tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post302596915881632711..comments2024-03-28T23:20:45.447-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Is Your Mama a Writer?Writer Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-41700222865492053532016-09-26T07:54:09.954-04:002016-09-26T07:54:09.954-04:00There would be more opinions to be discussed herei...There would be more opinions to be discussed herein after putting all those necessary guides which have been initiated herein and hopefully these will also set a good platform. paper comparison checkerhttp://www.spellingchecker.org/paper-checkers-comparison/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-91398782224344315702010-09-22T21:32:49.708-04:002010-09-22T21:32:49.708-04:00This was a really beautiful post. I was on my way ...This was a really beautiful post. I was on my way to becoming a mother this summer when I suffered a miscarriage. I've never experienced anything more heartbreaking. I hope I will one day know the joys of motherhood you describe. <br /><br />I can tell you that my own relationship with my mother has been very strained, but she was there for me when I lost the baby, and that was the kind of comforting I really needed.Lucie Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247183632927851199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-25244139763419274552010-09-22T17:35:30.134-04:002010-09-22T17:35:30.134-04:00Thanks, ladies. I love all these little stories an...Thanks, ladies. I love all these little stories and tidbits. When I asked my two-year old daughter what I did for work she said, "You're in the kitchen." That about sums it up!Samantha Wildehttp://wildemama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-28669694291338677662010-09-22T08:52:37.056-04:002010-09-22T08:52:37.056-04:00Congrats on the new baby!!
I can't imagine ...Congrats on the new baby!! <br /><br />I can't imagine starting a writing career once you have kids! Now that I have a one year old, it's so hard to find the time to write. When I was single, I thought I was busy, but my time was truly my own. Now it's more difficult to find the time to write. So, kudos to you for making it happen!!Brenda Janowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-42502583471557086742010-09-21T15:27:28.705-04:002010-09-21T15:27:28.705-04:00Oh boy, did you strike a chord with me! My three c...Oh boy, did you strike a chord with me! My three children are now grown but when I began my life as an author they were all under foot and not even remotely interested in whether I finished a chapter. Or as my then six-year old son told his teacher when she asked whose parents could come speak to the class on Career Day: "My mom doesn't have a job. She's a writer."<br /><br />Congrats to you on the babies and the books. Long may you write (but not change diapers)... Can't wait to read your work!Saralee Rosenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-20952669955914339232010-09-21T14:27:14.335-04:002010-09-21T14:27:14.335-04:00Samantha, congrats on the new baby coming soon!! E...Samantha, congrats on the new baby coming soon!! Exciting times ;-).<br /><br />As for being a mom--yes to everything you said. When the crazy overprotective maternal instinct kicked in for me (my son hadn't even been born yet, but I'd glare at any stranger who got too close to my enormous belly--LOL), I instantly forgave my mother for her decades of crazy overprotectiveness. Well, maybe it wasn't quite so "crazy" after all... :)Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-17963014120571413612010-09-21T11:55:50.125-04:002010-09-21T11:55:50.125-04:00I loved everything about this post! And I identify...I loved everything about this post! And I identify so much with it.<br /><br />After I had kids I found myself calling my mom often to apologize for things I did as a kid. "I'm SO sorry I used to quote TV shows constantly!" "I'm so sorry I used to ask questions the entire way through a movie!" "I'm so sorry I used to say I didn't like what you fixed for dinner."<br /><br />And once I said, "You did this all so much better than me. I don't remember you once yelling at us."<br /><br />I think she spit coffee all over the table. So maybe we aren't that different after all.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-49263650574166628442010-09-21T11:30:39.118-04:002010-09-21T11:30:39.118-04:00Somehow, my having a child completely changed my m...Somehow, my having a child completely changed my mother. She was no longer the strict disciplinarian I grew up with - suddenly she became this soft pushover. I've never been able to figure out how, but the birth of her grandchildren completely transformed her.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-3989641233918376122010-09-21T11:26:57.509-04:002010-09-21T11:26:57.509-04:00Sorry, Samantha, I don't know who Amanda is . ...Sorry, Samantha, I don't know who Amanda is . . . oops. Clearly I hadn' had enough coffee!Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-31593478951892707952010-09-21T10:34:16.972-04:002010-09-21T10:34:16.972-04:00Samantha,
Congrats on your new baby coming! You kn...Samantha,<br />Congrats on your new baby coming! You know I adore your book - it was a Top Pick on Book End Babes - and so many of our readers wrote to me thanking me for introducing you. <br /><br />I can't imagine what it would be like to have the mother-daughter novelist dynamic, but I'm sure it's interesting. My daughter has started dancing and acting and trying out for movie roles and commercials, and I love that I get to experience that world with her - something I wouldn't have had the chance to do when I was a little girl in a small town. <br /><br />Babies rock, mommies rule! xoMalena Lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989944242640005848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-35243854047066696122010-09-21T10:16:22.565-04:002010-09-21T10:16:22.565-04:00Yes, yes...well, kind of. I never had children. Bu...Yes, yes...well, kind of. I never had children. But when I had Charlie McNally, my main character, I had her deal with her mother. And also become a step-mother. And WRITING about Charlie thinking about becoming a mother--changed her relationship with her mother--which became a big theme of the book!And it changed my feelings and understanding about my own mom, too!<br /><br />Great post...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-12620403753407035892010-09-21T08:55:31.828-04:002010-09-21T08:55:31.828-04:00My mom had three kids under 4 at one time just lik...My mom had three kids under 4 at one time just like you. I have the upmost respect for her after having only one and feeling completely overwhelmed at times. (I was a single mom) When my son was two I remember asking her, "When do I get to go to the bathroom by myself?" <br /><br />She said, "About four more years" and she was right.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-76618790135878404802010-09-21T08:43:18.582-04:002010-09-21T08:43:18.582-04:00What a fun, sweet post, Amanda. And to answer you...What a fun, sweet post, Amanda. And to answer your question, a resounding YES! I have a wonderful mom and I know there are echoes of her flowing in my own mothering. <br /><br />When my sons were teenagers, I remember calling her and asking if she had ever felt underappreciated by her own teens. She may have dropped the phone she was laughing so hard.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-26896284916578929172010-09-21T07:51:49.484-04:002010-09-21T07:51:49.484-04:00I remember when they handed my first to me, I look...I remember when they handed my first to me, I looked at my mom and was awed. "You love me this much," I said.<br /><br />She just smiled. Yep, she does. What an incredible feeling to know, truly, what that love is like.Judi Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913199632952461638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-63667942391343229182010-09-20T23:57:43.564-04:002010-09-20T23:57:43.564-04:00Absolutely! We've always had the very best of ...Absolutely! We've always had the very best of relationships but after my son was born it was like I was seeing my Mum for the first time. She had four children under five *gulp* and I have three under four (but I have a set of two year old twins) and I have no idea how she coped. <br /><br />She gives her thoughts, opinions, praise and love with equal abundance and I am so grateful for all of it. <br /><br />The best bit of advice she ever gave me was to enjoy my children. She admits she was too focused on cleaning and keeping things tidy to play with her children and regrets it every day. So when the washing is piled up, dust bunnies are providing entertainment for our small dog and I can all but hear the dishes demanding to be washed and a small person asks me to play or read them a story or watch them show off a new skill, I find it very easy to say yes - all thanks to my Mum!Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787599539892134766noreply@blogger.com