tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post6825603594004562465..comments2023-03-29T12:44:35.750-07:00Comments on Our Journey: Happily Never After.carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-9307739626160850172012-06-28T08:16:43.272-07:002012-06-28T08:16:43.272-07:00@Aidan- thank you for reading :)@Aidan- thank you for reading :)carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-85349286201945827752012-06-28T03:40:36.790-07:002012-06-28T03:40:36.790-07:00wow. so powerful and real. thank you for sharing t...wow. so powerful and real. thank you for sharing this with all of us.Aidan Donnelley Rowleyhttp://aidandonnelleyrowley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-42491182990171096272012-06-27T08:38:14.734-07:002012-06-27T08:38:14.734-07:00@Cindy-I never thought of it that way you know. Th...@Cindy-I never thought of it that way you know. That others do this too. I just figured something broke in me after Preston. So thank you! <br /><br />@Cat- I will, thanks so much. Being a mom is so terrifying. Oh my gosh! I expected all the good, but I did not prepare at all for facing the realization that I dont really have control over much.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-66147443692607852462012-06-26T19:48:34.145-07:002012-06-26T19:48:34.145-07:00Oh honey, you're an awesome mom just for getti...Oh honey, you're an awesome mom just for getting it all out there, real and raw. I think too often we fake our outward emotions so much we somehow get a kink in our heart-soul connection. Just keep it flowing.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027703930121000388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-38672259565811586642012-06-26T19:19:42.059-07:002012-06-26T19:19:42.059-07:00Carrie - thank you for your honesty and courage to...Carrie - thank you for your honesty and courage to so rawly share what is true of all of us - that we are not perfect, that we can't always give everything, that we sometimes need to protect our hearts. Beautiful post.Cindy - The Reedster Speakshttp://www.reedsterspeaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-58675052558105871902012-06-26T12:57:19.713-07:002012-06-26T12:57:19.713-07:00@Patty- Thanks so much for the encouraging comment...@Patty- Thanks so much for the encouraging comment. I think you are right, sometimes we are a little too hard on ourselves. I know I feel burned out and frustrated by not being the person I was with two kids. And with everything that came down on my shoulders after Preston, I guess its prudent to take some time. I guess I feel like ive taken enough now and its time to get back to being a mother I was proud to be! :D<br /><br />You are awesome Patty and I know that you are without a doubt a great mother too. Having a newborn is so hard. I promise around the time he is a year old things will go a lot smoother. Hang in there hun!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-33038593432671064652012-06-26T12:19:45.509-07:002012-06-26T12:19:45.509-07:00I know I am the type to be hard on myself especial...I know I am the type to be hard on myself especially at work. I know exhaustion has made me the mother I didn't want to be and I thought nothing would stop me after losing a baby. I guess this is reality - we all get burned out sooner or later OR we are just not Super Moms. Maybe we all just need to pat ourselves on the back and say we are doing okay... You are raising THREE children and I think you are a wonderful mother!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332101040396511481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-64813588466500960492012-06-26T09:24:32.552-07:002012-06-26T09:24:32.552-07:00@awkwardandRandom- thanks so much. I think motheri...@awkwardandRandom- thanks so much. I think mothering can be such a demanding job - so raw as Tara put it - that sometimes its easier to detach.<br /><br />Right now im trying to find my way back and its not easy, not by a long shot!<br /><br />I hope you find your way too because I know we both love our babies even if we are overwhelmed by it sometimes.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-14795961490553332422012-06-26T08:46:31.925-07:002012-06-26T08:46:31.925-07:00You are an incredibly brave person and I wish I we...You are an incredibly brave person and I wish I were near you so I could give you a hug, or just sit and have coffee and let you get it all out. Or even just sit together in silence knowing I am there should you need me.<br /><br />I've had an easy life, yet I've screwed it up at every turn. This, I can relate to: <br /><i>I used to be this mother who preplanned meals, and craft activities</i><br /><br />I was once that mom, too. Now I just long for my youngest to grow up and move out. I don't want to plan or cook or be crafty. She suffers so much from my indifference at this point. I love her dearly, but I feel so detached from my life so often!<br /><br />Right now, go give them each a hug. Look in their eyes and tell them you love them always. That is the best thing you can do for them and you!Awkward and Randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128210702881671974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-36095496356915857362012-06-25T18:55:49.065-07:002012-06-25T18:55:49.065-07:00@Michelle- Thanks. Every time someone leaves comme...@Michelle- Thanks. Every time someone leaves comment commending my mothering I want to say "I was...once...but not lately" I'm not a bad mother by any stretch of the imagination but I can't find meaning in the things I used to do.It just sucks KNOWING I can do better and not being able to find the will to do it.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-63428240703859576722012-06-25T18:45:58.811-07:002012-06-25T18:45:58.811-07:00I can't even imagine. Great, honest post. So...I can't even imagine. Great, honest post. So honest.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-52089249719696164182012-06-25T18:36:43.068-07:002012-06-25T18:36:43.068-07:00@Renn-I <3 u. Thanks for the sweet comment!@Renn-I <3 u. Thanks for the sweet comment!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-55847442797798035232012-06-25T18:10:54.678-07:002012-06-25T18:10:54.678-07:00Carrie, I can feel your pain right through the com...Carrie, I can feel your pain right through the computer. You (and your family) have survived an awful, awful time. Be gentle with yourself. You'll find you again. I'm sure of it.<br /><br />Sending you hugs!Renn @ The Big C and Mehttp://thebigcandme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-80922677640403150702012-06-25T08:02:17.996-07:002012-06-25T08:02:17.996-07:00Very moving Carrie.Very moving Carrie.Lynnjeffersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770019075185009369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-3176048763152642102012-06-25T06:52:45.241-07:002012-06-25T06:52:45.241-07:00@Tara-Thanks so much hun. You made me smile. :)@Tara-Thanks so much hun. You made me smile. :)carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799218634259896321.post-62655111298031291332012-06-25T05:03:20.424-07:002012-06-25T05:03:20.424-07:00oh darlin. such a raw space this motherhood, no? ...oh darlin. such a raw space this motherhood, no? thank you for speaking your heart. i don't want to make a comment that sounds trite and unsympathetic to what you have been through and continue to go through, so i'll just leave you my love. and an air hug. which is like... a air five and an air guitar...only way better. xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260565778393696918noreply@blogger.com