Comments on: Confession

By: canape

canape — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:44:50 +0000

I hope I can remember this as Bird becomes a person. It is so beautiful.

By: cathy

cathy — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:58:33 +0000

I think your daughter is a tad older than mine. Aside from these tender moments in the middle of the night, do you notice Poo taking stock of her growth and the changing dynamics with you?

Right now, E does this by getting angry and telling me that *she* is *my* mom, and that I’m not doing it right. And then she sinks right into forced-baby-land and needs to be rescued because simple things are too hard. This sort of transformation happens in 60 seconds.

Anyway, it’s interesting how they telegraph their own anxiety with growing.

And you write beautifully and help a lot of people by sharing honestly.

By: Chicken And Cheese I Couldn’t Help Myself

Chicken And Cheese I Couldn’t Help Myself — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:42:26 +0000

[...] that spirit, the spirit that moved me to write this essay, I am posting a photograph of The Poo, taken when she was seven months old. She is sleeping in a [...]

By: candace

candace — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:23:03 +0000

beautiful. I have to be ferklemped this early in the morning? I think I need to print this and keep it by my computer. I love how you write about your daughter. And then suddenly it becomes about so much more without me even knowing. Does it write as effortlessly as it read? beautiful.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:15:06 +0000

Aww, what a way with words you have – perfect post for me today, thank you.

By: Mrs. Mustard

Mrs. Mustard — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:44:40 +0000

Amazing.

By: justmylife

justmylife — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:33:09 +0000

Beautiful post!!
My baby isn’t a baby anymore either. I realized this when my 8 year old asked me if her butt looked big in the jeans she was wearing. Of course she still needs Momma when she has a bad dream and crawls into bed with me early in the morning. I love bundling her up next to me like I did when she was a baby.

By: tiggymooshoo

tiggymooshoo — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:53:11 +0000

Once again, your words from the heart, echo mine. Bring me comfort and bring tears to my eyes.

By: Aimee Greeblemonkey

Aimee Greeblemonkey — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:31:58 +0000

“My daughter is trying to become a person. That is such hard work. Who am I to make her journey harder with my gruff words and my impatience?”

God, I really need to take these words to heart.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:44:25 +0000

Oh wow. Wow. I think this may be my favorite post by you ever. And that’s saying a lot. I am moved to tears. Wonderful.