Comments on: plans

By: Ron Volkman

Ron Volkman — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:42:56 +0000

Impatience IS a bitch.

Oh yeah – there’s that “regular” kind that says, “When’s it gonna happen! When’s it gonna happen! When! When! When!”. But then there’s that nastier kind that says “It’s gonna happen and I’m gonna MISS IT because I’m looking the wrong direction, so I better quit looking here and look over here! No! Quit that and look over here! Maybe here? (panting for breath).

As far as the tiny box you see? Your eyes don’t see the box – the box is added to what your eyes see by you.

By the way, you ARE a teacher. A teacher isn’t someone who knows the answers. A teacher is one who asks the questions and creates the energy and movement of curiousity.

By: bex

bex — Wed, 16 May 2007 22:34:22 +0000

Hi! I found you through ‘babble’ too.
You know, I’ve found alot of ‘mumma’ blogs on the net & enjoy reading some of them. But some make me feel guilty. Weird huh?
I think it’s because my kids do watch some tv, eat frozen pizza sometimes & make HUGE messes in corners of my home that stay there longer than a couple of days.
I enjoy reading you because I reckon you might be living this life too.
Thank-you.

P.S. Who the hell am I again?

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:51:08 +0000

I so agree with your change of perspective on viewing the children’s visits w/ their other parent.

I am sooooooo familiar with that bitch, impatience.

hugs

By: DanielE

DanielE — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:57:22 +0000

I must have been a mother a lot in my past lives because although I am 28 year old man with no kids, I enjoy reading your posts.

By: Judith B

Judith B — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:27:23 +0000

I enjoyed your entry today . . . being a mom, being a person. It is difficult when the kids are young, because they demand such a large portion of our attention. It’s good you can see this time while they are away as being “person time,” even while you feel antsy to have them back. Keep working on it, because they will be richer for realizing you ARE a person, even if they can’t see it until they are grown and out of the house. It will give them permission to be who they are.

By: jenn t.

jenn t. — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:17:11 +0000

hi karen,
i found your blog today through babble (where i always enjoy your other writings, by the way).

this post is one to which i can particularly relate. it seems like there’s so much stigma attached to defining yourself as a person when you’re a mother. some women are okay with simply being wives and mothers, but for those of us who are still people beneath those labels, it’s really frustrating.

thanks for your thoughts on this. it’s good to know i’m not alone.