tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post7930845442264180816..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Becoming the motherSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-7628039321676974582010-04-29T11:49:15.171-04:002010-04-29T11:49:15.171-04:00Sheila, thanks for writing this. I appreciate the ...Sheila, thanks for writing this. I appreciate the insight.<br /><br />Someday when you have more time to write seriously, you're going to be glad you wrote these things, to look back.Kevin Jenne'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-44890805181501536052010-04-26T15:11:21.224-04:002010-04-26T15:11:21.224-04:00What a contented boy, too! But I'd contend (t...What a contented boy, too! But I'd contend (to paraphrase a mug I grew up reading, about *fathers*) that you've been a <i>mother</i> for nine+ months already; what you're becomming is Mark's <i>Mum</i>.some guy on the streethttp://epistle-null.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-38777288602678447312010-04-23T19:34:46.603-04:002010-04-23T19:34:46.603-04:00Well, "strong" just isn't one of the...Well, "strong" just isn't one of the 10 (or 20, or 30) top words I would have used to describe myself. Of course I do have a certain kind of strength, and always have -- just not the kind you're likely ever to bang your head against. People describe me as "sweet" and "nice" and "cute," but not "strong." And yet I'm finding that I *have* to be strong, and so I am.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-17687389778471631122010-04-22T14:09:23.552-04:002010-04-22T14:09:23.552-04:00Great post, Sheila! I think you're wrong to s...Great post, Sheila! I think you're wrong to say that you weren't a "strong person" before baby came along. But I'm so glad to hear that you can feel yourself growing into your new role.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275790985990503744noreply@blogger.com