tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post846361163940247937..comments2023-04-03T04:00:20.248-07:00Comments on figuring it out...: baby clothes on the goodwill pileUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-63042306284715920332009-07-12T15:38:53.948-07:002009-07-12T15:38:53.948-07:00Interesting. We talked to one of our Bishops, and ...Interesting. We talked to one of our Bishops, and he said him & his wife stopped having children, even though they felt like more were out there.<br /><br />This has been a difficult subject for my wife & I. Eventually, I had a vasectomy. My Mother used to hint we had too many children (4), but after the "fixing", my Mother started worrying how could we have replacement childrenErstwildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951371286061402979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-12371262692183741652009-06-16T20:23:03.294-07:002009-06-16T20:23:03.294-07:00lessie, SO TEMPTING! :)
and yeah, that's the ...lessie, SO TEMPTING! :)<br />and yeah, that's the conclusion Abel came to; it's why the topic so rarely comes up. (wish it could be enough to bed down all my issues with other's expectations. Ha.)<br /><br />ECS, wow, great article! If I get around to reposting this elsewhere I may link to it. Thanks!galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-23601797051569205572009-06-16T11:55:17.548-07:002009-06-16T11:55:17.548-07:00Hey, G -
Great post. I can definitely relate. ...Hey, G - <br /><br />Great post. I can definitely relate. I just now came across this Kate Harding piece in Salon about the disapproval heaped upon women who choose not to have children. Thought you might find it interesting:<br /><br />http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/15/childless_by_choice/index.htmlECShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805628992637470006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-89531723132698072812009-06-13T20:43:21.206-07:002009-06-13T20:43:21.206-07:00Hey, hang in there :) Maybe someday I'll convi...Hey, hang in there :) Maybe someday I'll convince you to snowbird up here in the summers, and I'll be rich enough to come down there in the winters, and then Max and Theron and Gareth can be brothers together ;-)<br /><br />From the time you take to provide friends for Max, I'm sure he'll be fine.<br /><br />As much as I love both my boys, I wish I had followed my gut instinct Lessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741982738892350097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-29082304241159487472009-06-12T10:26:18.850-07:002009-06-12T10:26:18.850-07:00thanks numi :)
and chandelle too. "You reall...thanks numi :)<br /><br />and chandelle too. "You really can drive yourself crazy thinking like this." Yah. and I do too.<br /><br />ginger, yeah, it was the 'lets keep mom sane' thing that has been the uniting force here. And we are united. Mostly. Honestly, this hardly ever comes up. DH has been very supportive of my decision. I just know that he would do things galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-58955162866458673902009-06-12T09:24:46.850-07:002009-06-12T09:24:46.850-07:00that is the best part of marriage, compromise.
...that is the best part of marriage, compromise. <br /><br />hope you are both able to find something that will make happy.<br /><br />i went off and on with each child wanting more. we always wanted them felt we needed to have more but with each my mentality got a little more crazy. so i am happy that we stopped at four lol which seems like a big number nowadays for a family. but it would have spice2116https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670574621814168905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-49457898388912303432009-06-11T20:43:48.789-07:002009-06-11T20:43:48.789-07:00I love that piece.
I couldn't think of havi...I love that piece. <br /><br />I couldn't think of having more after these two in part because they were born so close together. So if we had another one, we would really have to have two, because otherwise the third child would inevitably feel left out with the age difference. But then I wondered if it would be healthy for our children to break up into teams of two. So maybe we would Chandellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469510353021344718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-24814752401032389962009-06-11T19:36:02.579-07:002009-06-11T19:36:02.579-07:00Your artwork is amazing.
My husband didn't ...Your artwork is amazing. <br /><br />My husband didn't have bio children but he is an incredible stepfather to my daughters. Luckily (for me) my baby basket was gone before we married. I know as sure as I'm writing this that I would have felt bad and had one more for him if it was possible. That would mean a child the same age as my oldest grandchild.<br /><br />But I'm glad I The Numismatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087097629745984272noreply@blogger.com