tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post7372696837710412299..comments2024-02-15T16:06:57.800+11:00Comments on dandelion: On loving & letting goBeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223830744313086743noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-86588648500244921072011-08-23T23:00:56.674+10:002011-08-23T23:00:56.674+10:00Such brave little ones you have with you.
Peace a...Such brave little ones you have with you.<br /><br />Peace and love to you<br /><br />jill<br />xxxdeux chiens et un garconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628056227501618505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-44827109180796858952011-08-20T18:57:52.133+10:002011-08-20T18:57:52.133+10:00I hear you Beck, it's FULL on & the best w...I hear you Beck, it's FULL on & the best we can do for our children is provide them with the skills & ability to make good choices, as they head out the door to primary schoo . . . Uni . . . car trips, OMG, i'd be freaking out, actually i think my husband would follow them?? Argh, it's a whole big deal letting go. Tweens are OK in our family as the eldest is only 12 in year 7, i think my 4th will struggle as it will seem like such a long way from being a teen when he's 8 or 9. Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-29410078512498917602011-08-19T09:18:40.055+10:002011-08-19T09:18:40.055+10:00Beck, this is such a moving post, I can relate to ...Beck, this is such a moving post, I can relate to so much of what you have written. Your kids are very lucky to have you as their Mum, if only we had a handbook on parenting. Fortunately I am able to take some very useful tips and advice from loving, sensible level headed mumma such as you!xx<br /><br />Reading about Charlotte, I remember telling my Mum that I was heading off to Peaches & Cream Music Festival with all my friends at 17..Oh my God, she must have been holding her breath the whole time I was gone!...and rightly so, 17!!mel @ loved handmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089482748571082995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-72604729078991094382011-08-19T07:26:06.795+10:002011-08-19T07:26:06.795+10:00Oh, dear me. My girls are 12 (13 in October) and ...Oh, dear me. My girls are 12 (13 in October) and 10. I'm feeling much of what you're feeling right now too. They each started at different schools this year. They move up to Junior High and Middle School and switch buildings. It's 20 miles from our house (we're so rural). It's just changing so fast and I don't have a cuddly 6 six year old anymore. ((big sigh)) Hugs to you because I am trying too to "find" me in our family too. I applied for a substitute teaching license but it takes 6-8 weeks to receive it and then the schools would have to approve me. We need the money and I need "something" else for me. Ho hum.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480939903983271555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-12794229380710562782011-08-18T18:48:02.702+10:002011-08-18T18:48:02.702+10:00I read this the other day when you posted it but I...I read this the other day when you posted it but I was on my ipod & couldn't respond properly; and now I see that everything has pretty much been said. ;)<br /><br />SUCH a gorgeous post Beck, it made my heart hurt a little but it also made me smile... wow. xxVichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036114016276478304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-85593298188280408542011-08-16T17:48:28.714+10:002011-08-16T17:48:28.714+10:00It makes me feel quite anxious having to let go an...It makes me feel quite anxious having to let go and that one day my little 4 year old will be going on car trips with her friends, driving at night and all...... i knwo I will struggle with this.Cath @ chunkychookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926661077860579075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-84384801290702620982011-08-15T21:39:41.509+10:002011-08-15T21:39:41.509+10:00Oh Beck this is such a moving post. Tears spring u...Oh Beck this is such a moving post. Tears spring up at your friend's loss. I cannot imagine how awful it would be. Lots to ponder at if you slow down enough to think. Perhaps that's why so many of us fill up our lives. Your kids are growing up and you are a wonderful mother to be able to let them go.littlekarstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177535712034761585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-39838788106276555912011-08-15T19:57:04.453+10:002011-08-15T19:57:04.453+10:00It's just so darn hard being a Mum, I know. My...It's just so darn hard being a Mum, I know. My eldest son, who is nearly 40, has just today reached out and done a really, tiny, teeny thing that brought me to tears. He sent me a smile on facebook, not much I know but he hasn't been in touch for a couple of years! Letting go is the hardest thing we have to do as a parent but if you want to keep them you have to let them fly.....<br />Good luck..<br />Lizzie<br />xxxLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855448570887064244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-14937784619503361692011-08-15T19:06:01.400+10:002011-08-15T19:06:01.400+10:00Yes to all that pondering and everything else and ...Yes to all that pondering and everything else and as you seem to so easily do, you've prompted that lower lip wobble. This is a post filled with heartache and treasure and well, life stuff - and as always, I'm taking parenting notes. xTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520680195281725886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-78152935734941678422011-08-15T18:33:44.004+10:002011-08-15T18:33:44.004+10:00Such a moving post, Beck. Made me all teary. I lov...Such a moving post, Beck. Made me all teary. I love reading your beautiful wise words and hearing all the love you have for your family and friends. So sad to read of your friend's little boy. Is there a harder thing to endure on this earth than losing a child? Hope this is a wonderful year for you, Beck, and that you find some extra time for you after all your years of loving mothering.hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704387657735915636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-33911593301776356702011-08-15T15:54:43.482+10:002011-08-15T15:54:43.482+10:00You wrote a lovely post Beck. I too would be thin...You wrote a lovely post Beck. I too would be thinking the same thing if my daughter was going on a road trip but yes we do have to let them do things on their own dont we. Isnt it strange to look back on your own life and then wonder what your own children will experience, and if we can shelter them from all the hurt would be wonderful, but then they wouldnt be really living would they. I hope you can take this year and discover what you would really love to do without too much pressure. xxxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893692345113831018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-25805162739323235262011-08-15T15:40:03.277+10:002011-08-15T15:40:03.277+10:00Beautiful post! It's so hard to let go...
Hope...Beautiful post! It's so hard to let go...<br />Hopefully you'll find your balance & all will fall in place. It's good to reflect on things, it makes it all more worth while & valuable.Mitsy / ArtMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280632343565376907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-12205767964350525792011-08-15T15:38:47.272+10:002011-08-15T15:38:47.272+10:00Oh Beck what a wonderful moving, special and amazi...Oh Beck what a wonderful moving, special and amazing post. SO much sadness, love, wisdom and specialness all mixed up in there. Learning to let go and adapt to change isn't easy. Despite the sadness I hear in your tone, i hear strength and think you are doing it beautifully. I struggle with change myself, and Im not even a mother.Please give each one of your gorgeous Kids a hug for me.<br />And yes I'm doing lots of pondering of the same sort but a bit different too.<br />big love to you xoxo<br />PS if you ever need to talk....teddybearswednesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068878478604992309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-75491426163187061642011-08-15T15:06:36.788+10:002011-08-15T15:06:36.788+10:00Touching, lovely post! Such a blessing, and such a...Touching, lovely post! Such a blessing, and such a risk, being a mother.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.com