tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post978872227683755640..comments2023-03-23T07:28:52.593-06:00Comments on SwensenSays: Reflecting on our Second YearAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05883497926821516943noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post-41580675910389188542012-01-10T22:49:35.092-07:002012-01-10T22:49:35.092-07:00Lisa/Emily/Emily,
Thank you for your comments! I t...Lisa/Emily/Emily,<br />Thank you for your comments! I take strength from them. Our feelings are much the same I'm sure, even if our situations are different. I'll be plenty happy with normal--I'd give anything to give my kids normal right now. Let's just hope we're getting there. And Emily E, your normal is out the window with #6 on Friday. Wowsers! Good luck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883497926821516943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post-16489728435731474102012-01-10T18:55:45.647-07:002012-01-10T18:55:45.647-07:00I have had similar reflections as I begin another ...I have had similar reflections as I begin another new year with my family. Our first year together was easier to get through because of the newness of it all. This past year has been a lot tougher for me; I lost my cool way more than I care to admit, but....it is what it is. And I'm willing to keep trying to make it better. And it's a lot easier to keep trying when there are two other great Emilys around me doing the same. Thanks for your examples of perseverance!emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973303771463255725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post-67356960184037850272012-01-04T14:43:10.362-07:002012-01-04T14:43:10.362-07:00Guess what? I didn't adopt my kids (although I...Guess what? I didn't adopt my kids (although I must have since they can be like aliens) but I still went through a long phase of losing my patience, losing my drive, etc. I'm kinda more optimistic now as I'm collecting better and more realistic solutions. You are just doing it faster than me! Here's my theory: you have a lot of kids. I have a lot of kids. It's bound to happen, especially when you expounded your numbers so quickly. You are adjusting just fine and so am I but it doesn't just happen. You have to go through the muck to figure out where to step for a more sure footing and with less mess. Being a mom knocks off our rough edges slowly. That's why grandmas are so nice and patient. (Until they get too old and crotchety- some anyway!) You are a super role model for me because you are searching for the answers so intently and with definite purpose. One of life's best lessons for me is what your friend Lisa said about normality. It's OK to be normal. It does not mean you settled. It means it's ok to be normal. Pres. Hinckley said once that most children grow up to be normal adults, etc. and I'm letting go of all those expectations that trap me into feeling bad about how we're doing. You have a heavier yoke because you are taking more on than most, but I think you are just the woman for the job.<br />This comment is so long, it's a blog post. You don't have to publish it, sorry! I just wanted you to know I think you are great and I can identify with your words albeit I'm not in your shoes. We are all mothers trying to help these children cross that bridge to being adults infused with all the love and wisdom we can infuse them with. And it ain't easy. Keep diggin, my friend. The treasure does exist.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222680974917668067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post-89394524450505639732012-01-04T13:16:54.620-07:002012-01-04T13:16:54.620-07:00Em...I look and you and Steve, and I look at your ...Em...I look and you and Steve, and I look at your kids. They are smiling when I see them. I just see normality. Looks good to me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406829749244106102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10302227.post-88831794092589301182012-01-04T13:15:59.064-07:002012-01-04T13:15:59.064-07:00Em...I look and you and Steve, and I look at your ...Em...I look and you and Steve, and I look at your kids. They are smiling when I see them. I just see normality. Looks good to me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406829749244106102noreply@blogger.com