Hi Jeannie….My first thought after reading of your and Felicity’s therapy session……LOVE FINDS A WAY through our turbulent times of parenthood. Your love for Felicity allows you to let this beautiful teen have the space to grow as she needs. The aches of motherhood can hurt to the bone, as you know. You are incredibly resilient, Jeannie.
You know so well there are times we have to stay put in our feelings. Even the mucky ones.
Having a 53 year old son who has been unnecessarily hurt by our president at the pinnacle of his military career has shown me that he knows how to stay in the muck of his feelings until the next step shows itself. I feel his suffering as I did when he knew he had to break up with his first girlfriend. Motherhood goes on but what our kids learn when they are tender in age carries.
Jeannie, I believe your efforts now will work well in the future living of your kids.
Wow, Tina, thank you kindly for your thoughtful reply. I'm sorry to hear about your son in the military. There's SO MUCH going on politically right now. My husband works for a government contractor for the DoD, and there's so much in the air right now. So many changes affecting a lot of people. I hope your son gets in a settled place. It is good he has you!
I appreciate your support and encouragement about me raising my kids. I guess I always doubt myself, but it helps to hear what I'm doing right on occasion! Thanks for being here with me.
Thank you, Jeannie. I didn’t want to say anything specific about my son as I fear “someone” seeing it and “doing something”. This is the most bizarre sort of sentencing I’ve written and had to think about. This is maybe the beginning of a “military state” where one is afraid to write something for fear of reprisals from the “government”. This is so sad.
I’m sorry to hear your husband’s work environment is in the air right now. It would be different if all the chaos is really necessary for defense reasons. Though I think not at this moment.
We both know there are “places of light”. May we all experience something of that in our lives.
I know what you mean about treading lightly on what you write online and how you couch it, Tina. This is exactly why I chose to get off social media—I was so tired of everything I posted getting twisted and misunderstood. I intentionally stay away from conversations about politics, because my experience is that most people simply cannot have a mature, mutually respectful discussion around it.
Yes, let’s keep being the light in the world, you and I!
The "flinch", and the walls we build to guard against them. The walls we built sooooo long ago that we don't even remember, but are still there. All that. I'm reminded there is another word for Uncertainly...it's Surprise, and can be like a "Wow"! As in, I had no IDEA all of this amazing goodness was on the other side of all these walls I've been standing behind! Great work, Jeannie.
I ache for you. I ache for Felicity. I ache for everyone who is put through this wringer of life, making choices they never wanted to. None of us escape unscathed. You have such compassion and such grace for everyone in your life, Jeannie. I marvel at how you apologized to Felicity in that moment -- something my mom would've never done ... the restraint you showed in not becoming defensive or explaining any of it ... so much courage.
You just keep this love flowing in my life @Mansi , when I feel like my heart is broken. Perpetually broken and aching. Yet you keep shining this light into the cracks and crevices. I want you to know that you keep me going somehow. Thank you for being you.
Hugs, my friend. We are all broken in different ways and as we sail through turbulent waters, we’ll all find many lighthouses along the way to keep us going.
Hi Jeannie….My first thought after reading of your and Felicity’s therapy session……LOVE FINDS A WAY through our turbulent times of parenthood. Your love for Felicity allows you to let this beautiful teen have the space to grow as she needs. The aches of motherhood can hurt to the bone, as you know. You are incredibly resilient, Jeannie.
You know so well there are times we have to stay put in our feelings. Even the mucky ones.
Having a 53 year old son who has been unnecessarily hurt by our president at the pinnacle of his military career has shown me that he knows how to stay in the muck of his feelings until the next step shows itself. I feel his suffering as I did when he knew he had to break up with his first girlfriend. Motherhood goes on but what our kids learn when they are tender in age carries.
Jeannie, I believe your efforts now will work well in the future living of your kids.
You inspire me!
♥️
Wow, Tina, thank you kindly for your thoughtful reply. I'm sorry to hear about your son in the military. There's SO MUCH going on politically right now. My husband works for a government contractor for the DoD, and there's so much in the air right now. So many changes affecting a lot of people. I hope your son gets in a settled place. It is good he has you!
I appreciate your support and encouragement about me raising my kids. I guess I always doubt myself, but it helps to hear what I'm doing right on occasion! Thanks for being here with me.
Thank you, Jeannie. I didn’t want to say anything specific about my son as I fear “someone” seeing it and “doing something”. This is the most bizarre sort of sentencing I’ve written and had to think about. This is maybe the beginning of a “military state” where one is afraid to write something for fear of reprisals from the “government”. This is so sad.
I’m sorry to hear your husband’s work environment is in the air right now. It would be different if all the chaos is really necessary for defense reasons. Though I think not at this moment.
We both know there are “places of light”. May we all experience something of that in our lives.
♥️
I know what you mean about treading lightly on what you write online and how you couch it, Tina. This is exactly why I chose to get off social media—I was so tired of everything I posted getting twisted and misunderstood. I intentionally stay away from conversations about politics, because my experience is that most people simply cannot have a mature, mutually respectful discussion around it.
Yes, let’s keep being the light in the world, you and I!
The "flinch", and the walls we build to guard against them. The walls we built sooooo long ago that we don't even remember, but are still there. All that. I'm reminded there is another word for Uncertainly...it's Surprise, and can be like a "Wow"! As in, I had no IDEA all of this amazing goodness was on the other side of all these walls I've been standing behind! Great work, Jeannie.
Great insight David. Thanks so much!
I ache for you. I ache for Felicity. I ache for everyone who is put through this wringer of life, making choices they never wanted to. None of us escape unscathed. You have such compassion and such grace for everyone in your life, Jeannie. I marvel at how you apologized to Felicity in that moment -- something my mom would've never done ... the restraint you showed in not becoming defensive or explaining any of it ... so much courage.
You just keep this love flowing in my life @Mansi , when I feel like my heart is broken. Perpetually broken and aching. Yet you keep shining this light into the cracks and crevices. I want you to know that you keep me going somehow. Thank you for being you.
Hugs, my friend. We are all broken in different ways and as we sail through turbulent waters, we’ll all find many lighthouses along the way to keep us going.