Comments on: Coming Up Short

By: Sus

Sus — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:22:33 +0000

I can’t tell you how often I feel as if I am failing as a mother – not to mention as a person. I too have a sassy 3 year old, and a high maintenance baby boy, and it sure feels as if I’m doing something wrong when I can’t get either of them to behave, even on the most basic levels. I’m over at IU in Indiana – get your husband to get a job here and we can sit around in my kitchen and bemoan our mutual lack of parenting skills.

By: litanyofbritt

litanyofbritt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:26:14 +0000

omg i feel you!! it will get easier. mostly.i have a three year old girl and a 6 month old son, and i spent many a day…er…week crying my eyeballs out and rocking his relentlessly wailing little body. my car broke during that time and i screamed and cried enough about it that my d still talks about how when mommy was sad.
turns out my son had a milk allergy and i needed zoloft. and a new car.

p.s.
i’m a masshole too

By: litanyofbritt

litanyofbritt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:25:19 +0000

By: karrie

karrie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:03:59 +0000

re:Yesterday all I wanted to do was spin the hour hand until it was 1992, and I walked down Newbury Street in Boston, my biggest worries a term paper and what to wear the next day.

Oh, ME TOO, sister. Me too. I’ll meet you at the Trident or maybe the Other Side Cafe and we can talk about cute boys, travel,books and our shiny bright futures, OK? I’ll be the tall one with a shaggy maroon bob, a silver nose ring running on 10+ hours of sleep, ready to grab the world by the ballz.

By: veganlinda

veganlinda — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:19:24 +0000

You are an honest loving mom. That is a good mom. We all have bad days that turn into bad weeks and we all do things we wish we could take back. Kids are amazing and they teach us things about ourselves and make us grow in ways that no high priced education ever could. They are amazing beings who forgive our bad days and love us even harder for being ourselves…hugs to you all.

By: J from Ireland

J from Ireland — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:36:13 +0000

Hey, sorry your feeling so shitty. You are so not failing, just having difficulty adjusting, I think. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:31:50 +0000

Last night I was looking out the window while I was shutting down the computer- thinking about GNMParents and you and I thought- Poo would love a playdate with Lucy and I would love to hold that screaming baby for a couple of hours so you could rest.

If only.

By: jeanie

jeanie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:45:33 +0000

I had to come across and comment because I cried for you and bloglines told me you had only 10 people send you love – obviously bloglines is behind the times and you have had 20 minutes of uninterrupted sleep at some point since then.

Hugs – we know that it will be better one day, its just surviving until the one day that is so very hard sometimes.

By: Binky

Binky — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:08:53 +0000

I’ve got no advice for you, but I can offer a whole lot of “I know how you feel.” If only the Poo and The Boss could get together to commiserate about the angst of big sisterhood. What ensued would be a story worth blogging about

By: LauraTheMum

LauraTheMum — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:31:56 +0000

our doctor said something that i keep repeating to myself: “two children does not mean the same thing as 1 + 1.” well, shit, had we only known! two kids being hard must be the world’s best kept secret. my 2nd is 6 mo., and is getting easIER, and my 2 1/2 yr. old is LESS badly behaved. it takes time, and frustrating moments will be forgotten and replaced with lovely memories…i swear!