tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post2650675282019575725..comments2023-09-29T04:55:41.715-06:00Comments on A Deliberate Life: great week....and a very sad sentence....Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-23000500700935269322011-05-15T18:40:13.517-06:002011-05-15T18:40:13.517-06:00oh mr. putz....I was more thinking holidays and su...oh mr. putz....I was more thinking holidays and such. lmbo. You make me laugh. well...if you think about it, maybe I could get young women and b achelors together. lol. matchmakers...I know you didn't mean what I think you mean, you are too nice for that. ;oPChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-56304210503611226172011-05-15T16:46:43.282-06:002011-05-15T16:46:43.282-06:00well sweet litlle chrisseeee, i have two thoughts ...well sweet litlle chrisseeee, i have two thoughts that came into my warped brain as i read thhrough you're post<><><><>one being a homemaker gives you the opportunity to serve women, and did you say bacheler men??????????????you might have some explaining to do><<><>the second thought wasPutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-28309335858585006052011-05-15T16:42:26.212-06:002011-05-15T16:42:26.212-06:00well well, i just lost my comment, but i think rea...well well, i just lost my comment, but i think reading through your post made me think of two things><<><>><><>you said and i quote i need to be a role model for all things young just getting started mothers, and then you mentioned service in the bachelor gentilemen everywhere category in the neighborhood<><><><><>the second was "you took a long time to leave me luccille with crops in the field, after all that mucking about in the sables and barns<><><>i am soooooo waiting for a replyPutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-1868540067370120652011-05-15T09:00:13.604-06:002011-05-15T09:00:13.604-06:00Totally agree with you! Being a stay at home is mo...Totally agree with you! Being a stay at home is more than a full time job! <br /><br />If I could do it all over again, I would do it! Right now we are trying to get finances in order so I can stay home (my kids are grown). I just want to be a wife!<br /><br />I've work 20+ years, 13 of them at the same place. Believe me, when I leave they will replace me. (Will take a couple of people, but they WILL replace ME!)<br /><br />Enjoy every minute with your kids. It goes by soooooo fast!!<br /><br />Keep focused!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722527731126817253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-32439957280034725592011-05-14T13:29:43.912-06:002011-05-14T13:29:43.912-06:00:(:(Pretty Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832732138849626377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-83776032578160085822011-05-14T12:50:08.256-06:002011-05-14T12:50:08.256-06:00Beautifully expressed. (Admire your steely redacti...Beautifully expressed. (Admire your steely redacting skills.)<br /><br />Many years ago my young son (now grown) gave me a coffee mug that says "Every mother is a working woman." Yep. It still makes me smile when I drink my morning cup. Remembering the look on his face when I unwrapped his gift...that's what I love most!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-38025395407554745192011-05-14T10:01:01.955-06:002011-05-14T10:01:01.955-06:00I really couldn't care less what other people ...I really couldn't care less what other people do, but I think if you both work and have kids, whether by choice or necessity, you are obligated to find a way to do both seriously. And that is difficult.Cathy Yonekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337613183074314533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-20508962592330263992011-05-14T09:20:40.159-06:002011-05-14T09:20:40.159-06:00I went to work because I had to, but also because ...I went to work because I had to, but also because staying home with kids is a DANG hard job. Wished I could/would have seen it your way years ago. You're right being a mother is the most important, hardest job ever. I consider it an honor.<br /><br />Congrat to your daughter. I love the she knows what a force for good you are in her life.<br /><br />Another great post, Chris.F. McButter Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898410127481046597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-49962255277052946982011-05-14T09:19:30.114-06:002011-05-14T09:19:30.114-06:00After a big absence from blogging, I'm glad to...After a big absence from blogging, I'm glad to check back in and see that your posts are even more awesome than when I left. <br /><br />You look beyond awesome. Amazing!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425941890843747770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-67754205904602248682011-05-14T05:27:51.680-06:002011-05-14T05:27:51.680-06:00In my opinion motherhood is the hardest (but most ...In my opinion motherhood is the hardest (but most rewarding) job in the world. I respect so much what mother's do for all of us. I'm sorry Christine that your MIL doesn't see the same view.<br /><br />I'm SO with you on the hospitality. As a childfree woman I appreciate my mom friends and their opening of their home and family to me. <br /><br />On the other hand, I have known women who have children to avoid going out to a job. They are so surprised when they discover that caring for a child is more demanding and time consuming. <br /><br />Sending hugs and loads of respect your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-41666160863317450042011-05-13T23:12:32.981-06:002011-05-13T23:12:32.981-06:00well, I'd say health coverage is a pretty good...well, I'd say health coverage is a pretty good trade off. I did see the love in what my mom did going to work to provide for us. She got up at 4 and got home by 3 in the afternoon. She would then clean the house, cook and go to bed. It was a hard life for her. It was two jobs. It didn't make her equal to a man, it made her superior. If you can make time outside of work for just you and your kids, maybe a family game night...I think they will get it too. Probably already do. Hugs to you. You are doing a lot.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-54170425204067653762011-05-13T21:18:19.212-06:002011-05-13T21:18:19.212-06:00I've been a working mom, then a stay at home m...I've been a working mom, then a stay at home mom, and now I'm a working mom again. The older my kids get the more I wish I didn't have to work so I could go to school functions and field trips and just be here for them after school to hear about their day. Yes, my working allows them to have health insurance and braces, but I sometimes wonder if it's the right trade off.Jill A https://www.blogger.com/profile/18314858719315620032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-80811830845354096902011-05-13T20:41:45.441-06:002011-05-13T20:41:45.441-06:00Your MIL's words make my heart hurt. I've ...Your MIL's words make my heart hurt. I've worked many jobs in my life and only discovered my purpose in life after my daughter was born. I know it's not for everyone, but it's the only job for me.<br /><br />Bravo in your restraint to your MIL. I couldn't have been so kind.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847317073170803021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-49704632597381323922011-05-13T19:42:52.618-06:002011-05-13T19:42:52.618-06:00My brother for years bugged me about not having a ...My brother for years bugged me about not having a job....I finally told him "Look, we didn't have a mother at home growing up. I want to give my kids that, so stop telling me to get a job! Besides which raising twins is a LOT of work!" He hasn't bugged me much since about it. But it was always a slap in the face because I was staying home to extend more love to my family and others refused to see it that way!<br /><br />Congrats to your daughter on her academic letter!Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630336513125354615noreply@blogger.com