072011-01-07T18:33:23.784-05:002011-01-07T18:33:23.784-05:00Happy New Year! I hope that you are getting a wel...Happy New Year! I hope that you are getting a well deserved break. I always need a second little break after Christmas to decompress after the concentrated extended family togetherness. <br />Sounds like you do to.<br /><br /><br />So glad I got the chance to know you in 2010. Here is to a great 2011.<br />xxooKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528484098724947814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-22951454978821823332011-01-07T10:04:34.665-05:002011-01-07T10:04:34.665-05:00I can soooo relate!! This is where I'm at... n...I can soooo relate!! This is where I'm at... no contact with one brother or his wife or his kids & other brother lives 1,200 miles away & that's probably the ONLY reason we have contact with each other... cos it's thru email only!! Long story... too long & too boring to write out here... but I too am the proverbial "black sheep" & have been for many years. I'm 54 now & have 3 children, 1 son-in-love, 1 grandbaby which I adore with my entire being & another grandbaby on the way which I will adore the same way. So I have many family members now, to be with & interact with & spend holidays with... but it's not the same thing as having good relations with that "extended family" that some folks blog about as they're packing their bags to go spend the weekend with them, around Christmas.<br /><br />It's a loss... a death as you said... and I mourn it as well.<br /><br />Peace~ AndreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036848532893447244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-30008272563418854922011-01-07T09:10:00.369-05:002011-01-07T09:10:00.369-05:00I love that you know that to be a part of them and...I love that you know that to be a part of them and completely accepted would mean to give up a part of you. And that would never be good. <br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful new year filled with many blessings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-83494874098843813632011-01-02T23:31:59.419-05:002011-01-02T23:31:59.419-05:00I know how you feel - with family that may love me...I know how you feel - with family that may love me, but by whom I so frequently feel profoundly judged, it is hugely difficult to put aside the desire for acceptance.<br /><br />You are deeply loved, M, and I am grateful that there are more people in your life now who can love AND accept you as you are.Heidihttp://littleowl.com/heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-60348274643085459282011-01-02T15:26:57.933-05:002011-01-02T15:26:57.933-05:00I love you, completely, just as you are. But I can...I love you, completely, just as you are. But I can't change who I am, either. Yet my love does not lose one iota of its strength because of our differences. And yes -- the half-birthday thing needs to be revived for you, the way things are!momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-53375559832494782222011-01-02T13:55:09.331-05:002011-01-02T13:55:09.331-05:00So glad you have broad shoulders to cry on! I'...So glad you have broad shoulders to cry on! I'm glad MTL is there for you; it sounds like he is a perfect fit!<br /><br />And definitely...go for that 1/2 birthday celebration!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808679812939188136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-36907753050100556932011-01-02T13:40:39.913-05:002011-01-02T13:40:39.913-05:00You should declare June 25 your half birthday and ...You should declare June 25 your half birthday and have a blast! I'll be there to toss back a few with you. I think it's a big rip-off to have a December birthday, much less the 25th. We have two December birthdays in our house and it's an effort to make each and every one along with Christmas, it's own special thing.<br />On another note, I can sympathize with the whole family thing. Thanks to Facebook, it's right there, in my face, how I am not like them and will never fit into their idea of a "successful person." I really should hit that hide button and get on with it. Here's to a happier 2011.MomZombiehttp://www.mom-zombie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-11248624298383153702011-01-02T09:31:38.487-05:002011-01-02T09:31:38.487-05:00Dear Teacher Mommy,
When you wrote:
that I would...Dear Teacher Mommy,<br /><br />When you wrote:<br /><br />that I would never fully fit into the parameters of expectation and acceptance in our Family. To do so would mean a rejection of who I actually am...<br /><br />It almost brought tears to MY eyes. <br /><br />You see, my son could be that person. He's not like the rest of us in SO many ways. But I'm fighting like a Mama Bear to make sure that he's accepted for who his is, with no excuses. And I've let him know that whoever he is, he's just right for us in every way. I hope in some way, I'm helping him partially avoid the very pain you describe. <br /><br />Happy New Year...and I hope that 2011 brings you JOY :)Kimberlyhttp://rubberchickenmadness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-17837127698197602762011-01-02T09:13:49.916-05:002011-01-02T09:13:49.916-05:00You are loved hugely by your family as you are. L...You are loved hugely by your family as you are. Loving someone and agreeing with everything someone else believes are two very different things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-61951115622984266782011-01-02T02:28:29.196-05:002011-01-02T02:28:29.196-05:00I've been right there weeping with you these p...I've been right there weeping with you these past few days, partly in joy and gratitude for what I have and what I never managed to wreck, and partly for losses that I couldn't have controlled, and that I am still trying to accept. I got together with more than ten different people who have known me for 20 years or more (hell, I am only 43!) and the reunion and catch up cause some reflection that seems to make my eyes leak. I'm sort of looking forward to taking down the tree and not having any more party plans, and getting back to routine and emotional calmness. Here's hoping - for you and me both.GingerBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976594257345428901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-54789488343470421372011-01-01T16:37:13.661-05:002011-01-01T16:37:13.661-05:00Happy New Year Teacher Mommy! That mix of joy and...Happy New Year Teacher Mommy! That mix of joy and sadness: I feel it too. For me, I think it has to do with a certain amount of surprise and shock at where life has taken me, both for good and for bad. Places I never thought I'd be, back when I was just starting out as an adult. Growing up is a long, strange trip indeed. I'm beginning to think it never ends, and that there will always be lots of tears along the way.And I'll Raise You 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807118403081664721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078483744873792132.post-59965829373425182082011-01-01T15:56:17.194-05:002011-01-01T15:56:17.194-05:00This brings to mind the old saying about the famil...This brings to mind the old saying about the family we're born with vs. the family we choose. Thank goodness for the latter. I think it's good to feel the grief and let it out. xxWanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099758957492165428noreply@blogger.com