Comments on: and the livin’ is easy

By: Quadelle

Quadelle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:46:04 +0000

I am always cold and love to stay inside where the environment is controllable and predictable. My toddler daughter is always warm and loves nothing more than being outdoors at the whim of nature’s mood. One of the ways I’d like to be a better mother is to get out more with her. So, yeah, I can relate. It’s hard for them to run wild when they’re constantly cooped up indoors.

By: bon

bon — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:12:43 +0000

i do find motherhood to be an examination into my own upbringing, whether i want it to or not, Mamie. and i love and appreciate my mother dearly, and it is hard to contradict a parent – it still makes me feel bad, like a silly 13 year old. but i am glad i went with my gut on this one.

Slouchy, the phrase “defending myself against needless worry” has been resonating with me since you wrote it. indeed.

By: mamie

mamie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:16:00 +0000

i like the image i see in my mind of o and his moving, his running. and i like that you trusted in yourself to release him into that and foster what he needs, what he needed.

mamas are wonderful creatures, it takes becoming one to find out more about our own. dare i say happy father’s day to d? slight snicker. now to get tim on the list….or at least into the MD

By: maggie, dammit

maggie, dammit — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:42:03 +0000

The gut. Always with the gut. Good, you.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:56 +0000

I’m really glad to hear how well O is doing with the tubes! No more asthma, that is truly a benefit!

Let him run wild a bit. You’re right, it is good for him.

By: schmutzie

schmutzie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:23:06 +0000

I’m learning this about myself, too. I have not given my body enough credit in the past couple of decades and am just now learning to push it further, and then to not just push it further but enjoy pushing it further.

By: thordora

thordora — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:38:40 +0000

The most difficult thing, or one of them I’ve found, is convincing other people that kids need to find their limits in their own way. Find their own pace, and desires. It’s like we don’t trust people to become people in their own time or something.

Good on you. I know very well how hard it is to tell your own parent to back down.

And this summer in the maritimes thing? I total arsed LIE. It’s been 8 years, and I’ve still yet to see a real summer.

By: Emily R

Emily R — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:31:44 +0000

running is the whole point of the park

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:56:22 +0000

I have the reverse with Jack. He never wants to be still. Still is something he will have to learn. Still, is something I have to teach him. But, man…I do awe at the way his limbs ache freedom, and then once released go, go, go. It is a sight to behold.

I live a stones throw from a bay beach, a short drive to the ocean, and I have always felt as though I had salt water in my veins. There is nothing that makes me more at peace with myself and the world than taking my children to the ocean.

By: maggie may

maggie may — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:49:41 +0000

i live in sd and give myself a pep talk everysummer to be sure to utilize the beaches for our children