Comments on: Getting explicit about size

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:45:09 +0000

I have to thank you for posting this. Your frankness and honesty with Madison is… awesome. I’m so impressed. There was nothing like this in my family growing up, and it’s nice to know that it can happen. I really hope I’m that brave and honest if I ever have kids. Thanks again.

By: Jen Tyler

Jen Tyler — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:42:07 +0000

Honey, don’t ever think you are a bad mommy for not taking your kids to the movies or yelling at them once in a while. 50% of parents are doing a GREAT job. There is no such thing as a perfect job. Another 25% are doing the best they can, and the last 25% should never have had children. You are definitely a great parent and are open and honest with your children, and give them everything you can while sacrificing your own needs for the benefit of theirs. If this is not the closest thing to being a perfect parent, I don’t know what is. Your blog post is all about not letting your daughter beat herself up for not being perfect in size and shape, now stop beating yourself up for just being human every once in a while. You’re the kind of mommy that most people should aspire to be, and you’re lovely.

By: zunzun

zunzun — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:06:24 +0000

I was just reading about K. Kardashian (sp?) and how her cellulite was airbrushed out of a magazine’s picture…not only was her cellulite erased but if you look closely her whole waist section was shrunk in to make her look smaller…and she is beautifully voluptous and delicious just as she is. No wonder we are all so screwed up with self image problems in this country…if we are trying to fix what is already damn near perfect what hope is there for the rest of us so yeah…glad to see how you are raising her to own up her own body type and acceptance of self.

I might steal that line though – “a little bit little and a little bit fat” She’s too much!LOL

It’s “eos” by the way…haven’t been posting much but wishing you the very best…times are a bit trying and I think of you often…hugs.

By: Margie

Margie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:33:54 +0000

Thank you, Dawn. Just plain thank you!!

By: Lilian

Lilian — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:36 +0000

(the commenting link at the bottom of the post doesn’t work).

It took me a while (several days after you posted) to read this post and now I have tears running down my face after reading these words: “I just hate being broke and I hate being ashamed of being broke because I know (theoretically) that there’s no shame in it — we’re working as hard as we can and then a little bit harder (because not only is our A/C broken but so is our dishwasher). And it’s not like we’re alone in our current economic struggles but still.”

I totally know what you mean, minus the broken things — I’m sorry for you guys (OK, I broke the self-propeller in our lawnmower, that’s the only broken thing so far). Anyway… I’m so glad you said this, I needed to read it. It’s what I feel about our lives every single day. Thank God K’s job is not in jeopardy and that the bail out came through for the mortgage payments.

This is also true of our family, as you already know: “we’ll just keep doing the best we can and keep cutting costs (although there aren’t a whole lot left to cut really — we’ve always been frugal and there comes a point where there aren’t really many extras to go) and hold on to each other when we get scared.” I think that’s why I don’t want to travel right now (I wrote a couple of posts about it) — we’ve gone through so much and I just want to be able to hug K and enjoy the peace that we’re finally experiencing — while it lasts.

I hope and pray that neither of you will lose a job. oh, and now I have to go back and read carefully about grad school — I’m excited for you!