tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post473079522358616349..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: Adventures in Real Parenting: And If You Tell Anyone, I'll Do It Againlisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-17554232821409697002010-04-21T18:57:30.766-04:002010-04-21T18:57:30.766-04:00It IS definitely OK to cry. Healthy, even. And tha...It IS definitely OK to cry. Healthy, even. And that was very sweet what Chloe wrote. I'd cry. But then again, I'm a big crier.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-58601017091533717722010-04-19T23:10:31.277-04:002010-04-19T23:10:31.277-04:00Aw! I'm not a huge crier either - I'm just...Aw! I'm not a huge crier either - I'm just glad your were HAPPY tears!meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-15777486034494976842010-04-18T17:28:45.377-04:002010-04-18T17:28:45.377-04:00We're wide open to that sort of stuff - partic...We're wide open to that sort of stuff - particularly once they're "away." Then they can say these things or do these things and it goes all the way to the center of our hearts and bursts. Light, heat, noise - and we're rendered jelly. It's proof the umbilical cord is metaphysical, attached to both parents, and never falls off.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-72705867613851685912010-04-18T01:27:01.906-04:002010-04-18T01:27:01.906-04:00It's very good to cry! Releases all kinds of ...It's very good to cry! Releases all kinds of nasty toxins. Isn't it amazing how our kids have a direct line to all our anger AND our tender love?Mnmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004472091756966173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-39963042773331588482010-04-17T17:20:48.422-04:002010-04-17T17:20:48.422-04:00Sweet. Now this is the good part of being a paren...Sweet. Now this is the good part of being a parent. You've done such a great job.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-55781556191399375282010-04-17T13:30:48.187-04:002010-04-17T13:30:48.187-04:00sniff, sniff
I love FB mostly because of my kids.sniff, sniff<br />I love FB mostly because of my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-47842802676636714172010-04-17T08:17:44.093-04:002010-04-17T08:17:44.093-04:00*sob*
I love Chloe. [I love your entire family, ...*sob*<br /><br />I love Chloe. [I love your entire family, but I'm focusing on your eldest right now...] When kids move away to "create their own lives, parents often feel left behind. Unnecessary. A burden, perhaps.<br /><br />What a great gift your daughter has given you.<br /><br />*sniffle*rennratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258514296905380163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-75043541792731416792010-04-17T00:50:10.496-04:002010-04-17T00:50:10.496-04:00WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
♥WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!<br />♥L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-80689841463736425482010-04-17T00:24:58.712-04:002010-04-17T00:24:58.712-04:00My kids can get me teary, too. Nice connection wit...My kids can get me teary, too. Nice connection with your daughter!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-11881114130580022962010-04-16T21:07:09.165-04:002010-04-16T21:07:09.165-04:00That kind of thing is about the only time I ever g...That kind of thing is about the only time I ever get teary too. Knowing she did that makes me know FB has some value after all.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-33433275841105632632010-04-16T18:10:05.970-04:002010-04-16T18:10:05.970-04:00Sniff. Sniff. It's the cold. Really.
I get...Sniff. Sniff. It's the cold. Really.<br /><br />I get teary-eyed over my girls sometimes. Those damn kids steal your heart, don't they. . .Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-49910916415270552322010-04-16T17:44:19.339-04:002010-04-16T17:44:19.339-04:00That nice stuff has a way od sneaking up and getti...That nice stuff has a way od sneaking up and getting you every time.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-43694572738011648062010-04-16T16:37:08.487-04:002010-04-16T16:37:08.487-04:00Good for you to have a nice cry. I love a good cry...Good for you to have a nice cry. I love a good cry but today I bought Toblerone.Eebiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318197747955046452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-1973736931382375062010-04-16T16:20:58.092-04:002010-04-16T16:20:58.092-04:00My worry box is always full. One worried conquered...My worry box is always full. One worried conquered, another one takes its place...never ending.Saoirse in Spokanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832793203438825920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-30825827436509976862010-04-16T14:53:07.570-04:002010-04-16T14:53:07.570-04:00It's okay to cry.
It's okay to eat chocol...It's okay to cry.<br /><br />It's okay to eat chocolate.<br /><br />It's great to write beautiful posts.<br /><br />And... I hope that next fall, when my daughter heads off to her freshman year, that she feels the same way about my status updates.MLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676392722692257410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-67100363921129706022010-04-16T14:12:45.064-04:002010-04-16T14:12:45.064-04:00Without Billy, OxyClean will always fail.
Crying ...Without Billy, OxyClean will always fail.<br /><br />Crying over parenting stuff? What kind of parent are you? I bet your kids won't even grow up to be bankers and politicians.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-90836057688733789952010-04-16T12:11:40.859-04:002010-04-16T12:11:40.859-04:00It's great when you find that even if they don...It's great when you find that even if they don't really need you that some times they miss hangin' with you. <br /><br />Glad Nate is okay. :)kkrynohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727264476742817993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-81579480315746710102010-04-16T10:39:39.776-04:002010-04-16T10:39:39.776-04:00"Facebook" and "it was an excellent..."Facebook" and "it was an excellent paper" is a bit of an oxymoron. She must be a good to write about fluff and nonsense and have it make sense.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-45628290261017878112010-04-16T10:32:47.661-04:002010-04-16T10:32:47.661-04:00Eat the damn chocolate already. Sheesh.Eat the damn chocolate already. Sheesh.Sue Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668649648181021365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-71656104909602721562010-04-16T09:59:24.278-04:002010-04-16T09:59:24.278-04:00Tears of Joy! Ahh, Facebook, the golden age of wir...Tears of Joy! Ahh, Facebook, the golden age of wireless . . .<br /><br />This made Us very happy this morning. Thank you.Painhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352783370203890618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-51814388997430376702010-04-16T09:53:42.465-04:002010-04-16T09:53:42.465-04:00That's great that Chloe wrote such a touching ...That's great that Chloe wrote such a touching essay. (And I agree with her about Facebook! I don't know how I ever got along without it). I think FB (and of course e-mail before that) has really changed how kids who are away at college interact with their families. In my day we were definitely not as close to our parents; long distance phone calls were expensive and snail mail letters were the main form of communication.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-7529363080914954482010-04-16T09:49:44.820-04:002010-04-16T09:49:44.820-04:00Yay-men.
GYay-men.<br />GGinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912743894908319757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-7151136151024049992010-04-16T09:44:52.543-04:002010-04-16T09:44:52.543-04:00Except for the two times that I got a virus from a...Except for the two times that I got a virus from a Facebook hacker (totally shutting me down and costing me about 40 hours to get it working again), Facebook is wonderful.<br /><br /><b>NOT.</b><br /><br />Facebook don't care and neither do the McAfees and Nortons.<br /><br />On a really good note (using the plethora of time my Facebook hiatus has provided), I have lost 35 pounds since the first of the year (7 pounds last week). About 20 more to go.<br /><br />Facebook does NOT help with this strategy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-58978356209175065752010-04-16T09:26:27.170-04:002010-04-16T09:26:27.170-04:00I do love that you were crying about the good thin...I do love that you were crying about the good things, about the confirmation that you daughter while growing more independent still wants and needs you. <br />This gives me hope as I daily want to pull my hair out with my 16 year olds. <br />Have a wonderful day Lisa!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.com