tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post8159507393801968584..comments2024-01-26T06:34:42.254-08:00Comments on Petunia Face: My Only SunshinePetunia Facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862319327443285277noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-10480595962376874342011-02-04T19:57:27.207-08:002011-02-04T19:57:27.207-08:00dude. i'm totally tearing up here. only you an...dude. i'm totally tearing up here. only you and one other blogger do this to me, damn you. but....iloveyourwriting. ack.essbeseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745117719761568320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-246143018166506482009-02-03T19:32:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:32:00.000-08:00You express so beautifully what so many of us feel...You express so beautifully what so many of us feel about our daughters. In the blink of an eye, yours will be a teenager and you will have new challenges but pretty much all the same emotions. I miss my little girls but love the 15 and 20 year old young women that they are now.....and that fear thing, about living and dying......that is always there. What a precious gift you are giving your sweet girl.Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-80535264744309549612009-02-02T20:03:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:03:00.000-08:00Beautiful and honest, you have an eloquent way wit...Beautiful and honest, you have an eloquent way with words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-24459940021539665592009-02-02T14:52:00.000-08:002009-02-02T14:52:00.000-08:00What a beautiful writing. I thought you may like t...What a beautiful writing. I thought you may like this link www.posttothefuture.com. Here, you can write letters (or send them your handwritten ones) and they will print and post them to whom ever you have chosen to receive it and at any future date. I have written letters which will be received by my family in years to come. I hope you all enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-8619051650922259672009-02-02T06:48:00.000-08:002009-02-02T06:48:00.000-08:00Wow. That was beautiful and honest and I loved it...Wow. That was beautiful and honest and I loved it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269928562172746649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-90781440403165566792009-02-02T05:44:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:44:00.000-08:00I might just print this post out and save it for m...I might just print this post out and save it for my April06 daughter. It perfectly explains this part of our life together.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271255076031872399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-63945320240778457352009-02-02T01:43:00.000-08:002009-02-02T01:43:00.000-08:00This is the exact reason I come here. I get it. O...This is the exact reason I come here. <BR/>I get it. Only a mother could. Especially a mother of a girl.pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-68828822707517569522009-02-01T21:58:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:58:00.000-08:00i just spent the weekend celebrating finn's first ...i just spent the weekend celebrating finn's first birthday and already i'm feeling the sticky little fingers of "life is not a tidy half-hour sitcom"...<BR/>and i realize that there is a reason they use twins in movies when dealing with children. because individually they are unpredictable and capable of blowing down the houses of cards without so much as a glance. i'm realizing the house of cards i made to protect finn doesn't stick together properly. she can see right through it.<BR/>*sigh*<BR/>you got me with this one.<BR/>~oh, and do you sing 'you are my sunshine' to zoey? that's the only song i've ever sung to finn that calms her down~kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862447137460152226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-8201365958601338882009-02-01T21:56:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:56:00.000-08:00Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing and bei...Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing and being so real.Ms. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020634883714871823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-44572729595697876732009-02-01T13:41:00.000-08:002009-02-01T13:41:00.000-08:00this brought tears to my eyes- thank you! - ninathis brought tears to my eyes- thank you! - ninaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-15194576349968423492009-02-01T12:51:00.000-08:002009-02-01T12:51:00.000-08:00wow- i've got goose bumps, tears and a big smile- ...wow- i've got goose bumps, tears and a big smile- you're brilliant. thanks for putting all my feelings into such beautiful words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-75770873075936673992009-01-31T21:06:00.000-08:002009-01-31T21:06:00.000-08:00oh honey i HEAR YOU. i was thinking about bloggin...oh honey i HEAR YOU. i was thinking about blogging a very similar emotion. it's so poignant it stings.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-14485452566271135332009-01-31T16:36:00.000-08:002009-01-31T16:36:00.000-08:00wow! you always find a way to put my exact emotio...wow! you always find a way to put my exact emotions into the most beautiful words! didn't mean to be crying on this gorgeous day, but how true and thoughtful your words are. amazing how they continue to love us no matter what!