tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699703420759064041.post9084325234876501959..comments2023-09-27T02:32:42.011-07:00Comments on Love the Life you Live: A complicated Mother's DayMarc and Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16606030125660157402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699703420759064041.post-90432628209894470692011-05-10T20:20:08.635-07:002011-05-10T20:20:08.635-07:00Megan - I'm pretty sure Isaac had that exact s...Megan - I'm pretty sure Isaac had that exact same injury at almost the same age. Coffee tables can be vicious. As a nurse I'd seen lots of blood in my day - but the sight of HIS blood put me into complete freak-out mode. Motherhood is an adventure of the highest hills and the lowest valleys, I think that is what makes it so beautiful.<br />But yes, for those who want and deserve motherhood so much and haven't yet received it, my heart aches for them every year.JessicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616624217034841870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699703420759064041.post-8345543528353133072011-05-10T09:51:19.575-07:002011-05-10T09:51:19.575-07:00Pretty much everyone has the conflict. My best st...Pretty much everyone has the conflict. My best strategy for dealing through the ups and downs of Mother's Day through the years of infertility and Motherhood is to keep my expectations REALLY low- then it always ends up better.Head Nurse or Patient- you be the judgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188476280516873726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699703420759064041.post-22167977540018775862011-05-10T08:15:14.703-07:002011-05-10T08:15:14.703-07:00I definitely go through moments when I feel guilty...I definitely go through moments when I feel guilty about not measuring up, but then I try to remember that the only person I should be measuring myself against is me. I really try hard not to compare myself to anyone else, because our perceptions of everyone around us are only their projections of how they want to be seen - we never get the whole picture, ever. So ultimately all of the "perfect" moms and "perfect" families are mostly illusion. I just try to do my best in every moment, and the definition of best changes all of the time, depending on our circumstances.Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872366191919409613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699703420759064041.post-14917622874026538982011-05-10T07:22:13.610-07:002011-05-10T07:22:13.610-07:00Yep....Mother's day is filled with lots of com...Yep....Mother's day is filled with lots of complicated, conflicting feelings. I also used to feel like I could go without it. I hated hearing all the wonderful stories of what the other people were doing with their mothers, as I sat without mine. Then, I became a mother, and I thought I could enjoy it. But, then I hear all the stories of what I should be doing and never felt that I measured up to that "perfect" mom. Yes, it definitely is a day that is complicated and conflicting!<br />Fortunately, even with mistakes, I get hugs from my boys, and realize that I haven't completely failed! :)Allred Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828119314972060857noreply@blogger.com