Comments on: Moms: Balancing in Chaos

By: kim/hormone-colored days

kim/hormone-colored days — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:26:56 +0000

So timely! My boys are 9 and 11 and have been fighting like the dickens, driving me crazy! I miss my sweet adorable preschoolers. Of course, I conveniently ignore what a handful they were back then.

I have joined that chorus of seasoned moms who rush to young mothers reminding them to cherish every fast-moving moment. I can’t help but think part of that involves missing my own youth (if my 30s qualifed as youth, LOL).
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By: sarah pekkenen

sarah pekkenen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:49:45 +0000

Oh, Linds, I hear you, girl! I live for those little moments of clarity and joy amidst the crazy-making chaos of everyday (today: Dog threw up. Sink is leaking. Middle child has a sore throat… all before 9 am!)

By: Susan (Trout Towers)

Susan (Trout Towers) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:08:43 +0000

Chris took Studley to the Red Sox game last night, so Sugarplum and I went out to dinner. She ordered for herself, excused herself to go to the ladies room, chatted on and on about school. For the first time, it was like being out with the girls. Where has my little one gone?

It doesn’t matter, I can’t get enough of who she is now.
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By: Ri, The Music Savvy Mom

Ri, The Music Savvy Mom — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:40:43 +0000

It IS hard to strike a balance…I struggle with it daily, and suffer ENORMOUS guilt when I glance at Liam and feel like I’ve missed things while we’ve both been in the same room.

I honestly feel that I fail most of the time – fail in “societal standards” of balance, in that my house is never ALL clean at the same time, and if it is…then that means piles of laundry are hidden in the closets and the dishwasher hasn’t been run in days. My “balance” is teetering – no, swaying and lurching like a drunk tightrope walker with a bent pole from extreme to extreme, catching myself just before the seemingly impending crash into the sawdust. It was like that before I became a Mom, though…a carryover from the “crisis to crisis” pace of my childhood. It’s how I’m wired.

The leveler now IS Liam. Those “wow” moments are the grounding ones, when I stop on a dime to scoop him up, cover him with kisses soaked in giggles and feel all the cosmic tumblers click back into place. The trick for me is to do it more often…before the lurching and swaying. He’s my anti-gravity.
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By: Cammie (MomsMaterial.com)

Cammie (MomsMaterial.com) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:12:36 +0000

I sooo needed this tonight! As I am sitting at my kitchen table on my laptop along with another laptop and a printer. We had to eat dinner in front of the tv (again) because I couldn’t put my work away.

UGH! I am going to finish eating and then head back to their rooms and ask them a few questions, really listen and then read them each a chapter from the books we read at night.

Other than bedtime, my favorite part of the day is the walk home from school. No distractions and I get lots of GREAT information as they are eager to tell me about their day. Of course, I must remember this is the last year I can do this with my daughter (she heads off to middle school next year).

It was beautifully written and thank you for the reminder!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:10:31 +0000

So true my dear! Absolutely lovely.

By: Susan Helene Gottfried

Susan Helene Gottfried — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:06:33 +0000

I think if we were always tuned in to the mind-blowing part of our kids, we’d grow immune to it. We NEED those distractions in order to have the flashes of “Wow.”

I’ve been having them lately, too. Must be the season.
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By: Jo G.

Jo G. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:12:18 +0000

Beautiful, as always…