tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post809381215213223840..comments2023-04-06T02:47:18.553-07:00Comments on Cottage Industries: How Motherhood Changes One's Life...Marie Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-88925455829458781072008-07-02T16:03:00.000-07:002008-07-02T16:03:00.000-07:00This reminds me strongly of a column Dave Barry wr...This reminds me strongly of a column Dave Barry wrote a few years back about his 12-year-old son being in a bike accident. Like many funny writers, he can be very affecting when he has to be. The column is entitled <A HREF="http://www.davebarry.com/misccol/misccol.htm." REL="nofollow">Uneasy Rider</A>, and I believe it also appears in the collection <I>Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up</I>. I guess dads are as unnerved by the vulnerability parenthood bestows as mums are.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-46271447256332254912008-06-24T00:50:00.000-07:002008-06-24T00:50:00.000-07:00So glad I came across this, beautiful.So glad I came across this, beautiful.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942085793879842222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-54445670463684962692008-06-04T09:46:00.000-07:002008-06-04T09:46:00.000-07:00Hi Marie Loiuse! I came by to thank you for visiti...Hi Marie Loiuse! I came by to thank you for visiting my blog and bumped into this story that I couldn't stop reading. So amazingly true, I love how it describes the feelings that we get aas mothers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583992487995475968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-23857528014875339412008-05-29T10:57:00.000-07:002008-05-29T10:57:00.000-07:00Elements - congratulations on your plans to take t...Elements - congratulations on your plans to take the baby plunge. No, there is nothing wrong about having the same feelings for your dog. The thing is, you have yet to feel the way you will when you have your baby. You can't imagine it until you are there. I had my first at 32 and believe me, I had no idea. <BR/>But you'll see!!!Marie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-3760778377712815682008-05-29T06:38:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:38:00.000-07:00So wonderful, and incredibly poignant for me, as w...So wonderful, and incredibly poignant for me, as we are about to start trying for our first baby. Is it bad/funny/pathetic that I feel this way about my dog already?? :)Erin Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377781347998051261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-67786549599816326872008-05-26T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:11:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this Quindlen piece. I will sha...Thanks for sharing this Quindlen piece. I will share it with my sister who is expecting ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990022799961591011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-90914174142826355322008-05-26T18:28:00.000-07:002008-05-26T18:28:00.000-07:00That is wonderful. Thank you for such a beautiful ...That is wonderful. Thank you for such a beautiful post! All choked up...and I'm not even a mother!!deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271310136010979584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-35996332685777191672008-05-21T20:37:00.000-07:002008-05-21T20:37:00.000-07:00Wow, that is really beautiful! I'm not a mother y...Wow, that is really beautiful! I'm not a mother yet myself, but hopefully I will be one day. Love your blog!Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169547247815180564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-42103086127060850622008-05-16T03:25:00.000-07:002008-05-16T03:25:00.000-07:00Hi Marie Louise! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I...Hi Marie Louise! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I have no idea how you’ve found me all the way in Sweden :) but I’m thankful you did! This is such a moving piece! Reading it actually brought tears to my eyes :) Motherhood truly is a blessing! Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us.Arctidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530844882218512864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-76513767506546794532008-05-15T05:26:00.000-07:002008-05-15T05:26:00.000-07:00Love the "hands and feet" thing. And so true, my y...Love the "hands and feet" thing. And so true, my youngest especially, is always underfoot. It changes though - I subject my teenager to my hugs and thank goodness she still tolerates them.Marie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-56645916620369625902008-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:002008-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:00My Mother told me that your hands and feet no long...My Mother told me that your hands and feet no longer will belong to you. I never realized the true meaning till my twins arrived into my life. My Father told me that the reward would outweigh all the lost sleep, worry and gray hair. They both tell me what a "fabulous" job I am doing as a Mother. It certainly is the hardest job. I was just with a group of gals and told them how I cried several months after the birth of our sons - I was crying tears of joy but blurted out "This is a job for life, and I can't even quit"-<BR/>Hard but all worth it. Very