tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post379405861027404646..comments2023-10-14T04:54:09.328-05:00Comments on Fumbling for Words: This is how parents spell "freedom"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-74804888749772530572007-03-14T21:37:00.000-05:002007-03-14T21:37:00.000-05:00Amazing, isn't it that a walk with one's husband f...Amazing, isn't it that a walk with one's husband feels like freedom. That's exactly what parents to be don't get. Once that child is born, life changes forever.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182373929424387249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-51292547651285854342007-03-14T07:53:00.000-05:002007-03-14T07:53:00.000-05:00I remember (like it was yesterday) the first time ...I remember (like it was yesterday) the first time we left our kids. The freedom was great but it felt strange to leave them all alone together. The anxiety was pretty great at first. <BR/><BR/>Then I got over it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222197140433385319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-36569046506534054772007-03-14T00:20:00.000-05:002007-03-14T00:20:00.000-05:00Um, totally jealous. I like that everyone is sayin...Um, totally jealous. I like that everyone is saying the time goes fast, because some days...<BR/><BR/>... but then again, on most days, I love that they want/need me to be with them all the time. I know when they get older, I will miss this stage like crazy.Whippersnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644304287080536342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-28790484157941900072007-03-13T23:32:00.000-05:002007-03-13T23:32:00.000-05:00What a wonderful milestone! We are a long ways fro...What a wonderful milestone! We are a long ways from that. About nine years! Ah, it'll come eventually :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069438994373526773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-56541801590842952902007-03-13T22:02:00.000-05:002007-03-13T22:02:00.000-05:00I remember CLEARLY the hot summer day my husband a...I remember CLEARLY the hot summer day my husband and I were trying to keep our three young children from running off a pier and into Lake Michigan.<BR/><BR/>We passed friends coming the other way. They were, of all things, WITHOUT their children.<BR/><BR/>We asked where they were. <BR/><BR/>Summer camp!<BR/><BR/>It gave us hope. We hung on. At times merely by the skin of our teeth.<BR/><BR/>The first week they all went to camp together, my husband and I went camping along Lake Michigan.<BR/><BR/>It was HEAVENLY!!! <BR/><BR/>Now they are all grown. <BR/><BR/>I DO miss them being all cute and new, but I LOVE the people they have grown to be.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-10155383836236853292007-03-13T20:40:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:40:00.000-05:00Yes...being able to get away and leave everyone ho...Yes...being able to get away and leave everyone home was ESSENTIAL to grabbing time for conversation and reflection. And then...they get even older and something else happens. I blogged about it yesterday. I'm not sure if this is true for you or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-77498856005880063622007-03-13T19:07:00.000-05:002007-03-13T19:07:00.000-05:00I am enjoying every minute with Mikey that I can. ...I am enjoying every minute with Mikey that I can. I can only imagine what life would be like with Wendy if she were here.<BR/> But I will be walking alone tomorrow and not looking forward to it.<BR/><BR/> Stress Test!The Passarelli'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312953146385553270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-20248947078956761692007-03-13T18:47:00.000-05:002007-03-13T18:47:00.000-05:00I just read this post to Mark and with a naive twi...I just read this post to Mark and with a naive twinkle in my eye, asked if he was ready for 11 years of having a kid attached to our hip. I wouldn't wish it away for the world right now, but I just KNOW when the time comes that we can go out without worrying about our offspring it will feel like the most glorious and liberating thing ever!karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483505184799130550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-16815442166137358392007-03-13T17:18:00.000-05:002007-03-13T17:18:00.000-05:00Aw.. yes.. in the blink of an eye.. or even quicke...Aw.. yes.. in the blink of an eye.. or even quicker, if that is possible. My kids are now in their mid-thirties and my grandkids are in to their teens. Please.. can we slow it down, just a little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-17415841343349910192007-03-13T14:39:00.000-05:002007-03-13T14:39:00.000-05:00I'm with Vivki...I want a baby too...:)SchoolboyI'm with Vivki...I want a baby too...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>SchoolboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-72373648710927650542007-03-13T13:59:00.000-05:002007-03-13T13:59:00.000-05:00We've been there a couple years now. We never had...We've been there a couple years now. We never had babysitters when they were little, so now we really appreciate our weekly date night.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794646317737225407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-35918244675546557652007-03-13T11:06:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:06:00.000-05:00It's a strange feeling isn't it? We are just now a...It's a strange feeling isn't it? We are just now at the age where we1 can leave our kids at home for a short time alone. <BR/><BR/>I want a baby, but I don't really want to loose the freedom of having older children. I'm thinking that maybe I'll just stick to keeping my niece as much as possible. That way I don't have to be fit for a snuggly. =) <BR/><BR/>I'm going now to see Nikki.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-26763706453192892672007-03-13T11:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:00:00.000-05:00they grow up so fast!it happens..too fast!they grow up so fast!<BR/><BR/>it happens..too fast!BarnGoddess_01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06178909105522973082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-44953752030616994252007-03-13T10:41:00.001-05:002007-03-13T10:41:00.001-05:00Heather, thanks for your visits to my blog, I'm ba...Heather, thanks for your visits to my blog, I'm back for a visit again :).<BR/><BR/>Ahhh, yes, "this" phase, I love it! I'm right where you are. It's good when you can trust your children not to beat each other to death or burn the house down, eh? I've never "wished away" a time in their lives; I've enjoyed them all (although some seasons were easier than others). It seems like this will probably be the "easiest" season of all---they still think their parents are smarter than they are, they're fairly independent, and they can't yet drive (lol). Believe me, I'm enjoying it while it lasts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-15739323761168413452007-03-13T10:41:00.000-05:002007-03-13T10:41:00.000-05:00We aren't anywhere near, but it seems like it is g...We aren't anywhere near, but it seems like it is going slow to me.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-65271672075355459032007-03-13T08:53:00.000-05:002007-03-13T08:53:00.000-05:00h, I try so hard to breathe in the moment and be a...h, I try so hard to breathe in the moment and be aware. Seems like I blinked twice and my babies were grown with babes of their own...Where are you going my little one, little one? Where are you going my baby, my own. Turn around and your tiny, Turn around and your grown. Turn around and you're a young thing with babes of your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-32844167980732522802007-03-13T08:13:00.000-05:002007-03-13T08:13:00.000-05:00Yup, it's good to enjoy where you are at the momen...Yup, it's good to enjoy where you are at the moment. Probably one of the most important things in life, being in the moment.ccaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446463811064233154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-75949928736496378732007-03-13T06:59:00.000-05:002007-03-13T06:59:00.000-05:00Oh, I so get that. Its happened to us too, and I a...Oh, I so get that. Its happened to us too, and I always feel like one of those news stories where the mom and dad fly to the tropics and leave their two pre schoolers behind.<BR/><BR/>Now when we do leave, I just hope they don't kill or maim one another...joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-35949049738417246262007-03-12T22:42:00.000-05:002007-03-12T22:42:00.000-05:00The other day my husband, daughter and I went to t...The other day my husband, daughter and I went to the store without our 10 1/2 year old son. I like the freedom, but it seems so fast to me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-69382959673469778172007-03-12T22:32:00.000-05:002007-03-12T22:32:00.000-05:00Sometimes life feels like a fast train.Sometimes life feels like a fast train.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.com