tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488291769483454416.post6682795303958861516..comments2018-06-01T18:13:11.943+03:00Comments on A Glimpse: Musings on MotherhoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488291769483454416.post-4756098990161564432012-11-21T22:13:55.450+03:002012-11-21T22:13:55.450+03:00Really, every stay-at-home mom should read what yo...Really, every stay-at-home mom should read what you just posted. Well said, Sarah! As my 6-month-old is napping, I read this post and literally laughed out loud to myself at the mommy "play" groups (totally support groups!) and the first time sleeping through the night as just luck :) I am excited for what the future holds as my son grows up and as we eventually grow our family. My husband always says to our son O that we will always miss Past O, we always look forward to Future O, but Right Now O is our favorite. I am consciously working to enjoy this time, not simply enduring it. Thanks for your insights as a mom a little further along this journey than I am. I appreciate it!Alicia Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488291769483454416.post-62623736954713797252012-09-16T21:04:35.654+03:002012-09-16T21:04:35.654+03:00Sarah, this is my favorite thing you've writte...Sarah, this is my favorite thing you've written. Everything resonates with me - especially as I find myself carving out a life as an ambivalent SAHM (ambivalent precisely because as you describe we are generally unsupported, unappreciated and no one values or sees or very real triumphs). And I totally agree about raising children here where I never worry about Caleb annoying people at the store or restaurants or wherever. Every time I apologize for his behavior people look at me like I'm crazy and remind me that "children must play" or that "you can't control children." I'm lucky in that I have a neighbor who pretty much does act like my extended family, and so I'm getting a bit of that "village" that people seem to laud so much. But I think in general, you're right about Western society which "applauds and then turns away." Stay strong!Kim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13213887812737407113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488291769483454416.post-17401988838240287702012-09-14T21:52:12.392+03:002012-09-14T21:52:12.392+03:00Carlye - thanks for your comment. I love knowing w...Carlye - thanks for your comment. I love knowing what people's responses are to the little thoughts I jot down here - especially from moms of older kids. I have much to learn, and am blessed to have wonderful moms like you ahead of me! allsarahdoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117628779116375104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488291769483454416.post-59637878194384697242012-09-14T18:44:48.795+03:002012-09-14T18:44:48.795+03:00Thanks, Sarah! I read this as a mom with kids on ...Thanks, Sarah! I read this as a mom with kids on another part of the journey/spectrum. Our dinner table was reduced by one a month ago. Today is still the "next step" for me though and will be as long as I live... and love the kids around me! Love YOU, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017182805873770048noreply@blogger.com