tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post3783089176691334186..comments2023-12-03T20:14:00.908-06:00Comments on Ima on (and off) the Bima: Real-Life Jewish Parenting: i am...and you?Phyllis Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-75921039421541933882008-09-07T21:11:00.000-05:002008-09-07T21:11:00.000-05:00You sound so normal. I have 2 and they're six year...You sound so normal. <BR/>I have 2 and they're six years apart.<BR/>I can only imagine 3 in that space! (Actually, I can't imagine it or else I might have done it.)<BR/>But you sound very "in the moment", which is a great thing to be. It may never feel perfect or finished, but it just is. <BR/>And before you know it, they're applying to college and you're worrying, knowing how little you can do to help, except to be there.<BR/>And thinking, too, about a new phase of "left behind" for the younger one (as you worried in an earlier post).<BR/>Just find some moments (quiet may not be possible) to mark where you've been before going on. I like to find mine with my morning coffee on the back deck as the sun comes up. (..though I ought to kick that caffeine thing at my age.) Those marks are sort of like a trail of breadcrumbs for later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-64875746146686479222008-09-07T19:27:00.000-05:002008-09-07T19:27:00.000-05:00I was tempted to leave so many of your answers in ...I was tempted to leave so many of your answers in place. Off to make coffee! LOL<BR/><BR/>http://www.tripletlyblessed.com/2008/09/i-am.htmlMiriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200991476565029183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-42901121690884528772008-09-07T15:03:00.000-05:002008-09-07T15:03:00.000-05:00I crave a quiet place, too. I keep trying to make ...I crave a quiet place, too. I keep trying to make that my bedroom, but then Brian changes the rules. And, I don't think anyone is as put together as they'd like to be, which is probably half of the fun in living. I agree with the above comment, though: make sure to carve out some time for yourself to whatever it is you enjoy. From firsthand experience, it has allowed me to keep my sanity.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933444348029061497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-58210584194609443472008-09-07T01:15:00.000-05:002008-09-07T01:15:00.000-05:00You sound so overwhelmed. The bigger kids are back...You sound so overwhelmed. The bigger kids are back in school now and the holidays are still a few more weeks away. Any chance someone could watch Yael so that you could sneak off for an afternoon at a spa or coffee shop, just to give yourself some enforced and much deserved down time?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.com