touching.pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-871323179891136232008-05-14T23:45:00.000-07:002008-05-14T23:45:00.000-07:00That is a wonderful story , altough it is the most...That is a wonderful story , altough it is the most beloved job I have It is exc. like you say ,.. the never ending concern about your children is the thoughest thing of motherhood. Anyway nature will speak for your daughter ;)vosgesparishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111444703914436928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-6133870564427537762008-05-14T03:01:00.000-07:002008-05-14T03:01:00.000-07:00that made me cry - its exactly what motherhood is....that made me cry - its exactly what motherhood is.AMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550558277289816750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-351027399491630462008-05-13T18:44:00.000-07:002008-05-13T18:44:00.000-07:00Hi Marie Louise.. what a great post.. and so true....Hi Marie Louise.. what a great post.. and so true. Thanks for stopping by my blog.. hope to see you back soon!<BR/>Trina<BR/>la la lovelyla la Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674963668309128850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-24892282868636346412008-05-13T11:33:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:33:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing this - it is truly beautiful...Thank you for sharing this - it is truly beautiful...I agree, it is something one has to discover all on their own and in their own time. I am not there just yet, but when we do take the plunge I will surely re-visit these words.Brooke Ahana Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148701433858525464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-89345727615005331522008-05-13T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:27:00.000-07:00lovely read, thanks for sharing it.lovely read, thanks for sharing it.Lydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432065838864216001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-27519519383124942642008-05-13T05:49:00.000-07:002008-05-13T05:49:00.000-07:00Rebecca - I always found it amazing that there are...Rebecca - I always found it amazing that there are a million books on pregnancy and child birth, but no one really tells you what it is to be a mother. Maybe it's just something one has to figure out for themselves.Marie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-27999910853437965162008-05-13T02:27:00.000-07:002008-05-13T02:27:00.000-07:00Beautiful story!Beautiful story!StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-53309912193850022822008-05-12T17:06:00.000-07:002008-05-12T17:06:00.000-07:00Oh yes, my heart is heavy every day... with love, ...Oh yes, my heart is heavy every day... with love, with worry, with joy. Motherhood is a true blessing. <BR/>A-M xxThe House That A-M Builthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870752194541203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-82550580373142369822008-05-12T15:32:00.000-07:002008-05-12T15:32:00.000-07:00Such a moving piece and I thank you. I remember te...Such a moving piece and I thank you. I remember telling a friend of mine, having her babies well after mine were growing into women, that motherhood can turn the most selfish of individuals into the most selfless ones.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299752279107737700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-80166975834670606092008-05-12T14:44:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:44:00.000-07:00oh wow - thanks for sharing this. It is true beaut...oh wow - thanks for sharing this. It is true beauty!littlebyrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769222461364102029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-69237299454556501992008-05-12T12:41:00.000-07:002008-05-12T12:41:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you told me about this. I read this a ...I'm so glad you told me about this. I read this a few years ago before I had my daughter but didn't realize it was Anna Quindlen. What a treat to have you bring it back to me. It was beautiful the first time I read it, but now - oh my, it's heart wrenching. She gets it. What can I add? I have to bookmark you! <BR/><BR/>~ RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256471632170588840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-6986866521428922992008-05-12T11:09:00.000-07:002008-05-12T11:09:00.000-07:00That was beautiful.That was beautiful.High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-82727905764151565422008-05-12T08:51:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:51:00.000-07:00What a beautifully captured paean to motherhood. A...What a beautifully captured paean to motherhood. All so true and yes, complex and impossible to really explain to one who is yet to embark on that bumpy, grassy, flower lined road.Ciara Brehonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172361957984633451.post-74790419410073861032008-05-12T08:26:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:26:00.000-07:00Hi Heidi - I would love to hear more about what yo...Hi Heidi - I would love to hear more about what you did and how you did it! My email addy is<BR/>marielaura2@gmail.com<BR/>Look forward to hearing from you!Marie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.com