tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post6763517229718116447..comments2023-12-16T03:41:15.791-08:00Comments on MrsBlogAlot.com: Odds and EvensMrsBlogAlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09754196222405796214noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-63930524061628117102010-07-14T08:20:48.800-07:002010-07-14T08:20:48.800-07:00Hi! Late Following through Tues Follow! I like you...Hi! Late Following through Tues Follow! I like your blog and looking forward to reading more! Your site is very original!<br /><br />I would love it if you looked around and followed me back!<br />http://www.withourbest.com<br /><br />-KarissaKarissa@Withourbesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328100662324016551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-29426083963272937292010-06-18T20:13:22.300-07:002010-06-18T20:13:22.300-07:00I remember when my parents told us about them gett...I remember when my parents told us about them getting divorced. I was 9 and my sister was 6. It was sad, but actually not completely unexpected. They fought a lot and things were actually better after they separated. <br /><br />It's awful though when the innocence is destroyed. I'm just beginning to see the innocence be slightly ruffled in my son who is almost 6. Not that he knows about lots of horrible things or anything. But he's beginning to ask about stuff like orphans. (Our friends adopted an orphan from China.) And he says, Mami, why would anyone not want to keep their child? And stuff like that. It just kills me. <br /><br />At least your son has a great relationship with you and feels comfortable talking with you about these things. So you can hold his hand while you explain the stuff that isn't always going to be picture perfect.Organic Motherhood with Cool Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305464822153790948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-47781780556844740102010-06-09T13:32:40.606-07:002010-06-09T13:32:40.606-07:00I lived through this with my girls and it is truly...I lived through this with my girls and it is truly the most difficult thing I have ever done.Buggyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590736331252340222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-21368025657689579922010-06-09T10:34:35.303-07:002010-06-09T10:34:35.303-07:00How sad! Kids do think the worse.
http://theblogfr...How sad! Kids do think the worse.<br />http://theblogfrog.com/501852Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491912348513256080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-20453248348764096572010-06-09T08:01:04.024-07:002010-06-09T08:01:04.024-07:00Oh, wow. Not looking forward to answering that que...Oh, wow. Not looking forward to answering that question...Ouch.Mammatalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817604771276398853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-30234932052914845302010-06-08T22:10:26.753-07:002010-06-08T22:10:26.753-07:00Even at 14, the Drama Queen still worries about th...Even at 14, the Drama Queen still worries about this at times. One of her good friends had a divorce situation this year that resulted in her friend leaving Kentucky with the custodial parent and moving to New York. It was a hard dose of reality for the few kids in her circle of friends to face, that even at their age, it could still happen. She watches very closely when there is a major series of disagreements around here or a long period of tension. It's hard for them, bt they also learn that relationships and marriage effect more than just the two people who got married and will hopefully always be mindful of that when they decide to take that step.Wickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111371901822371104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-49606698276759458172010-06-08T19:40:45.622-07:002010-06-08T19:40:45.622-07:00As a divorcee with 2 kids at the ripe old age of 2...As a divorcee with 2 kids at the ripe old age of 24, I almost have to laugh. My kid thought our arrangement was "normal". They always said "We're more like the Adams Family than the Partridge Family and they were right! They were only a little disappointed when Dad got married again that we couldn't all live together since we were married, right?Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-22175799281058751002010-06-08T18:52:18.959-07:002010-06-08T18:52:18.959-07:00Yea, whatever DID happen to that bus! I remember ...Yea, whatever DID happen to that bus! I remember when my kids were younger... the boys played with my friend's son, just down the street. My friend's husband started to cheat on her with the woman across the street.... pretty openly. What a hard thing to explain to my kids... it was right there in their face... hard hard hard!<br /><br />Katherine<br />shoot-me-now(dot)comKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242660173376314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-68592700941541909062010-06-08T17:41:53.201-07:002010-06-08T17:41:53.201-07:00wah. i am so glad your marriage is rock solid.
