Comments on: grey wednesday

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:36:00 +0000

have some more hot chocolate

be blessed. You are already such a blessing.

By: anne

anne — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:05:00 +0000

the sun is back today in my neck of the woods. hope it’s shining in yours too and that you’re able to soak in it a bit.

blessings for you and yours.

By: Quotidian Grace

Quotidian Grace — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:27:00 +0000

Caring for a toddler and a newborn is physically exhausting. That alone can cause feelings of depression and “bleah”ness. Don’t underestimate the value of a restorative nap or unbroken sleep if there is any way you can get that. I remember those days when I was home with Portia and Babs, who were only 16 months apart. It’s a very difficult time, no matter how much you love those precious babies. It will get better!

By: Mr. Cloudy

Mr. Cloudy — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:38:00 +0000

Blessings on you in this struggle, whether it is a one-nighter or a longer season. Perhaps the struggle will help you see something you can let go of and find a deeper place of rest.

By: StCasserole

StCasserole — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:48:00 +0000

(o)

By: Preacher Mom

Preacher Mom — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:33:00 +0000

(((rm)))

Thinking of you during your blahs and praying that tomorrow is better, brighter, and clearer for you.

By: c&m'sgmom

c&m'sgmom — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:32:00 +0000

I know that the grass is always greener. Stay at home moms face many other issues that you don’t face. Another new mom in our family could not wait to become a stay at home mom. I already see that desire she cherished and waited for a long time is beginning to erode after 4 months and she will never have another child. Just like labor pains, these blips and “grey days” do normally fade as time passes and children grow and become independent. Life is a wonderful quilt but sometimes it smothers, sometimes it comforts, sometimes it is just not right. You have so many gifts that all recognize! What a wonderful think that is to have as a mother and it is something that makes you such a great mom. So many of us never knew who we were or what we had to contribute beyond the child and home when we were at home with the tiny ones. The sun is really wonderful and warm that is coming your way.

By: Office Manager

Office Manager — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:28:00 +0000

I’m finding changes in my life situation to be creating uncertainities of just what to do each day — no pattern. Leaving a comfortable, loving environment for what has potential for unimagined joys and activities is still disquieting. It IS grey today. Tomorrow should bring sun and maybe some clarity.

By: Songbird

Songbird — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:48:00 +0000

Bleh, indeed. I’m sorry. It’s hard to be there for two at the same time. I also think we have very high expectations for ourselves in terms of the quality of parenting we deliver to our children. Can we have it “all”–who even knows what that means? The important thing, I guess, is to figure out which things matter most to us and to try and put our energy toward those things, with a willingness to reconsider the form they take from time to time.

Hugs to you, and the little ones.

By: mibi52

mibi52 — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:47:00 +0000

February sometimes sucks. It was my late mother’s least favorite month, because a number of bad things happened to her in February. She was sure she’d die in February, but she confounded us all by passing in January. We were confounded, that is, until we realized that the day of her funeral was Bill Clinton’s second inaugural, and as a lifelong ardent Republican she a) didn’t want to listen to it on the TV, and b) wanted to give her friends an alternative to it on that day. I kid you not.

This too shall pass. I never had anything more than 3 days meternity leave. Boy, was I dumb! Eat chocolate. Have a beer. All will get better, I promise.