tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278805446419475912.post4144546321299735575..comments2024-01-25T13:50:36.131-08:00Comments on Excavator: More Self Pityexcavatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977971829976807873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278805446419475912.post-19295757111435404632008-06-10T07:35:00.000-07:002008-06-10T07:35:00.000-07:00The beer comment made me laugh.You know I love to ...The beer comment made me laugh.<BR/><BR/>You know I love to read your blog because immediately I feel a kind of kinship -- my son, well my stepson (but I normally don't use the qualifier) is 8 -- and I often feel like I'm not 'motherly' enough -- I want to be reading and writing, I wish I could strike up a friendship with the mother to the left of me, but she often looks at me blankly, catching up with her friend on the latest upheaval at the PTA fundraiser --and I think -- am I cut out for this?<BR/><BR/>Thank you -- and I have no doubt that you're a good mom -- anyone who seems so self-aware is the kind of parent I'd want!<BR/><BR/>Pam<BR/><BR/>Now I have to catch up on your archives -- I'm intrigued!Wordgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580973104447557466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278805446419475912.post-10885899414456218912008-06-09T14:48:00.000-07:002008-06-09T14:48:00.000-07:00Ahhh. I think you are a good mum, you didn't bring...Ahhh. I think you are a good mum, you didn't bring beer, you know, just to take the edge off. . . .<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I've discovered that if there is a secret language of women, it's this: whatever we do, we beat ourselves up. We never quite measure up to this standard that no one quite articulates.Mrs. Spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386820063407910064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278805446419475912.post-40063178213215098902008-06-09T13:53:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:53:00.000-07:00Mojitos TOTALLY beat medals. Every time.I'm shudd...Mojitos TOTALLY beat medals. Every time.<BR/><BR/>I'm shuddering from hearing about the readings...h-h-h-h-h-h-h.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the talking. <BR/><BR/>And, for the record, I think you're a good mom. "Don't be so hard on yourself," is what I'm always told.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.com