tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post3991229891218733599..comments2024-03-17T00:31:57.558-04:00Comments on Unremarkable Files: All the Highs and Lows of MotherhoodJenny Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-25236442327301142092016-07-27T00:19:19.524-04:002016-07-27T00:19:19.524-04:00Funny how you can feel both of those things at the...Funny how you can feel both of those things at the exact time. Perhaps if you felt that way about anything else you would be mental, but it's totally normal when you're a mom!Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-12453471642956097902016-07-25T21:17:18.502-04:002016-07-25T21:17:18.502-04:00Even as the mom of one, THIS IS SO TRUE. I constan...Even as the mom of one, THIS IS SO TRUE. I constantly vacillate between despair and pure joy. It's exhausting and wonderful and I never want it to end but dear Lord please give me a vacation.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155303404223970814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-46837619754585201782016-07-25T07:12:58.657-04:002016-07-25T07:12:58.657-04:00This post is such the reality, isn't it?! Err...This post is such the reality, isn't it?! Errands are tough when I do them alone with the littles, despite kidding myself they're easier with Hun to help. I still get frustrated and I still get busy and I still redirect and prompt and remind. Yet, there's always the good. And, I, for one love the good! :)Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699129732330725181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-17706437776958682142016-07-22T01:21:23.413-04:002016-07-22T01:21:23.413-04:00So glad that it is. Sometimes I pass people in the...So glad that it is. Sometimes I pass people in the mall giving us "the look" as in "Oh, how I miss those days with littles!" so it's good to hear I don't have to give it up entirely - there's always grandkids.Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-47662575711197987932016-07-22T01:20:19.873-04:002016-07-22T01:20:19.873-04:00I think those have been my two answers for forever...I think those have been my two answers for forever, too!Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-42215716084808104522016-07-22T01:19:30.846-04:002016-07-22T01:19:30.846-04:00It's pretty much impossible to answer that que...It's pretty much impossible to answer that question. Phillip was saying the other day "We're so busy because I go to work every day and you... well, I'm not actually sure what you do. I know it's a lot, but I don't know what it is." It's just so hard to describe I don't even think I try anymore!Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-56180163059766512032016-07-22T01:17:46.305-04:002016-07-22T01:17:46.305-04:00It's easy to focus on the exasperating (especi...It's easy to focus on the exasperating (especially if you happen to be sleep-deprived) but there's usually at least some sweetness buried in there somewhere at the same time.Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-85255524512214346302016-07-21T09:23:59.562-04:002016-07-21T09:23:59.562-04:00This is so perfectly descriptive of all the highs ...This is so perfectly descriptive of all the highs and lows, as promised!!<br />I'm going thru the same thing with my grands. I promise its even better 2nd time around! And also more exhausting! ;)PurpleSlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323141115018411511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-54275922178732477282016-07-20T14:51:49.230-04:002016-07-20T14:51:49.230-04:00So true! I only have one (one! I feel so lame abou...So true! I only have one (one! I feel so lame about being overwhelmed but anyway) and it's just so hard to know what to say when someone asks me how it is being a mom. I LOVE IT and also I"M EXHAUSTED some to mind almost simultaneously. The Lady Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453607710629077945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-21891739349288359542016-07-20T13:09:49.627-04:002016-07-20T13:09:49.627-04:00I love this! It's so true. I've found that...I love this! It's so true. I've found that it's difficult to respond accurately when friends ask "what have you been up to this week?" because there's just so much. Even though the easy answer has been "Well, Peter has been fussy this week, so it's lots of feeding, holding him, and Netflixing," that really doesn't cover the immensity of what my week hasAnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-14265898071062665132016-07-20T11:39:37.352-04:002016-07-20T11:39:37.352-04:00Oh thank you, thank you, thank you for this post! ...Oh thank you, thank you, thank you for this post! This week (let's keep in mind it's only Wednesday) has been one of this "I want to pull my hair out every time someone tells 'MOM! At me" weeks but this helped me remember to think of all the good things about being a mom.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111265439845415696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-63737304449641832302016-07-20T11:34:47.165-04:002016-07-20T11:34:47.165-04:00Awww...well said, Jenny!Awww...well said, Jenny!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722246854586144761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-89492592409962329532016-07-20T10:07:46.378-04:002016-07-20T10:07:46.378-04:00Yes!!! Amen to this. ;)Yes!!! Amen to this. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-81972164148568938062016-07-20T09:01:38.433-04:002016-07-20T09:01:38.433-04:00Beautiful! Made me tear up, because it's just ...Beautiful! Made me tear up, because it's just so true. ~Ruth KershawRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184115947160033911noreply@blogger.com