Comments on: postmortem

By: Misty

Misty — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:42:14 +0000

I’ve avoided those interviews, for fear that my worst fears would be confirmed. That they would speak out loud the words that would crush my soul and say that I am a sham, that I’m not qualified, no matter which fancy words I use on my resume.
I was stupid. I’m glad I took the chance one last time and walked in the office of the job I have now.
Good luck. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:38:34 +0000

I’m proud of you. I hope it went better than you think.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:12:04 +0000

i just want to say that it’s incredibly inspiring to hear your story of going out there after this job. i think it takes incredible heart and faith to go for a job you love, that would be a real career for you. especially straight out of mommyland. and after tragedy. whatever the outcome, it’s very inspiring!

By: Painted Maypole

Painted Maypole — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:41:57 +0000

oops… it’s OUR country’s good, me thinks

By: Painted Maypole

Painted Maypole — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:23:57 +0000

ever learning indeed.

and that play you mentioned over at my place? I’m willing to wager it was My Country’s Good ;)

By: No Mother Earth

No Mother Earth — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:37:46 +0000

I’m just impressed that so soon after your interview experience, you are able to see it with clarity and learn from it.

By: Betty M

Betty M — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:39:44 +0000

Good presentation and good questions at the end too? That sounds like a great interview. They will remember those bits for sure.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:10:57 +0000

“i’ve spent a lot of years putting that feeling behind me. i realize now that all those years i carried it, it wasn’t deserved…a class marker and the internalized stigma of a growing up poor with a single mother in a small town. the lingering sense that i was a charity case who needed to be extra-deserving made me my own worst enemy, dragging around an intrinsic certainty that security and stability and success were just a little above my station, inexplicably beyond me.”

Um, yes, a thousand times. This moved me to tears this morning because you just summed up in one perfect paragraph everything that has been holding me back for years, everything that has been stressing me out and upsetting me and shortening my fuse as I go through my own long, drawn-out application process.

I suspect too that you may have done better than you think – but even if not this job, you’ve got their attention now, and something else will come.

As for the croup, Isaac had terrible bouts of it (and two cases of pneumonia, please jesus) before his second birthday. A cool-mist humidifier in his room every night worked wonders (and the white noise seemed to help him sleep, too). We got our via Sears for about $40. Good luck!

By: mo-wo

mo-wo — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:22:01 +0000

Dear Bon

I was thinking of you all day. The lurker with little among the sage advice you got the other day. But I will chime in late. I am happy for you that you see this opportunity. (too trite?) I am so happy for you and your family this might be something and soon. If not there will be more and soon for all your fabulousness!!!

I know it!

And as to the babies, they are always cute it turns out. Some might say there is this or that time to be ‘at home’ but not entirely so — they are always our children. Don’t fuss the timing, ok? Don’t AT ALL.

Either way.

We have the effing croup. The nuthatch got that from me. The bark comes 3 to 5 weeks once a year for 3 years. Bad to the puking 3 to 5 nights in the early go. Those cool mist humidifiers do really work. Get well soon baby girl!

By: flutter

flutter — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:41:10 +0000

Oh honey {{you}}