...wah. i am so glad your marriage is rock solid. <br /><br />and thank you for your sweet comment today -- i really appreciate it.drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-91016584285212608512010-06-08T17:16:34.498-07:002010-06-08T17:16:34.498-07:00Makes me glad I got divorced when the kids were un...Makes me glad I got divorced when the kids were under a year old. About the only time I have ever been glad I was divorced. It's all they knew so I never had to go into details. At least not yet.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551314950473231190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-2387359375009315932010-06-08T16:20:12.550-07:002010-06-08T16:20:12.550-07:00I was more into Susan Dey. As far as rock paper sc...I was more into Susan Dey. As far as rock paper scissors goes...no comment.The Urban Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274811305312666931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-51918614422798824492010-06-07T22:38:38.170-07:002010-06-07T22:38:38.170-07:00This is the second blog talking about divorce and ...This is the second blog talking about divorce and the impact on the kids' friends that I've read today! It seems like all our friends are divorcing. What a terrible shame for those kids.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-34838430626169164562010-06-07T18:30:21.761-07:002010-06-07T18:30:21.761-07:00So sad that kids have to worry about this sort of ...So sad that kids have to worry about this sort of thing.Dalia (Generation X Mom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11561282285420737009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-89637692532018377752010-06-07T17:14:04.867-07:002010-06-07T17:14:04.867-07:00I remember the first time I realized this could ha...I remember the first time I realized this could happen to parents - it was really scary. This August, my parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary. It sucks when our kids have to face the real world, this is almost as bad as when my friends dad died when we were in 5th grade. It took me a couple of years to stop the panic every time my dad left the house.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517747204484524335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-77177751322109239682010-06-07T13:49:41.688-07:002010-06-07T13:49:41.688-07:00Kids are smarter and more in tune than we give the...Kids are smarter and more in tune than we give them credit for. My kids last week were actually asking how our next door neighbor's baby got into her tummy. I stuck with a very basic answer not involving any genitalia terminology since they are only 4, but sheesh...I'm not ready for that let alone a discussion about divorce. Oy. Sounds like you handled it just right, though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214914707096410664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-76555714442268210872010-06-07T13:29:23.889-07:002010-06-07T13:29:23.889-07:00Punch in the gut, oomph. Your sweet boy, how tough...Punch in the gut, oomph. Your sweet boy, how tough that must have been for you and for him. <br /><br />I did have that Beaver Cleaver life and it worked out very well. Although, we had many friends who took shelter at our big happy Irish house on a daily basis, just to get away from the hurt happening in their house. <br /><br />Eloquent post, Mrs. Blogalot.Joann Mannixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-15577364733968064062010-06-07T13:13:05.284-07:002010-06-07T13:13:05.284-07:00WOW. I don't know what I'd saw to that, ex...WOW. I don't know what I'd saw to that, except "Honey, sounds like your friend really wants to talk, be extra sure to listen to him whenever he talks to you."<br /><br />Poor things. They want a simple answer.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-77331806146038972582010-06-07T10:06:37.849-07:002010-06-07T10:06:37.849-07:00Aw, poor guy. I hope they can keep the split from ...Aw, poor guy. I hope they can keep the split from getting ugly and traumatizing the kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-12711385205483370402010-06-06T18:03:27.312-07:002010-06-06T18:03:27.312-07:00That is such a hard talk to have. I agree with the...That is such a hard talk to have. I agree with the others who say that you handled it very well. <br /><br />I found your blog on MBC and am now following. <br /><br />I am still new at this blogging thing and am in need of new followers, so please follow me as well. <br /><br />You can find me at: <br />http://mommyhoodnextright.blogspot.com<br /><br />I look forward to reading more from you!<br /><br />-Jessica a.k.a Nya's momJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580525191212992829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-61330579436331861732010-06-06T15:16:42.132-07:002010-06-06T15:16:42.132-07:00I say you handled that situation very well. My so...I say you handled that situation very well. My son has noticed that very few of the kids at his school have parents who are still married. He said he is proud to say he has parents who are still together - GAH - the pressure is on!!! ;-)Carma Sezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897159620671834070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-20863732439556430902010-06-06T13:09:32.197-07:002010-06-06T13:09:32.197-07:00Hmmm, that's one of those talks I'm dreadi...Hmmm, that's one of those talks I'm dreading with my kids. Tough subject but you handled it beautifully. And I'm partial to the Brady's, real-life dysfunction and all!Roller Coasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183668808628272381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-29897437296972389842010-06-06T11:32:06.578-07:002010-06-06T11:32:06.578-07:00What a beautiful, but sad, post. Felt the intensit...What a beautiful, but sad, post. Felt the intensity of your love for your son and the depth of his compassion for his friend and desire not to have to face the same. Blessings to you!Beth Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047047792782914757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-24780641485396509482010-06-06T06:26:06.110-07:002010-06-06T06:26:06.110-07:00This is beautifully written... I can't even im...This is beautifully written... I can't even imagine trying to explain that to a munchkin. I'm sure it's hard enough to explain it to yourself when you're going through it :-(rachaelgkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002691394373545956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-4363333439162035422010-06-05T20:49:35.855-07:002010-06-05T20:49:35.855-07:00I, too, grew up without 2 parents in the same room...I, too, grew up without 2 parents in the same room at the same time...I think that would make it harder for me to address the issue of divorce with my daughter. There's so much I don't want her to learn or experience; there's so much I don't look forward to explaining. In one way, though, I guess it's good that there is so much more awareness for children today of different households. I remember feeling very alone as a child of divorce.<br /><br />On another note, thanks for your sweet warm wishes. I appreciate your kindness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680594203798589325.post-42690360817835578832010-06-05T10:29:50.390-07:002010-06-05T10:29:50.390-07:00I never have the right answers during times like t...I never have the right answers during times like that. The Partridge Family was so much cooler than the Brady's.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612857982151448455noreply@blogger.com