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-71637984546474676292009-01-31T10:10:00.000-08:002009-01-31T10:10:00.000-08:00I agree with Pat T -- this post sums up mother/son...I agree with Pat T -- this post sums up mother/son relationships as well. Another beautiful piece, S.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249442545928664320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-59060722420413956022009-01-31T06:24:00.000-08:002009-01-31T06:24:00.000-08:00That was the most beautiful thing I've ever read i...That was the most beautiful thing I've ever read in my life. <BR/>Thank you, with a tear in my eye, <BR/>MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-40502483062165587142009-01-30T22:28:00.000-08:002009-01-30T22:28:00.000-08:00Tearing up right now...oh wait, is that grammatica...Tearing up right now...oh wait, is that grammatically correct? Did I adequately communicate my thoughts, or did I just tell you that I was tearing something up? <BR/>Hmmmmm....Rosaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861003087330922559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-41921637264773682662009-01-30T21:01:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:01:00.000-08:00So powerful. Some days I am on the fence as to wh...So powerful. Some days I am on the fence as to whether or not I want to ever be a mother but the tears you just brought out have me on the yes side today.the girLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136738245393561978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-47721343598308331822009-01-30T20:14:00.000-08:002009-01-30T20:14:00.000-08:00Wow... that was really lovely. Thank you.Wow... that was really lovely. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-54754774241613842712009-01-30T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-30T19:48:00.000-08:00Oh how true and so eloquently put but please know,...Oh how true and so eloquently put but please know, this is not just pertaining to little girls. You perfectly summed up my relationship with my just turned 5 year old little boy. I really needed this today. I too had my position eliminated in February of '08 and due to dificulty in finding marketing/Public Affairs jobs in these times and the cost of daycare for 2 little ones, we decided I would stay home at least until fall and the start of Kindergarten for my son. <BR/><BR/>My little girl just turned 2 so it will be a while for her to enter kindergarten and I likely will have to return to work before then, but then it will just be one in daycare and less costly.<BR/><BR/>I know I should love being home with them and most of the times I do, but there are days when I question whether I have the temperment to be a SAHM, as I find myself getting more frustrated with them sometimes and yelling a little more. They do the most wonderful things most of the time but then other times they just push buttons. And then I feel guilty for getting frustrated. <BR/><BR/>Glad to know from your post and other comments that I am not alone. I can grin and bear the meltdowns and know the precious times are just moments away.<BR/>Thank you for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-65268320433029894132009-01-30T18:10:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:10:00.000-08:00So glad to know I'm not losing my mind and that th...So glad to know I'm not losing my mind and that there are other "normal" mommies and daughters out there. A perfect post--truly!Suzanne : : S.HOPtalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193326681679699850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-36501573733601300982009-01-30T17:04:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:04:00.000-08:00Thanks for the cry at 5:03pm. You nailed it.Thanks for the cry at 5:03pm. You nailed it.Charleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334750139167620317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-4210871443178991152009-01-30T16:06:00.000-08:002009-01-30T16:06:00.000-08:00I've got two daughters, and quite frankly, it's ju...I've got two daughters, and quite frankly, it's just how the relationships are to this very day. You love the very core of them, and then they still hurt your feelings or sass you and you want to mash their faces in. They'd call 911 now. After their visit to their therapist.JackeeG4glamoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804066813885301990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-85333002422993354322009-01-30T15:18:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:18:00.000-08:00Ive never commented before but today I must. I tho...Ive never commented before but today I must. I thought I was the only one with this type of relationship with my daughter. The love of my life/pain in the ass!! Thank you for saying what Ive been feeling for 5.5 years now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-6960805127444236052009-01-30T15:11:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:11:00.000-08:00I am moved to tears by the beauty of your words. I...I am moved to tears by the beauty of your words. It's never too late to write these letters to Zoe. What a treasure you are creating for your daughter. One day, your letters are sure to become her prized possession.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168824588739872769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317198515686034704.post-45978922455678286912009-01-30T15:04:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:04:00.000-08:00Very well said.Very well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com