Comments on: Motherhood, Making me Better http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pomomama aka ebbandflo http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42431 pomomama aka ebbandflo Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:46:34 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42431 i'm much more feisty now, on behalf of my son and, interestingly, on behalf of myself now too. since our lives have been so interconnected i've found i cannot allow myself to fester over problems, personal issues, etc. as it adversely affects the wee guy. i'm much more likely to speak my mind now i'm not sure if my husband appreciates it though .... .-= pomomama aka ebbandflo´s last post ..<a href="http://pomomama.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-heart-crafts-on-saturday-26th.html" rel="nofollow">I Heart Crafts on Saturday 26th September</a> =-. i’m much more feisty now, on behalf of my son and, interestingly, on behalf of myself now too. since our lives have been so interconnected i’ve found i cannot allow myself to fester over problems, personal issues, etc. as it adversely affects the wee guy. i’m much more likely to speak my mind now

i’m not sure if my husband appreciates it though ….
.-= pomomama aka ebbandflo´s last post ..I Heart Crafts on Saturday 26th September =-.

]]> By: Jessica - This is Worthwhile http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42403 Jessica - This is Worthwhile Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:08 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42403 Yep, I pretty much concur on everything: more social, less shy, more chill, all of it. It's amazing, too, because I [thought I] knew how having a child would enhance my life over all, but I never came close to understanding how it would actually affect me as a person. It's really awesome stuff. .-= Jessica - This is Worthwhile´s last post ..<a href="http://thisisworthwhile.blogspot.com/2009/09/seriously-this-is-cutest-thing-ever.html" rel="nofollow">My little old man</a> =-. Yep, I pretty much concur on everything: more social, less shy, more chill, all of it.

It’s amazing, too, because I [thought I] knew how having a child would enhance my life over all, but I never came close to understanding how it would actually affect me as a person.

It’s really awesome stuff.
.-= Jessica – This is Worthwhile´s last post ..My little old man =-.

]]> By: Lady M http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42390 Lady M Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:16:27 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42390 I have done things I never thought I could or would do, because I need to - either because it sets a good example (small things, like not flinching while eating zucchini) or for safety (like hauling a 35 pound child with one hand). I'm a better person for having to think long term. Not that I wouldn't mind getting a lot more sleep though . . . .-= Lady M´s last post ..<a href="http://www.empress-m.com/2009/09/no-babies-here.html" rel="nofollow">No Babies Here</a> =-. I have done things I never thought I could or would do, because I need to – either because it sets a good example (small things, like not flinching while eating zucchini) or for safety (like hauling a 35 pound child with one hand). I’m a better person for having to think long term. Not that I wouldn’t mind getting a lot more sleep though . . .
.-= Lady M´s last post ..No Babies Here =-.

]]> By: Francesca http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42389 Francesca Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:31:17 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42389 I think life in general has made me more of a confident person. Motherhood has taught me a lot about unconditional love, and the fine art of compromising in order to reach balance. Unlike you, I often found the experience of being with other mothers a little alienating. .-= Francesca´s last post ..<a href="http://www.fuoriborgo.com/fuoriborgo/2009/09/corner-view-white.html" rel="nofollow">Corner View ~ White</a> =-. I think life in general has made me more of a confident person. Motherhood has taught me a lot about unconditional love, and the fine art of compromising in order to reach balance. Unlike you, I often found the experience of being with other mothers a little alienating.
.-= Francesca´s last post ..Corner View ~ White =-.

]]> By: *pol http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42387 *pol Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:29:51 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42387 Wow, it's like we are on the same wavelength today. I was just posting a comment on another blog about how I am not so shy anymore. I am willing to strike up conversations with strangers in line-ups. And I am definetly richer for the brief connections! I can easily admit that my children are responsible for it. I have become WAY less squeamish (and I wasn't too squeamish before). Catching spiders, touching frogs and snakes, slimy handprints, cleaning up vomit, dealing with snot, blood and other bodily fluids is par for the course. It's good to let go of those fears and face reality! Thanks kids! .-= *pol´s last post ..<a href="http://pol-loves.blogspot.com/2009/09/all-on-track.html" rel="nofollow">All on Track</a> =-. Wow, it’s like we are on the same wavelength today. I was just posting a comment on another blog about how I am not so shy anymore. I am willing to strike up conversations with strangers in line-ups. And I am definetly richer for the brief connections!

