tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post1942027183760364168..comments2024-03-28T12:23:59.235-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Just A Bit Of PonderingMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-82163894357676327492016-08-30T19:45:35.009-04:002016-08-30T19:45:35.009-04:00Just...thank you, sweet sister-doctor. Thank you. ...Just...thank you, sweet sister-doctor. Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-5906645528915243472016-08-30T19:44:47.288-04:002016-08-30T19:44:47.288-04:00Ah, honey. You already know all of this. But thank...Ah, honey. You already know all of this. But thank YOU!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38922610707908061472016-08-30T19:44:24.398-04:002016-08-30T19:44:24.398-04:00I remember when my mother was trying to nurse my b...I remember when my mother was trying to nurse my brothers and the doctor told her she had to do it on a schedule and she had to WIPE HER NIPPLES WITH ALCOHOL and every other sort of bullshit that made breastfeeding impossible. So I had that as an example of what NOT to do. <br />Thank you for saying that about Miss Trixie. I actually heard her sing a little bit yesterday. It was so lovely. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2800602042982726992016-08-30T19:42:57.488-04:002016-08-30T19:42:57.488-04:00Thank you, Jo. I know you can relate. Thank you, Jo. I know you can relate. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42916648429487017952016-08-30T19:42:39.494-04:002016-08-30T19:42:39.494-04:00Birdie- you did the exact right thing and if there...Birdie- you did the exact right thing and if there was one wish I had for you, it would be that you know this to your bones and that you were proud of yourself for it and let what anyone else may have ever thought or do think to go fuck themselves. I love you even more, knowing this about you. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-54512032314048894672016-08-30T19:40:38.649-04:002016-08-30T19:40:38.649-04:00Our bird friends- we come to love them, don't ...Our bird friends- we come to love them, don't we? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-28763392366932512082016-08-30T19:40:07.415-04:002016-08-30T19:40:07.415-04:00I love sharing pictures of my grandchildren becaus...I love sharing pictures of my grandchildren because I am a grandmother. It's in the genes. I think that Kodak inserted them into the human genome in the 50's. Gus is much better. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16390581301479435012016-08-30T19:39:22.985-04:002016-08-30T19:39:22.985-04:00Thank you, sweetie. So much. Thank you, sweetie. So much. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-83556925867938184582016-08-30T06:51:12.107-04:002016-08-30T06:51:12.107-04:00This made me cry. In the most perfect way. And yes...This made me cry. In the most perfect way. And yes, he is an adorable goober.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48664466136589979632016-08-29T11:43:52.690-04:002016-08-29T11:43:52.690-04:00You help me so much to remember that I can always ...You help me so much to remember that I can always just love my children and that that's enough. Thank you for this beautiful post.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-10854712528917796902016-08-29T11:43:16.948-04:002016-08-29T11:43:16.948-04:00Thank goodness for your "teachers," the ...Thank goodness for your "teachers," the hippie mamas -- but yes, I think your instincts would have seen you through. Fortunately modern medicine listens more to parenting instincts now than it used to. (Not always, though, unfortunately, as Elizabeth often reminds us.)<br /><br />Miss Trixie IS still beautiful.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77361983968986826882016-08-29T02:35:24.327-04:002016-08-29T02:35:24.327-04:00Well, that's a happy little sick boy :)
What...Well, that's a happy little sick boy :) <br /><br />What a beautiful post. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77555434842296307022016-08-29T02:34:32.680-04:002016-08-29T02:34:32.680-04:00Things are changing, Birdie, at least, what you d...Things are changing, Birdie, at least, what you did will be recognised retroactively! PEople understand so much more now. I stopped feeding my first child at 14 months because someone suggested (kindly) that I was doing it for myself, not her, and I worried about it. I deeply, deeply, regret that now, though I don't think I would have stopped if she hadn't been ok with it. <br />Then my son didn't want to stop, so I went on for 3 and a half years. When people asked me when I was going to stop, I'd say 'ah, soon' and that worked for the last 18 months, or so :) Ultimately, the people who judge are massively ignorant about the benefits of breastfeeding and what it really means to do it. You did such a good thing. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45742256382425402982016-08-28T23:41:51.960-04:002016-08-28T23:41:51.960-04:00Birdie, you DID do a good thing. If you were doing...Birdie, you DID do a good thing. If you were doing that today there might be less judgement because more moms are doing it just as a matter of course. It's so sad that anyone would judge you for comforting your little girl. One of my friends breastfed her son until he was at least three. Fie on those who judge.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89590365240278127222016-08-28T22:17:43.644-04:002016-08-28T22:17:43.644-04:00I nursed my son for 13 months then got pregnant wi...I nursed my son for 13 months then got pregnant with my daughter and had to stop because I had morning sickness and was losing weight. (25 pounds!)<br /><br />When I had my daughter she was sick. A lot. In and out of the hospital all the time where they got to know us. And my beautiful baby girl would be scared and hysterical because she knew that they were going to stick her or do some like shoving a tube down her throat or bang on her back to empty her lungs of fluid. And the only thing I knew how to do was bring her to my breast. She would calm instantly. And so would I. And so it went. For 2 1/2 years. I got judged then and I still get judged now when to tell people how long she breastfed for. (She is 18 now.) I know in my heart that I did the right thing but very few people acknowledge what I did and how hard it was at times or say that I did a good thing. It troubles me still. :-(Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51708685105591923052016-08-28T22:15:32.610-04:002016-08-28T22:15:32.610-04:00My words are all caught in my throat on this one. ...My words are all caught in my throat on this one. Mr Peep and Miss Trixie both did it to me. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-28569895784380838932016-08-28T20:44:01.344-04:002016-08-28T20:44:01.344-04:00I've been enjoying your photos of your grandki...I've been enjoying your photos of your grandkids so much. Thank you for sharing with us! Hope little Gus feels better soon.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84305388647866082892016-08-28T20:07:59.835-04:002016-08-28T20:07:59.835-04:00This is so perfect and sublime and true. This is so perfect and sublime and true. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com