http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/ Dishing It Out And Not Taking It Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:10:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-37543 Kristina Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:34:57 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-37543 What a wonderful story. I got tears in my eyes reading it. I would love to have a second child but can already imagine that tug to want to be with both of them as much as they want but the inability of actually being able to do it. Wonderful description of how hard it is. What a wonderful story. I got tears in my eyes reading it. I would love to have a second child but can already imagine that tug to want to be with both of them as much as they want but the inability of actually being able to do it. Wonderful description of how hard it is.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-37455 Chicken And Cheese » Blog Archive » Revelations Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:33:03 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-37455 [...] love both of my children with all my heart, but spending every waking moment dividing my attention between them wears me to a nub. I learned that today, when I had six hours to spend focused on just one of [...] [...] love both of my children with all my heart, but spending every waking moment dividing my attention between them wears me to a nub. I learned that today, when I had six hours to spend focused on just one of [...]

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35707 Sarah Jane Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:41:06 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35707 You described that so well. Mine are 6 and 3-1/2, and I'm more used to it now; but for the first year there were so many occasions when I would feel guilty for not having as much time as I used to with the first, and just as many when I felt guilty for not spending as much time with the second as I had with the first. Finally I remembered that this is as it has always been for anyone who is not an only child, and that the ability to share is not something that we are born with. You described that so well. Mine are 6 and 3-1/2, and I’m more used to it now; but for the first year there were so many occasions when I would feel guilty for not having as much time as I used to with the first, and just as many when I felt guilty for not spending as much time with the second as I had with the first. Finally I remembered that this is as it has always been for anyone who is not an only child, and that the ability to share is not something that we are born with.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35505 Mary Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:48:30 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35505 Amazing just how you describe those feelings. Sometimes just wanting to stay yet being pulled by the other child. Drink those precious moments in. They don't always want to cuddle and play with mom and its heartbreaking sometimes when they don't really want you so much anymore. Amazing just how you describe those feelings. Sometimes just wanting to stay yet being pulled by the other child. Drink those precious moments in. They don’t always want to cuddle and play with mom and its heartbreaking sometimes when they don’t really want you so much anymore.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35474 Reerah Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:01:40 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35474 Now that I have the Little Professor, I totally get the closeness. Now that I have the Little Professor, I totally get the closeness.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35377 WhyMommy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:02:21 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35377 Oh, my heart. Oh, my heart.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35373 Bridget Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:08:38 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35373 I'm so glad Issa shared this with me. Fantastic post!! I’m so glad Issa shared this with me. Fantastic post!!

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35342 Michelle Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:32:19 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35342 Great post! It embodies the struggle of a parent of more than one child to spread their time and love. Great post! It embodies the struggle of a parent of more than one child to spread their time and love.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35338 Kimberly Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:48:21 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35338 I swear, my heart broke in two the day my second daughter was born. I was completely unprepared for it and it still alarms me sometimes even more than four years later. I swear, my heart broke in two the day my second daughter was born. I was completely unprepared for it and it still alarms me sometimes even more than four years later.

]]> http://www.mychickencheese.com/2009/06/26/my-cheating-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-35308 pgoodness Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:15:44 +0000 http://www.mychickencheese.com/?p=966#comment-35308 Oof. You put those feelings into words. It's almost like being split in two sometimes, isn't it? Oof. You put those feelings into words. It’s almost like being split in two sometimes, isn’t it?

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