tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post4475948643001379539..comments2023-10-28T09:43:53.244-04:00Comments on advanced maternal age: not the best daynitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597459215264934977noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-49886414278672867302007-09-24T15:22:00.000-04:002007-09-24T15:22:00.000-04:00Trust Rio. She may not always be comfortable and ...Trust Rio. She may not always be comfortable and things may not always come easily for her but if you let her know that she's perfect, exactly as she is, she will know that to be true.<BR/><BR/>In my family, I am the introvert. Wolf can feel death approaching if he's not in some sort of company doing something loud. Kitten prefers the company of people but will, if she must, occupy herself Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092599135558415572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-64519495724679755232007-09-20T14:17:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:17:00.000-04:00hep: thanks sista. it's the same sort of crowd tha...hep: thanks sista. it's the same sort of crowd that mostly ignores peeps they don't know from high school, but we met an awesome mom last week! yay awesome mom and her awesome daughter who sticks her tongue out at everyone and laughs!<BR/><BR/>kate: i remember the coach story...i would never have guessed your shyness when meeting you. we must get together again sooooon. i'm in bton for 3 days, nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597459215264934977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-32896565624314427132007-09-20T13:54:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:54:00.000-04:00When I was three, my best (only) friend Chelsea di...When I was three, my best (only) friend Chelsea didn't come to Gymnastics. I refused to participate. Point blank, not happening, no way no how. Even when scary (bearded) coach made me sit in his lap the whole warm up... Did not want to play their games. <BR/><BR/>By 17 I was the first person volunteering for any new adventure (zip line? Whoosh! rock climbing? I'll be the guinea pig!)<BRkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620717258850832764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-30948178221266798192007-09-20T13:28:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:28:00.000-04:00bea: great points, and thankstg: i have the same w...bea: great points, and thanks<BR/><BR/>tg: i have the same wicked love thing going so i get mad at myself for wanting anything other than what she is!<BR/><BR/>mama bear: bear told me to ask you about this. he doesn't know how he *was* but we all see a lot of who he *is* in the wee one, yes?<BR/><BR/>mel: delurk more often. your comment brought tears to my eyes. thank you so much.nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597459215264934977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-25771441004287442062007-09-20T13:26:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:26:00.000-04:00nita sweetheart, i'm hugging you this very moment....nita sweetheart, i'm hugging you this very moment. as you know, i've at this age with my beautiful little girl. <BR/><BR/>i was struck with the thought in immediate response, that you don't have a sheep at all. choosing to be independent and do her own thing, is totally anti-sheep. :c) <BR/><BR/>from the wonderful, touching, entertaining stories you share of your daughter, she is one of the most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-5591911504269724742007-09-20T10:50:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:50:00.000-04:00Your post has brought me out of lurkdom to try to ...Your post has brought me out of lurkdom to try to ease your mind. . . My oldest daughter, Courtney, now almost 17, spent the first 10 years of her life looking at the floor. When she was introduced to a stranger, you could literally feel her discomfort. She couldn't make her self look at them and speak. Sad to say, I think my embarrassment added to the tension, as I would prompt her and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-64213415496764520482007-09-20T09:52:00.000-04:002007-09-20T09:52:00.000-04:00The apathetic reaction to group play reminds me of...The apathetic reaction to group play reminds me of her father's behavior at that age as well as my own.I never felt "left out" or sad - just bored. I'm still that way. I'd rather spend my time with people and activities I find interesting or just do things on my own.Don't worry about Rio: She has excellent social skills and she's a happy little girl.Instead of beating yourself up, give yourself aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-49170923058828794832007-09-20T09:34:00.000-04:002007-09-20T09:34:00.000-04:00You are a great mom. Sometimes we doubt it or for...You are a great mom. Sometimes we doubt it or forget it, but that is ok too maybe that is what makes us good moms. <BR/><BR/>My son is the same way. Timid, sensitive. Sometimes I catch myself getting mad at him for these traits. I stop myself because that is who he is. I love who he is.Tuesday Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816799873933925204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794822.post-50463698448891219002007-09-20T03:14:00.000-04:002007-09-20T03:14:00.000-04:00You're not wrong. You *are* a wonderful mom, exact...You're not wrong. You *are* a wonderful mom, exactly the right sort of mom that Rio needs. I, too, prefer to be on the outside of things, take a while to warm up to a given situation, never want to be in the thick of things. And in some ways, that will make Rio very strong and very independent, because there is always intense pressure to be a part of the group instead of being on the fringes. Barb Esshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133129848218298294noreply@blogger.com