tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post2124054253331379955..comments2023-05-30T07:17:01.773-04:00Comments on Mystery Woman: A Mother's WorryMystery Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-39879855209874889472011-11-30T20:33:53.734-05:002011-11-30T20:33:53.734-05:00Thank you for this post.
I live in a very safe su...Thank you for this post.<br /><br />I live in a very safe suburban neighborhood and still didn't let my son walk home alone until 5th grade. By 6th grade, he wanted to stop at the library or the kickball field on the way home and I bought him his first cell phone. For my own peace of mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483217960010787089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-61108071860218553512011-11-09T13:43:39.287-05:002011-11-09T13:43:39.287-05:00This is amazing and inspiring. From an also not-ye...This is amazing and inspiring. From an also not-yet parent, thank you for sharing your insights with us!Shades of Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733139852424935591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-88790896631314242682011-11-08T11:02:16.397-05:002011-11-08T11:02:16.397-05:00Lady-Light...
You said that better than I ever co...Lady-Light...<br /><br />You said that better than I ever could. Thank you!Mystery Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-3357380659973444912011-11-08T10:54:46.952-05:002011-11-08T10:54:46.952-05:00This post really hit home (found it on Haveil Hava...This post really hit home (found it on Haveil Havalim, where I hadn't been for ages). <br /><br />I have 5 grown children, and 7 grandchildren (ptu, ptu, ptu)and I constantly <i>worry</i>. I worry about their health. I worry about whether they can or cannot "make ends meet" financially. I worry about their jobs or lack thereof. <br />I worry about them, wanting them to be happy and fulfilled. I love them with a depth that is unimaginable, and I worry. <br /><br />Compare all this to <i>not</i> having children? I wouldn't trade it for the world.Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-952774896784488562011-11-04T15:38:42.712-04:002011-11-04T15:38:42.712-04:00Well, I can't fathom that quite yet lol, but t...Well, I can't fathom that quite yet lol, but the challenges of being a parent in these times scare me (and the word "understatement" can't be made connotative enough to explain just how scared I am).%Shocked%https://www.blogger.com/profile/08017279590797608442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-48507177243329756402011-11-03T11:20:09.247-04:002011-11-03T11:20:09.247-04:00Devorah...
There are definitely plenty of challen...Devorah...<br /><br />There are definitely plenty of challenges in having and raising children. But there is nothing in the world like being a mother. There is no love like a mother's love for her child. Sure, we worry...but that's all part of loving, isn't it?Mystery Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-29260822893005413712011-11-02T21:06:38.223-04:002011-11-02T21:06:38.223-04:00That is so, so beautiful. It is such a different t...That is so, so beautiful. It is such a different twist to Chava’s curse of <i>tza’ar gidul banim</i>. I always thought of it as the pain of pregnancy, childbirth and raising children – cuz all of that is a real big challenge. But this actually makes it a little more heartwarming. As hard as it is, it comes along with a strong love a mother has for her children. <br /><br />Personally, nothing could prepare me for that feeling until I had my first child. Holding a tiny newborn baby who is so pure and innocent and didn’t (yet) do a thing wrong in his life filled my heart with such a strong emotion…and I knew that I would love my child no matter what he did…and I do. <br /> <br />A mother will “<i>spend all her days worrying about her children. There is pain in that love. But along with the pain, there is beauty. It is a unique love.</i>” I love that. It’s so true.<br /><br />This is you-a mother who loves her children so deeply. Your children are lucky to have you.Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467731180285925143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-92132501534791718742011-11-02T10:31:38.574-04:002011-11-02T10:31:38.574-04:00Chanale...
Welcome! :)
I love that quote!
Anon.....Chanale...<br /><br />Welcome! :)<br />I love that quote!<br /><br />Anon...<br /><br />It's a hard thing to balance, and I'm not always so successful with it.<br /><br />Shocked...<br /><br />Dreading? Don't. Sure there are challenges, but there's nothing in the world like it.Mystery Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-66150876263586688622011-10-31T23:40:11.612-04:002011-10-31T23:40:11.612-04:00That sounded so insightful for what it's like ...That sounded so insightful for what it's like to be a parent. Not that I would know, but even as a single guy I feel like everything you wrote is something that I've experienced in one way or another, albeit to a much lesser extent. <br /><br />I'm both anticipating and dreading the challenge that being a father to children will be. Of course, I'm doing more looking forward than dreading, but the worrying and nisyonos that child-rearing presents are frightening.<br /><br />@Chanalesings: Great quote!%Shocked%https://www.blogger.com/profile/08017279590797608442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-36065905470824629432011-10-31T13:58:26.759-04:002011-10-31T13:58:26.759-04:00So so true. You're great for knowing how to be...So so true. You're great for knowing how to be a good combo of protective mom while not being a helicopter mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-60550754612839948682011-10-31T13:48:09.785-04:002011-10-31T13:48:09.785-04:00So true!
“Making the decision to have a child is...So true! <br />“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”Chanalesingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407736550421482297noreply@blogger.com