Comments on: A rundown http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/ writing, mothering, writing about mothering Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:53:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Deesha http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/#comment-6131 Deesha Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:02:12 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1666#comment-6131 Dawn, I agree: Jenna was wonderful. You all were!!! It was great meeting you, and the conference was definitely helpful and challenging to me. Thanks for being a part of it all! ~d Dawn,

I agree: Jenna was wonderful. You all were!!!

It was great meeting you, and the conference was definitely helpful and challenging to me. Thanks for being a part of it all!

~d

]]> By: cloudscome http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/#comment-6130 cloudscome Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:26:21 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1666#comment-6130 This sounds so fabulous. I wish i could have been there! Give us more, more, more! This sounds so fabulous. I wish i could have been there! Give us more, more, more!

]]> By: mama2roo http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/#comment-6129 mama2roo Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:30:20 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1666#comment-6129 Wow, Marley is HERE in DC too! Right now!! And I'm gonna get to meet MARGIE and CLAUDE in just about a half hour! And Dawne, I didn't receive the cards before I left home to pass out for the website, but I did see a stack of them on one of the display tables--they look so pretty and shiney! EM Wow, Marley is HERE in DC too! Right now!! And I’m gonna get to meet MARGIE and CLAUDE in just about a half hour!

And Dawne, I didn’t receive the cards before I left home to pass out for the website, but I did see a stack of them on one of the display tables–they look so pretty and shiney!

EM

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/#comment-6128 Stephanie Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:19:19 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1666#comment-6128 Our social worker gave us "Outside Looking In" to watch a month or so ago as part of our home study. I'm going through some sort of phase where reading adoption books and talking about some aspects of adoption make me cry and I hate crying in front of other people, even my husband, so I sat down to watch that movie resolved to stay dry-eyed. You can imagine how well that worked out. One thing that really stuck with me from that film was the agency social worker talking about how difficult the moment of surrender still was for her, and the way she referred to it as a "holy moment." Our social worker gave us “Outside Looking In” to watch a month or so ago as part of our home study. I’m going through some sort of phase where reading adoption books and talking about some aspects of adoption make me cry and I hate crying in front of other people, even my husband, so I sat down to watch that movie resolved to stay dry-eyed. You can imagine how well that worked out.

One thing that really stuck with me from that film was the agency social worker talking about how difficult the moment of surrender still was for her, and the way she referred to it as a “holy moment.”

]]> By: Jenna http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/15/a-rundown/#comment-6127 Jenna Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:39:51 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1666#comment-6127 Okay, a few things: <i>her husband is as handsome as his wife is lovely and he looks scarily like their son! Nick is gonna be a heart breaker and one can only imagine that Parker will follow in his footsteps!</i> Yeah. My Husband is pretty handsome, no? Sometimes it catches me off guard since I see him day in and day out. But when others point it out, I'm all, "Heh, yeah. He's hot. WOO!" And we're TOTALLY curious as to what Parker will look like. We're already in trouble with Nick; he attracts girlfriends like ... nothing else. What I think would be REALLY cool would be for Parker to get my eye shape (that Nick and the Munchkin both have) and then get Josh's eye color (green). That would rock out. But it's only like a 20-percent chance of green eyes. BOO. <i>3. I need to find more compassion for the adoptive parents who frustrate me. I need to react more with kindness and find a place to understand them even when I don’t agree with them.</i> Funny that you say you need to find more compassion with adoptive parents who frustrate you. I need to do the same with birth parents. LOL. I wonder why that exists; why the others aren't flipping us out. Of another note, I didn't realize Marley was from Columbus, too. We're like a hot bed of awesomeness. And, then this comment: <i>Because nervous or not, she did a great job and I think she’s due to take over the world as soon as Parker is on solids, no kidding.</i> LOL. I first read that sentence, stopping before the word Parker and thought, "No, I'm just DUE. DUE. With a BABY. Can we slow it down a bit?!" But then I read on and giggled. Okay, yeah, that's fine. LOL. I'll bring my hot husband and adorable children, including the Munchkin and her brother and her parents, and we'll have a smashing time. But I don't know about the whole world. One small city at a time. Pittsburgh. Columbus. Then we'll see. Okay, a few things:

her husband is as handsome as his wife is lovely and he looks scarily like their son! Nick is gonna be a heart breaker and one can only imagine that Parker will follow in his footsteps!

Yeah. My Husband is pretty handsome, no? Sometimes it catches me off guard since I see him day in and day out. But when others point it out, I’m all, “Heh, yeah. He’s hot. WOO!” And we’re TOTALLY curious as to what Parker will look like. We’re already in trouble with Nick; he attracts girlfriends like … nothing else. What I think would be REALLY cool would be for Parker to get my eye shape (that Nick and the Munchkin both have) and then get Josh’s eye color (green). That would rock out. But it’s only like a 20-percent chance of green eyes. BOO.

3. I need to find more compassion for the adoptive parents who frustrate me. I need to react more with kindness and find a place to understand them even when I don’t agree with them.

Funny that you say you need to find more compassion with adoptive parents who frustrate you. I need to do the same with birth parents. LOL. I wonder why that exists; why the others aren’t flipping us out.

Of another note, I didn’t realize Marley was from Columbus, too. We’re like a hot bed of awesomeness.

And, then this comment:

Because nervous or not, she did a great job and I think she’s due to take over the world as soon as Parker is on solids, no kidding.

LOL. I first read that sentence, stopping before the word Parker and thought, “No, I’m just DUE. DUE. With a BABY. Can we slow it down a bit?!” But then I read on and giggled. Okay, yeah, that’s fine. LOL. I’ll bring my hot husband and adorable children, including the Munchkin and her brother and her parents, and we’ll have a smashing time. But I don’t know about the whole world. One small city at a time. Pittsburgh. Columbus. Then we’ll see.

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