Comments on: Important-er than a diaper

By: Kitchen Butterfly

Kitchen Butterfly — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:12:06 +0000

Thank you: From one good mother to another. Yelling. Reconginsing the yelling. Recognising the feeling bad at the yelling. Remorse. Love. Care. Tenderness. Being Human………

By: colette

colette — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:44:43 +0000

Andrea, thank you so much for posting this. I am so deeply ashamed of my moments like this. I have only been able to share about them with a very few people, and one, a dear friend who is not a mama, sent me a link to this post. I cried and cried. It is so important to me to know I am not alone, that someone else is trying their best and feels this way sometimes, and I am not the Worst Mother In the World. (ANd that my childless friend can relate to me and hold me, in my light and shadowy parts.) Thank you for this brave post, I am grateful.

By: Nattie

Nattie — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:35:47 +0000

I needed to read this story Andrea, thank you:) We are not perfect and should not be expected to be, especially when we’re just trying to be superheroes, damn it!

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:29:13 +0000

I have been there and will be doing it again. I said ‘Mama just needs a minute’ “Everyone just give me a minute”. Swears usually interspersed. Working on that with a swear job.

You are seen, heard and always loved by me,
Trish

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:08:16 +0000

Just saw this quote and thought of you and this post:
“How easy it is to be cruel when afraid, and how difficult it is to accept that we are all capable of terrible things, and how cleansing it is to realize that true kindness breathes just beneath this acceptance.”
- Mark Nepo

Also remembering back to a long-ago post where you talked about being at a park with a friend, seeing a mama meltdown and yell at her kiddo… and while your friend was feeling bad for the kiddo, you were empathizing compassionately with the mama.

Thanks for keepin in real sista!

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By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:18:05 +0000

My kids are 2 & 4.5 and I totally could see this happening in my house! Glad to hear I’m not alone.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:59:01 +0000

“Heart full of love, wanting to do my best.”

This slayed me,
for this is what I hope in all the messy, mayhem of blooming small children they take away most!

By: catherine

catherine — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:02:48 +0000

Incredibly empowering honesty. Another post that made me gasp from your true wonderfulness…

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:41:07 +0000

The first thing that came to my mind was a lock – up high on the door – so Nico can’t get out until he is diapered AND jammied. My heart goes out to you, because I do understand the level of frustration that a child can cause. Good luck with the night time routine. Yes, it will all be a distant memory someday.