Comments on Mommy's Martini -- think. write. laugh. love.: 2011: The Tentative Steps Version

Fawn, Kate, and Ann, it is exciting and also weird...

2011-01-07T13:18:59.045-05:00

Fawn, Kate, and Ann, it is exciting and also weirdly disconcerting to be facing this kind of freedom, isn't it? I hope you all revel in it, though, my friends.

Suzanne, those are the exact ages of my children, so we seem to be in precisely the same place. And, the funny thing is, my older one is clingier than the younger one too -- perhaps because he had a few years of having me all to himself. I wish you much luck with this transition.

Jaina, so nice to have you here again! I hope you are having a lovely start to the new year.

So beautifully written. I hope I will remember thi...

2011-01-07T11:54:30.421-05:00

So beautifully written. I hope I will remember this when it is my time to have children and when I get to this point in our lives. Thank you for such a wonderful perspective, I truly have missed reading your thoughts.

I hope 2011 is wonderful for you and your family :)

thank you for writing this (specifically the secon...

2011-01-04T14:35:59.694-05:00

thank you for writing this (specifically the second half). I am feeling this way too lately, as my children are 4 and 6 and becoming more independent. And then my 6-year-old says "but I'd rather stay home with you all day".

I just caught up on a couple of months of reading ...

2011-01-04T13:53:47.055-05:00

I just caught up on a couple of months of reading here (thank you for not posting daily by the way). I thought I'd just read everyone's last post and comment with good wishes for the new year, but of course I can't help but look back to see what I missed.

I relate to so much of this - this is the year to start figuring out who I'm going to be next. Some of the old roles are phasing out and some are so long gone that I need to accept that and move on. It's only now that I finally appreciate that "needing more hours in the day" complaint!

So back to my original intention: Much love to you and your family in 2011! I look forward to reading all about it.

This is beautiful, and oh how I relate. Except to...

2011-01-03T20:06:00.332-05:00

This is beautiful, and oh how I relate.

Except to the child getting lost in art project for hours at a time.

ENVY!

This reminds me of a time when you wrote a post po...

2011-01-02T23:56:26.278-05:00

This reminds me of a time when you wrote a post pondering about a hypothetical child #3. I am still pondering that question for myself. I loved reading this post and thinking I could be there in a couple of years. If there is a #3, it will, well set me back in a way. I know I'd consider it a worthwhile sacrifice down the road... but oh, how the demands can chafe!