tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post1327382397442466212..comments2024-01-13T22:42:35.981-06:00Comments on Motherhood & Words®: gratefulkate hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-29417422380354420562009-08-23T23:27:09.526-05:002009-08-23T23:27:09.526-05:00Kate,
Thanks for responding to my comment on my b...Kate,<br /><br />Thanks for responding to my comment on my blog. I tried to leave a note on your website but I am not sure it went through. It is funny because I had just ordered "This lovely Life" from Amazon before reading your comment! <br /><br />I should add that when I read memoir's such as Fern's I try to have an open mind and not make judgements about the author. Although I feel that my situation is similar to hers it is not the same. Each of our lives are different in so many ways, so really how can we judge what we don't know?<br /><br />I personally could not bear to send William away as I mentioned in my previous comment. Yet some days are very challenging. Actually most days are very challenging. Sometimes, like Fern, I feel that part of me rejects William too. I am angry and frustrated that he is not making progress yet I love him. I love him so much! <br /><br />ErinErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154438306977910112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-65393018290329764302009-08-23T00:18:46.195-05:002009-08-23T00:18:46.195-05:00I am a mother to twins one of whom has brain tissu...I am a mother to twins one of whom has brain tissue loss. He is now two and does not roll, hold up his head, sit, walk, talk or do anything that his typical twin does. He only eats pureed foods and has seizures everyday. I also read Ferns book. She is a wonderful writer and I truly admire her honestly yet I could not imagine leaving my son in an institution at this age. I know everyones circumstances are different but I cherish everyday I have with my son even if some days are very difficult to bear!!! <br /><br />ErinErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154438306977910112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-66720914157529182382008-07-16T10:39:00.000-05:002008-07-16T10:39:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, it was Sari who recommended the book. I ...Yes, yes, it was Sari who recommended the book. I meant to thank her in my post. Thank you, Sari!!kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-91591195780620738462008-07-08T14:58:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:58:00.000-05:00Sari and Fern were buddies. I remember reading tha...Sari and Fern were buddies. I remember reading that book and then having Fern for class, and that honesty was so piercing, it's true, in the prose, and it reflected in her teaching and writing advice. She can spot a truth-fudger a mile away. I'm so glad you read that.American_in_Cairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372576948482303159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-35776703186425049592008-07-07T22:45:00.000-05:002008-07-07T22:45:00.000-05:00This is so true. Thanks for bringing it to the lig...This is so true. Thanks for bringing it to the light, how grateful we should all be for our children. It is hard sometimes to see it, but allowing ourselves to look through someone else's eye who has had such a difficult hand dealt truly helps put things in perspective. I can't believe I got TWO healthy, happy, perfect little boys. I hope realizing that brings tears of joy to my eyes for the rest of my life. I am always afraid if I am not grateful enough I will lose what I have taken for granted; but this is just superstition, people who are constantly grateful still have tragedies in life.<BR/><BR/>being a mom is hard! sometimes i dont even want to feed them at night, im so lazy! ridiculous.hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695270805510077401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-5643378415872569992008-07-04T10:56:00.000-05:002008-07-04T10:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for this post. I will definitely recall th...Thanks for this post. I will definitely recall this when my son is not on his best behavior.<BR/>I can still remember my fear when he was born asleep and the attendents had difficulty awakening him. He spent 4 hours in the special care nursery before we were able to bond. I was so grateful when I was told that he was fine.Sista GPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06782105568336804901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-74768734366650432962008-07-03T22:39:00.000-05:002008-07-03T22:39:00.000-05:00oh gosh. i needed to hear this. this honesty.~~Nea...oh gosh. i needed to hear this. this honesty.<BR/>~~Near the end of the book, Fern Kupfer addresses her readers: “Those of you who are reading this and have normal children, those whiney miracles, fall to your knees by their bedsides; let gratitude burn forever in your breast, an eternal pilot light.”<BR/><BR/>that honesty is rare, it's a wake up call. thanks for sharing these parts of her memoir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com