Comments on: On motherhood, getting help, and surviving while single parenting http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070616/on-motherhood-getting-help-and-surviving-while-single-parenting/ distracted by sparkly things since 1969 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Elaine http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070616/on-motherhood-getting-help-and-surviving-while-single-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Elaine Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:30:13 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070616/on-motherhood-getting-help-and-surviving-while-single-parenting/#comment-463 My mom does totally affirm me on a regular basis, but the mother I was speaking to in that post wasn't my own. Just a fellow mama. I'm so glad this gave you comfort. Sometimes I worry that I am complaining when all I want to do is give myself (and hopefully someone else) a little peace. Thanks for letting me know that I did that! MWAH! My mom does totally affirm me on a regular basis, but the mother I was speaking to in that post wasn’t my own. Just a fellow mama.

I’m so glad this gave you comfort. Sometimes I worry that I am complaining when all I want to do is give myself (and hopefully someone else) a little peace. Thanks for letting me know that I did that!

MWAH!

]]> By: jen lemen http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070616/on-motherhood-getting-help-and-surviving-while-single-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-462 jen lemen Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:16:23 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/20070616/on-motherhood-getting-help-and-surviving-while-single-parenting/#comment-462 yes, my mother had four children, my father traveled 50 weeks out of 52 and she had no help. not even a parent or sister to come over and relieve her for five minutes. i can barely survive two kids! she always tells me that in those days it never occured to her that she had any other options and that she did not really mind at all. i can only imagine such longsuffering!!! yes, my mother had four children, my father traveled 50 weeks out of 52 and she had no help. not even a parent or sister to come over and relieve her for five minutes. i can barely survive two kids! she always tells me that in those days it never occured to her that she had any other options and that she did not really mind at all. i can only imagine such longsuffering!!!

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