I can easily admit that my children are responsible for it.

I have become WAY less squeamish (and I wasn’t too squeamish before). Catching spiders, touching frogs and snakes, slimy handprints, cleaning up vomit, dealing with snot, blood and other bodily fluids is par for the course. It’s good to let go of those fears and face reality! Thanks kids!
.-= *pol´s last post ..All on Track =-.

]]> By: abbie http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42386 abbie Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:09:15 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42386 Haha! Well I'm not officially a mom yet... but I do think that being pregnant has renewed my desire to do good things for the Earth. .-= abbie´s last post ..<a href="http://farmersdaughterct.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/dreaming/" rel="nofollow">Dreaming</a> =-. Haha! Well I’m not officially a mom yet… but I do think that being pregnant has renewed my desire to do good things for the Earth.
.-= abbie´s last post ..Dreaming =-.

]]> By: Jasie VanGesen http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42385 Jasie VanGesen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:38:34 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42385 "When another person is pooping on you, it forces you to get over yourself pretty quickly." - THIS. I'm still as loner and we still hermit... part of it is personality, part of it is bi-polar hibernation. But I'm less self-centered than I used to be. Or atleast I hope I am. .-= Jasie VanGesen´s last post ..<a href="http://www.bytheseatofourpants.com/2009/09/blah-blah-blah.html" rel="nofollow">blah blah blah</a> =-. “When another person is pooping on you, it forces you to get over yourself pretty quickly.” – THIS.

I’m still as loner and we still hermit… part of it is personality, part of it is bi-polar hibernation. But I’m less self-centered than I used to be. Or atleast I hope I am.
.-= Jasie VanGesen´s last post ..blah blah blah =-.

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42384 Jeanne Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42384 My experience is like Amber's... driven mainly by my daughter's fixation on playdates, lol. I am happy keeping to myself, but when we do I feel like she is missing out. She has taught me how to network and how to be more social. It's been good for both of us! If she was more like me, an introvert, it would certainly be easier, but I feel like both our horizons have been broadened by her outgoing personality :) .-= Jeanne´s last post ..<a href="http://finegrind.blogspot.com/2009/09/interesting-wall-art.html" rel="nofollow">Interesting Wall Art</a> =-. My experience is like Amber’s… driven mainly by my daughter’s fixation on playdates, lol. I am happy keeping to myself, but when we do I feel like she is missing out. She has taught me how to network and how to be more social. It’s been good for both of us! If she was more like me, an introvert, it would certainly be easier, but I feel like both our horizons have been broadened by her outgoing personality :)
.-= Jeanne´s last post ..Interesting Wall Art =-.

]]> By: Meagan Francis http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42383 Meagan Francis Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42383 I love this Amber! It's give me another idea for a future post, too--how motherhood has made me care a whole lot less about what people think of me. It's made me bolder and brasher about getting my needs met and fighting for my kids. And I love how differently we all came into motherhood...like Mara commented on my post about how she used to be super type-a, organized and go, go, go, and I was the complete opposite...now we're meeting up in the middle somewhere. It's like motherhood is the great equalizer :) I love this Amber! It’s give me another idea for a future post, too–how motherhood has made me care a whole lot less about what people think of me. It’s made me bolder and brasher about getting my needs met and fighting for my kids. And I love how differently we all came into motherhood…like Mara commented on my post about how she used to be super type-a, organized and go, go, go, and I was the complete opposite…now we’re meeting up in the middle somewhere. It’s like motherhood is the great equalizer :)

]]> By: Allison http://www.strocel.com/motherhood-making-me-better/#comment-42382 Allison Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:20 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=6114#comment-42382 I've had much the same experience (as Amber, not Emily). Also, I can throw a baseball way better than I could before I had kids. :) I’ve had much the same experience (as Amber, not Emily). Also, I can throw a baseball way better than I could before I had kids. :)

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