tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post4839019910239151619..comments2023-08-03T03:10:01.165-07:00Comments on The Baby Juggler: Three kids, two jobs, one life: You say 'Mom', I say 'Mum'Working Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01101293092397522831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-58444477040134750732007-05-08T08:26:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:26:00.000-07:00I think that's a vote against anonymous postings a...I think that's a vote against anonymous postings and bitter and twisted rantings! Thanks everyone!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101293092397522831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-23394656519397885512007-04-27T04:07:00.000-07:002007-04-27T04:07:00.000-07:00Hey anonymous! I’m pretty sure you’re on your own ...Hey anonymous! I’m pretty sure you’re on your own here - I do hope that IF you are a parent, you are just having a bad day ;-Palace Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459807039037302683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-52183115620079809612007-04-26T09:01:00.000-07:002007-04-26T09:01:00.000-07:00Mum also forgot to warn her daughter that motherho...Mum also forgot to warn her daughter that motherhood may turn you into a rambling, mawkish bore who comes across like an overwritten Clinton's card!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-39833755501599337382007-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:002007-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:00I think that was lovely if a little schmalzy. But...I think that was lovely if a little schmalzy. But sometimes in the chaos of family life we can forget those little special moments.<BR/><BR/>And like Spymum I too am paranoid about M going into the gents loos alone (he's 7) and I generally end up hopping up and down nervously outside the door getting strange looks.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202371837109856183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-65813434204343418292007-04-25T09:31:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:31:00.000-07:00Often the loveliest things sound naff or cheesy or...Often the loveliest things sound naff or cheesy or pseud..it's like cliches which are corny but usually ( and the older we get) totally accurate. <BR/>Naff is human. It can also be pretty beautiful..Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-9258258173720166382007-04-25T09:14:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:14:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-59699914281395293072007-04-25T08:31:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:31:00.000-07:00Only a hardened cynic, yes... One such person seem...Only a hardened cynic, yes... One such person seems to have stumbled across this humble blog! Anonymous, whoever you are, please go and be a hardened cynic elsewhere!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101293092397522831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-68146949254508670672007-04-25T08:00:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:00:00.000-07:00I'm sorry everyone but this seems to me me to be s...I'm sorry everyone but this seems to me me to be straight out of Pseuds corner. My mother worked for living and had three of us kids. This all sounds incredibly over indulgent. Just feed the kids, love 'em and hug 'em and stop wittering on. Honestly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-10581562314277117332007-04-25T07:42:00.000-07:002007-04-25T07:42:00.000-07:00LOvely piece. You should have read it aloud to The...LOvely piece. <BR/>You should have read it aloud to The Entire Train.<BR/>One is mummy/mum/mother For Life. <BR/>This might make you cry so I apologise in advance: When my beautiful( she was) mother was dying, she opened her eyes and grasped my hands and whispered to me:" DO put your gloves on, it's SO cold outside... <BR/>I was 45 and it was late January and yes, it was snowing outside; she died several minutes later.<BR/>ACTUALLY I find it a soothing and marvellous memory.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450203743076994142.post-24285559520809000402007-04-25T05:55:00.000-07:002007-04-25T05:55:00.000-07:00Only a hardened cynic could fail to see the utter ...Only a hardened cynic could fail to see the utter truth at the heart of that email.<BR/><BR/>I am utterly shaken after reading this as I believed myself to be a bit insane over the boys/mens loo issue. I used to march my nine year old into the Ladies, defying anyone to challenge me (even as he was dragging his feet and complaining!) Now that he is 11, I watch him go with a heart full of fear, and have been known to push open the door to check he's ok.<BR/><BR/>Motherhood. It's visceral. The best thing I ever did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com