tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post1941745032702181741..comments2023-05-26T10:59:55.287-04:00Comments on "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver: My Jesus Help This Mom postJessica Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-71302227887864633902008-10-21T08:03:00.000-04:002008-10-21T08:03:00.000-04:00Oh Jess, When I have these days I think the same t...Oh Jess, When I have these days I think the same thing. I like to blame my parents for all my character flaws and always worry my kids will do the same. I try diligently to "live on purpose" and make all of these rough times learning experiences....but then real life happens. Now that my boys are a little older and I've been through it 3 times I realize that there are just some "stages" every kid has to go through. I wish someone would have told me that when I was in the trenches..even if you are doing everything right, there will still be tears and irrational fits.<BR/>Loss of idenity? I am so there. It has been 9 years since my first born arrived and I have reached that point of despair(a long time ago) and now have this tremendous hunger to find or even reinvent myself. And yes Wal-Mart is the closest thing to a black hole there is. It is like those doors slide open and kids lose all their senses and so do we.<BR/>I wish I would have taken more time to refresh when my kids were at the ages of yours. It is a very lonely, stressful time and filled with guilt. It is such a privilege and I love being home but your feelings are valid and shared.<BR/>Now that my boys are school age, I am really starting to see the fruit of those years at home in their character. You will too. I thought I would never make it through the preschool years, but I did and I actually miss those days.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098823880834416279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-21494410076323546752008-10-19T20:26:00.000-04:002008-10-19T20:26:00.000-04:00I love, love, love your honesty in this post and h...I love, love, love your honesty in this post and have so been where you have been and probably will be there again soon...my 4 yr old daughter use to have TERRIBLE fits like the one you described....very very hard "phase that lasted nearly 3 years. And I still have many days I feel like a failure...and many more when I just cry out for strength.Mrs.Naz@BecomingMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425021902893463197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-71777604450760598372008-10-19T19:38:00.000-04:002008-10-19T19:38:00.000-04:00Oh how I hear you, lady! I have more bad days then...Oh how I hear you, lady! <BR/><BR/>I have more bad days then good days actually. That can be so depressing. I love the last paragraph of Charrette's comment. <BR/><BR/>I'm holding on to grace.Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-18175685184113498092008-10-17T11:26:00.000-04:002008-10-17T11:26:00.000-04:00Oh, I needed this!My favorite sentence? Wal-mart i...Oh, I needed this!<BR/><BR/>My favorite sentence? Wal-mart is hell. I love that you just said that!<BR/><BR/>I actually tried Babies in the Workplace when I was a Work-at-Home Mom (I guess I still mostly am!) and it works GREAT...until they're mobile.<BR/><BR/>My daughter napped every day from 1 to 4, and I got a lot done during that delicious-for-both-of-us nap ritual, but the boys rarely napped, and I ended up finding alternate venues for both.<BR/><BR/>I do think sense of community is very important (one of the many things I get from church) and I agree that being a full-time parent is an enormous sacrifice.<BR/><BR/>Parenting is the hardest thing I do. And it can be the most rewarding. But the paychecks are few and far between. <BR/><BR/>Nothing besides parenting has made me so aware of my own flaws and so grateful for grace. When I realize He can fill in the gap between my weaknesses and the ideals, can make possible the impossibility of it all, and forgive the failings...I am beyond grateful. I am in awe.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.com