tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post666234495240107695..comments2023-09-18T21:43:47.885-07:00Comments on Remains of the Day: ChastenedAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-59943785511093421852009-10-23T15:22:04.020-07:002009-10-23T15:22:04.020-07:00You're the supermom whose blog i torture, er, ...You're the supermom whose blog i torture, er, inspire myself with.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-54227594932041803672009-10-22T08:21:37.404-07:002009-10-22T08:21:37.404-07:00Thanks, Sara, though you might retract your first ...Thanks, Sara, though you might retract your first comment if you'd seen me as a raging Hydra this a.m....ugh this is all so hard!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-26490449777327656172009-10-22T08:05:48.175-07:002009-10-22T08:05:48.175-07:00p.s. also, at some point should take your favorite...p.s. also, at some point should take your favorite blog posts about nature pals, etc & print them out & stick them in a binder (or even upload them to a shuttefly site to make a fancy book). hold on to the binder & then pass it along to your kids when they are older. that way, they will have a record of all the cool stuff you did together, even if their memories don't always record it all. that is a cool gift. m IS going to remember the fabric-covered bike/ army helmet. he will.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-39473344047734031632009-10-22T08:00:08.530-07:002009-10-22T08:00:08.530-07:00let me just say this clearly, andrea. you rock. yo...let me just say this clearly, andrea. you rock. you rock as a person. you rock as a parent.<br /><br />parenting is humbling. it can be joyful & beautiful, it is often a**kickin'. not even those 'perfect' momma crafting bloggers are giving their children a 'perfect' childhood. like many of the rest of us, they are likely just doing the best they can. likely, they are also documenting the joyful & beautiful part of parenting & not always the humbling & a**-kicking parts. i can see things that p & i have done well as parents, but i also am quick to see our shortfalls too. ahhhh, aren't we all imperfect?!<br /><br />but you rock. you do.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.com