tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post115462282645718866..comments2023-11-03T01:12:33.649-07:00Comments on A Girl and Her Life: Motherly ExpectationsTuesday Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01816799873933925204noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1155325310321448322006-08-11T12:41:00.000-07:002006-08-11T12:41:00.000-07:00that was a great post. and you're a great friend. ...that was a great post. and you're a great friend. the journey is the best part :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154993747507565972006-08-07T16:35:00.000-07:002006-08-07T16:35:00.000-07:00I would have told her that she would smell like Ch...I would have told her that she would smell like Cheerios for the rest of her life and had puke stains down her back for the first year.<BR/><BR/>But, that was just me. <BR/><BR/>I was the same way when I was preggers - until my older sister smacked me silly and said it's not all the movies make it out to be.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't change it for the world!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423404296679765433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154825024678896692006-08-05T17:43:00.000-07:002006-08-05T17:43:00.000-07:00You're truly a good friend for letting her figure ...You're truly a good friend for letting her figure it out for herself! We all do the best we can - I think we'd be hard pressed to find a mom who think she's the be-all end-all (truly). The good news is that our kids think we're the best moms EVER. And they'll likely think that we're the best until about the time they hit puberty. So, enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154699045033063222006-08-04T06:44:00.000-07:002006-08-04T06:44:00.000-07:00It's true, you do smile knowingly when a pregnant ...It's true, you do smile knowingly when a pregnant woman is going on and on about what she is going to do...I laugh my butt off watching those baby story shows where the first time moms are like "oh, I know it'll be hard, but we'll be okay..." and then they cut to after the baby is born and the husband and wife are being short with one another at 3 am. THAT's real life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153813792289640964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154652792147492122006-08-03T17:53:00.000-07:002006-08-03T17:53:00.000-07:00As a mom of only three months, I can relate. It i...As a mom of only three months, I can relate. It is funny now to think of how my sister used to just shake her head and say "you'll see when you have your own." all of the times I raised my eyebrows at her parenting. She was right...I have seen the light!Kelly in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248669102118843096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154637203419495252006-08-03T13:33:00.000-07:002006-08-03T13:33:00.000-07:00You never know how much work it really is till it ...You never know how much work it really is till it happens. Two kids is also a huge trasition. You learn to deal and you do what is right by your kids. Even if it kills you :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726478164857922016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154633974145928522006-08-03T12:39:00.000-07:002006-08-03T12:39:00.000-07:00I was a much better parent before I had kids... no...I was a much better parent before I had kids... now, I have (sort of) learned to do the best I can.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031608.post-1154628559181558002006-08-03T11:09:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:09:00.000-07:00I never thought it would be so hard, either. And i...I never thought it would be so hard, either. And it's so hard to smile and nod when I hear "how things are going to be" from pregnant first-timers because I would just love to tell the whole truth...by why burst their bubbles?<BR/><BR/>It's probably no different then when I say what I will or won't do when my son gets to be a teenager to a person who has them. They seem to smile and nod as well.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864339996118337420noreply@blogger.com