Comments on: Motherhood: An Outsider’s Viewpoint http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/ A Diva's Guide to the Sweet Life Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:40:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diva's mom http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Diva's mom Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:58:08 +0000 http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/?p=1696#comment-685 Can't imagine my life without my kids. I had always planned on marrying and having children. Needless to say I did. I have Jennifer her two sisters and her brother. Now I have three grand daughters and three grand sons... and Jennifer has six devoted nieces and nephews. Jennifer has a gift and that gift is the ability to relate to each child at their own age level and they are totally enamored of her. What lucky children to have their Aunt Jennifer to love and nurture them when ever she is with them or just thinking about them. Jennifer may not have given birth but they are all her children. Can’t imagine my life without my kids. I had always planned on marrying and having children. Needless to say I did. I have Jennifer her two sisters and her brother. Now I have three grand daughters and three grand sons… and Jennifer has six devoted nieces and nephews. Jennifer has a gift and that gift is the ability to relate to each child at their own age level and they are totally enamored of her. What lucky children to have their Aunt Jennifer to love and nurture them when ever she is with them or just thinking about them.

Jennifer may not have given birth but they are all her children.

]]> By: Marla Bosworth http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Marla Bosworth Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:48:31 +0000 http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/?p=1696#comment-645 Great blog post, Jennifer. I love seeing the "heart" of another entrepreneur. I'm a "single mom" so I am somewhere in between being SWOK (single w/o kids) and MWK (married with kids). Hmm, guess that means I'm a SWK. :) Great blog post, Jennifer. I love seeing the “heart” of another entrepreneur. I’m a “single mom” so I am somewhere in between being SWOK (single w/o kids) and MWK (married with kids). Hmm, guess that means I’m a SWK. :)

]]> By: sindy http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/comment-page-1/#comment-644 sindy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:50:37 +0000 http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/?p=1696#comment-644 AMEN Sister. And that comes from a mom of 6! I have a cuz with no children, we're envious of each other! Trade offs are good. AMEN Sister. And that comes from a mom of 6! I have a cuz with no children, we’re envious of each other! Trade offs are good.

]]> By: La Dolce Diva http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/comment-page-1/#comment-641 La Dolce Diva Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/?p=1696#comment-641 Thanks for responding DM. Running a business and a family is definitely something that would cause some stress and perhaps tears :) I often think it's a good thing I only have cats and horse- I don't think I could manage a family too. Other times, I think it would be a good thing to have the "distraction" of a family. Sometimes having your own businesses can suck you in and you live in a vacuum finding it hard to have an actual life. Thanks for responding DM. Running a business and a family is definitely something that would cause some stress and perhaps tears :) I often think it’s a good thing I only have cats and horse- I don’t think I could manage a family too.
Other times, I think it would be a good thing to have the “distraction” of a family. Sometimes having your own businesses can suck you in and you live in a vacuum finding it hard to have an actual life.

]]> By: Donna Maria Coles Johnson http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/2009/11/motherhood-outsiders-view/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Donna Maria Coles Johnson Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:09 +0000 http://www.ladolcedivainc.com/thesweetlife/?p=1696#comment-640 I will be the first, second and third to admit that I'd love to scoot off to wine country at will and take in movies when I feel like it. I miss those days! This doesn't mean I don't love my family or that I'm not blooming where I'm planted. Just means that for a free spirit like me who loves spontaneity and independence, having to deny myself for others is difficult sometimes. It's easier now that my kids are older (6 and 8), and I am totally blessed to have a husband who enjoys watching me do what makes me happy. It was really hard when my kids were infants and toddlers, especially since I was running a business at the same time. Now *that's* when I shed most of my tears! Thanks for this honest and insightful post. I will be the first, second and third to admit that I’d love to scoot off to wine country at will and take in movies when I feel like it. I miss those days! This doesn’t mean I don’t love my family or that I’m not blooming where I’m planted. Just means that for a free spirit like me who loves spontaneity and independence, having to deny myself for others is difficult sometimes. It’s easier now that my kids are older (6 and 8), and I am totally blessed to have a husband who enjoys watching me do what makes me happy. It was really hard when my kids were infants and toddlers, especially since I was running a business at the same time. Now *that’s* when I shed most of my tears! Thanks for this honest and insightful post.

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