tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post2867363695897749908..comments2023-10-16T08:35:39.538-07:00Comments on The Hamster Wheel: Imaginary BurdenNutty Hamster Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140942348874900744noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-71235921761652702932011-04-13T20:02:28.448-07:002011-04-13T20:02:28.448-07:00Wow, Patty, I didn't know this story...how? I ...Wow, Patty, I didn't know this story...how? I don't know, we are cousins after all. I am so sorry. I don't know what else to say other than I am so, so sorry. She was lucky and blessed to have you in her life (even for a short time)...as are we all. Much love to you.farmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910488098974026231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-68729617452783476132011-04-12T08:24:49.324-07:002011-04-12T08:24:49.324-07:00I agree with the other comments that you are great...I agree with the other comments that you are great. Thanks for hanging out with me all weekend even though u were experiencing this. Hopefully the little pigs helped :-)Smart Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209950179601891679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-67919899145859740062011-04-11T11:59:59.507-07:002011-04-11T11:59:59.507-07:00I remember this time of your life. And I remember ...I remember this time of your life. And I remember the you you talk about. I will never forget all the things you've taught me. To be friendly to all, to sew, to make freezer meals, to make jam, to enjoy fireworks from a rooftop, to throw parties for others, to give service, and to love all. Wow as I typed all that I realize even more what a huge role you played in my young little married life. You taught me how to be a wife and mother. I assume you are much of those things still today and I think Camille is a lucky girl to have your love for her still even if she doesn't realize it. Thanks for having been that person I needed in my life at that time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-8780123445587191362011-04-10T14:51:46.830-07:002011-04-10T14:51:46.830-07:00T I do appreciate the differences between men and ...T I do appreciate the differences between men and women, and although I understand, it is just part of the alone-ness I feel.<br /><br />You say I can take as long as I want, but really 13 years seems a bit much to me. I think I should be over it, but perhaps it is unrealistic to ever be over. I have moved past that initial horror of going on living, and have found a way to not let it consume every thought of every day.<br /><br />Just every now and then I take the grief out and play with it and then I put it back behind closed doors.<br /><br />I don't even think this makes any sense.Nutty Hamster Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140942348874900744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-61623661427153702382011-04-10T13:21:02.293-07:002011-04-10T13:21:02.293-07:00when I miscarried I was a mess. (understatement o...when I miscarried I was a mess. (understatement of the year) but the one thing that seemed to help was my mom's warning (given within hours of the actual event) not to expect ManOfTheHouse to grieve exactly like I was grieving. I think that saved a lot of heartache and argument, if not our marriage.<br /><br />Loss is always hard, and it's okay to grieve in your own way - however long it may take.<br /><br />With Camille it's even a little harder I'd venture - since she's still here, just not Here.TisforTonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666161027683872670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-3260780107218896432011-04-10T09:03:08.366-07:002011-04-10T09:03:08.366-07:00Debbie, of course I will send you some fabric.Debbie, of course I will send you some fabric.Nutty Hamster Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140942348874900744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-18485989883724304572011-04-09T22:07:22.363-07:002011-04-09T22:07:22.363-07:00Pat,WOW, this is so beautifully expressed and arti...Pat,WOW, this is so beautifully expressed and articulated. Didn't it seem like conference kept coming back to this topic of grief and pain over and over? I really loved it and it has been on my mind a lot lately. <br /><br />Have you ever read A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis? Sooo good. And Also Man's Search For Meaning is so profound on the topic of suffering. <br /><br />I can relate to what you said about losing yourself. The old you. You grieve that loss too. You change and grow into something more beautiful, but you miss the carefree girl. <br /><br />Can I add this post to my collection of Magic Quilt Stories? And I am commissioning you to find a yard of flannel that represents your beautiful daughter, Camille, and send it to me as part of my baby quilt. <br /><br />PLEASE! <br /><br />Little does this little girl know that there is one woman in this world whose heart yearns for her intensely. If only she knew. Just think how much it would help her in her life struggles. <br /><br />I wonder if that's how our mother in heaven feels.The Crash Test Dummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893801583172018597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-84131738470194599662011-04-09T17:17:23.184-07:002011-04-09T17:17:23.184-07:00I am so sorry for your loss! I love you! I miss se...I am so sorry for your loss! I love you! I miss seeing you at Saturday soccer games!Allison Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464705958351506665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-17724246580962150322011-04-09T11:13:23.525-07:002011-04-09T11:13:23.525-07:00Thanks Tauna.Thanks Tauna.Nutty Hamster Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140942348874900744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698379594033582741.post-3230326525576440542011-04-09T10:49:38.440-07:002011-04-09T10:49:38.440-07:00I didn't know anything about that story. Thank...I didn't know anything about that story. Thank you for allowing me to read it.<br />Wow! I am not sure I would have been able to bear that.<br /><br />You are amazing and you just made it to the top of my awesome list.Welcome to the Garden of Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132446191608085958noreply@blogger.com