Comments on: Short cuts

By: danielle-lee

danielle-lee — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:15:40 +0000

Total goosebumps. I love Abigail Thomas. And that is exactly how all of us feel sometimes, isn’t it?

By: misguided mommy

misguided mommy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:59:22 +0000

Thanks for the tears this morning asshole! Man that is exactly how I feel. I can’t even count how many times I’ve said, “It feels odd, like I’m a baby sitter, it’s like at some point someone is going to come and take the kids home as if to say, okay lets go to your real home now with real grown ups”

By: Frema

Frema — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:27:04 +0000

I know that book. I read it in my narrative shorts class in grad school and thought it was awesome.

Also, I’ll be at BlogHer, too. Would love to say hi!

By: Pocklock

Pocklock — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:39:41 +0000

Thank GOD the partial feed was on accident. I was worried you were becoming One Of Them. ;-)

I’ll be at BlogHer. I just decided this morning after a momentary freak-out session yesterday about leaving my baby for the first time. I hope we can meet in person!

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:50 +0000

Lovely book passage! Thanks for sharing!

I use Google Reader, and your posts are truncated in my reader. And just another piece of the puzzle…it takes for-evah to click through to your actual blog. Your blog comes right up if I type the address directly into my browser but clicking through from my reader, it takes a good 3 or 4 minutes to load the page. I have no idea what it means, but I thought I’d share in case it suddenly makes the problem clear to anyone else.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:28:14 +0000

You were very right! I did enjoy that immensely! Thanks for sharing!

I know what you mean about the toddlers moving around without any joints! Angel is the same way!!

By: Violet

Violet — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:08:05 +0000

I used to think that I’d be a terrible mother if I couldn’t act like a grownup and do everything “properly”. But now I know it’s ok to let the kids sleep in their shirts if they really want to and eat grilled cheese for breakfast – the important thing is to spend time together and enjoy each other.

I hope you get your reader fixed, too. Right now I can click through, but my company blocks EVERYTHING sooner or later, except Google. And I can never get online at home – my kids hijack my computer!

By: Red

Red — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:14:36 +0000

that quote is lovely. I will remember it on the days I feel like I’m useless. sometimes just being there is all that matters.

They may be boneless but why is it they always have to stand on your naked feet in their hard little shoes? Why?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:52 +0000

I will actually be at BlogHer this year – albeit only the parties…which was the only ticket I could get. And let’s be honest – it’s the most appealing option, no?

Hope to meet you there!

By: metalia

metalia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:27 +0000

I’m still on the fence about BlogHer…I thought I had decided not to go, but now (by which I mean, “as part of a snap decision last night”) I may show up. Will I be there? Will I not? MYSTERY! SUBTERFUGE! I’m like David Blaine, only without the douchey facial hair (mine is IRONIC).