tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20345664.post8862127944102474635..comments2023-10-15T03:53:42.409-07:00Comments on CoraNation: Blockedcora dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414189718003492021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20345664.post-42859872699063970292010-10-26T16:43:42.949-07:002010-10-26T16:43:42.949-07:00as you can see, i am late in catching up with cora...as you can see, i am late in catching up with coranation...but no less loving and sharing and hearing the frustration and hope and anger and love and guilt and every other rollercoaster emotion that you described. and when i get stuck "in" it, i try to remember to be gentle with myself, and yet i can't always.get.there. and then in the next couple of hours, i'm fine again. and then it fluctuates again...<br /><br />we modern, educated women have so many messages coming at us--that if somehow we're "only" a mom, that makes us inadequate or less intelligent (which is so beyond making sense) on the one hand, and yet when we're overloaded with work responsibilities, we're supposed to be the go-to woman, somehow perfect emotional-financial-intellectual-fill in the blank supporter of the family anyway. it's so bizarre the expectations the world has for us! and how we interpret them and create near impossible standards for ourselves! so...yes we no longer have to be confined to the home, but just because we are in the home does not make us less intelligent, nor should we have to be perfect when we travel between the world and home...<br /><br />and while this makes perfect sense...i still struggle. *love* to you.sunnywavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747904750116476092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20345664.post-20269934043375513612010-10-22T17:34:47.603-07:002010-10-22T17:34:47.603-07:00Wow! I just read your last two blog posts. First...Wow! I just read your last two blog posts. First, know that you rock and are loved from all sides. Second, you are not alone. I go through moments of "why didn't i place my kids in a box and mail it to Yugoslavia when i had the chance" (hey I would have put holes in the box) to moments of "these two beings are the best part about me." It's weird being a mom. And hard, but only because we have these huge expectations of ourselves and our kids. I always strive for perfection and then when I don't get it feel completely inadequate. I want to be super mom, but I also want to succeed like no one else in my job.<br /><br />Right now it's time for you to be home, later will be the time for you to start your career again. (And later could be two months from now). We need to remind ourselves that we have time to do all the things we want to. Relax, drink a mango smoothie, and watch a Matt Damon movie on mute. Love ya.Amandawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20345664.post-35456931593230920912010-10-21T08:14:32.958-07:002010-10-21T08:14:32.958-07:00dude... I relate to this on so many levels it bogg...dude... I relate to this on so many levels it boggles the mind.<br /><br />I went out to dinner with one of my fellow mom friends and one who is very similar in many things. she is stay at home momming right now... anyhow we were discussing how sometimes it would just be nice to be less smart than we are. lol... I know that sounds pompous and weird but I do think that sometimes...<br />The time I most felt good about my stay at home momming was when we would decide to complete discover a museum... but Aggie is still so little.<br />*hugs*Nanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349925171230212303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20345664.post-53083753949840747232010-10-19T08:43:16.112-07:002010-10-19T08:43:16.112-07:00I don't have any wise words to share but know ...I don't have any wise words to share but know that I'm here for you and I support you. You are an amazing smart talented woman and kickass mom to the aggster. You will find your way. xoxoheathrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396799146479203869noreply@blogger.com