tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post826412112003908301..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: For the BetterAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-30529337381199211422013-12-08T16:19:01.418-05:002013-12-08T16:19:01.418-05:00There you are! Now I recognise you.
Honestly now,...There you are! Now I recognise you. <br />Honestly now, how can you reconcile responsibility and maturity with giggling haplessly over some stupid shit? Of course, there ARE moments when one suddenly reverts to adolescence and collapses in fits of laughter, but thank god they are often enough to rememebr how it hurts to laugh so much, and seldom enough to not be qualified as loony. Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148000699685037451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-88701890482663839802013-12-08T11:18:10.002-05:002013-12-08T11:18:10.002-05:00These are some really admirable, beautiful things....These are some really admirable, beautiful things. I applaud you for taking some time to think through them. It's nice to know that even if we're getting older, at least we're getting something from it, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-25156161903441618572013-12-06T09:18:11.054-05:002013-12-06T09:18:11.054-05:00I was old(er) when I became a parent (36), and eve...I was old(er) when I became a parent (36), and even older when I married (37), and I've noticed many of the same changes that you have noticed. Except the satisficing- that's something I still need to work on. :)Catwoman73http://www.twoadultsonechild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-12758103949651563722013-12-05T16:12:40.659-05:002013-12-05T16:12:40.659-05:00i seriously could have written this. except for t...i seriously could have written this. except for the satisficing part - never had to transition, born satisficer here :)sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-62181832553226487042013-12-05T12:33:56.956-05:002013-12-05T12:33:56.956-05:00These are all wonderful qualities and ones I wish ...These are all wonderful qualities and ones I wish I had more of! And I think we're all contradictory (um, complex) sometimes.<br /><br />I cannot imagine being in school until I was 35, though! I loved college, but during my Masters I couldn't wait to be done forever.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335915683875653154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-54960059509289298962013-12-04T19:36:21.030-05:002013-12-04T19:36:21.030-05:00:D:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-34637639060190428142013-12-04T17:04:35.665-05:002013-12-04T17:04:35.665-05:00All good things! And yes, caring less about small ...All good things! And yes, caring less about small things seems to be one of the best parts of getting older... Laura Vanderkamhttp://www.lauravanderkam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-46422977013842417792013-12-04T16:55:37.787-05:002013-12-04T16:55:37.787-05:00Yes, there's lots of good stuff in this post a...Yes, there's lots of good stuff in this post and lots to look forward to up ahead.<br /><br />Balance, I've found, in all things, is key. You take the bad with the good and it all evens out. Imagine how ungrateful we'd be if we never failed, never struggled, never gained perspective about how far we'd come?It Is What It Ishttp://itiswhatitisorisit.net/noreply@blogger.com