tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18605112.post3974300600416777447..comments2023-04-04T10:24:38.116-05:00Comments on Musings: It's been a whilenikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322367787229990750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18605112.post-67240771993000006522013-04-23T14:37:10.829-05:002013-04-23T14:37:10.829-05:00Felt like I was reading my own thoughts, experienc...Felt like I was reading my own thoughts, experiences, etc. Love you!goodekn78https://www.blogger.com/profile/16212995503905879581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18605112.post-88805854265225853722013-04-06T21:01:07.915-05:002013-04-06T21:01:07.915-05:00I love it when you post your thoughts, Nikki. My e...I love it when you post your thoughts, Nikki. My experience with motherhood is so often the same. Except I think it's possible that time is starting to soften me toward myself. My kids are getting older and I'm starting to see them thrive and be successful (also fail, but it seems like normal failures) no matter how horrible I have been at the balancing act or at yelling at them when they can't really understand or whatever. I've cried buckets and buckets of tears, but I've spent my time similarly to you. And it turns out that this works. If you weren't crying about it, I think you might be calloused. I don't know. Also time is helping me to build better coping mechanisms and to find areas of friction and find a different way. I'm realizing that I DO show a lot of love, and they DO feel a lot of love. Babies are so draining, you feel like they just take and take and take and take and need and need and need and you cannot be giving enough. But as kids get older, they still need a lot from you but it's easier to see their gratitude. Or at least to train them to give you the gratitude that you need to survive. :) Anyways, I also agree about the girlfriend aspect of your post. I love to hear your thoughts, thanks so much for sharing. I suppose I had better make dinner now (now that it's basically bedtime). :)Tristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822773442879919471noreply@blogger.com