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name — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:09:30 +0000

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Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:05 +0000

You my friend have a serious gift with words…keep on writing!

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:29:41 +0000

Wow, very good post. I think the old woman is probably like me…she might not have heeded that warning herself until it was all gone. I would love to take my oldest children and go back in time, let them have play doh all the time, let them paint everywhere, let them stay up from naptime….all things I needed to control when they were younger.

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Lizulfisa

Lizulfisa — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:38 +0000

Girl, with what you have written, it is obvious that you “got” what 70something gym lady was talking about. Kids.. they suck the joy out of your life, only to be the ones to pour it back in. Little buggers. Love you.

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Jen

Jen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:04:56 +0000

LOVE this. My little one is still very young, but I’m always afraid I’ll look back and feel that I didn’t slow down enough to savor these precious and fleeting months. You captured it all so perfectly. I love your writing style and I will most definitely be coming back for more.

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Bubba's Sis

Bubba's Sis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:51:13 +0000

Gosh, I wish I had written this. I mean, I probably COULD have written it, adapted to my family, because it’s much of the same around here. But you captured it so beautifully. I’m jealous of your mad writing skillz.

Comment on No Kidding! by Bubba's Sis

Bubba's Sis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:41:30 +0000

I’ve never seen that much snow.

Comment on Make Me Laugh Monday by Bubba's Sis

Bubba's Sis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:37:09 +0000

OMG - I am cracking up LOUDLY at that Bud Light commercial! Hubby and the kids had to come see what all the hilarity was about! Thank you for that, Jenny. Thank you.

And um, yeah - totally would have tossed that pan.

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by myra

myra — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:09:40 +0000

You are such a gifted writer. So many quotables here, but I think my favorite is “pink puffy hearts blow from my every breath.” Where do you get this stuff?

I have one child. It’s a different kind of madness, but I have a deep appreciation for your pain. I have a feeling you’re kicking butt on the winning team of moms.

Comment on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… by Kate

Kate — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:35:07 +0000

Jenny;
This is such a beautifully written post; thoughtful, musing, insightful, questioning, wise and on and on.

You are so correct that parenting is just like Dickens described; “the best of times and the worst of times”. As the parent of “children” now in their early 20’s I know that time passes quickly. I also know that those kids nearly drove us nuts bickering, fighting, and complicating almost everything we tried to do as a family. Somehow, the love we have for our children defies all understanding; such is the protectiveness and intensity of the emotion we have for them. It never ends either…

Gorgeously written.