tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post8325752463875551070..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: 15 Awesome things about Being a Very Old MomAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-77630860627620585352017-05-12T13:06:02.657-07:002017-05-12T13:06:02.657-07:00As a VOM i love every word of this and I'm gra...As a VOM i love every word of this and I'm grateful for the laughs!erinlovesjolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543380150038295584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-70027085692290139682017-05-11T19:36:15.286-07:002017-05-11T19:36:15.286-07:00Thank you for this list, the blog and the inspirat...Thank you for this list, the blog and the inspiration from a first time VOM at 42. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-49425474813120890492017-05-11T03:46:41.046-07:002017-05-11T03:46:41.046-07:00This is brilliant! A very happy (and early) mother...This is brilliant! A very happy (and early) mother's day to you!Nomads By Naturehttp://nomadsbynature.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-81341113970956682802017-05-09T05:03:48.110-07:002017-05-09T05:03:48.110-07:00absolutely
So happy to have a little one at home.....absolutely<br />So happy to have a little one at home...parenting adults is NO FUN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32550356005513048102017-05-08T08:12:23.515-07:002017-05-08T08:12:23.515-07:00man you were dedicated to Springsteen -- which mak...man you were dedicated to Springsteen -- which makes me instantly love you. (though i already did.) you might like his recently release memoir -- the man is a POET. it's so moving. another memoir rec: sue klebold's (mother of columbine shooter). that woman is braver than anyone i've ever met. to open herself up that way and with so much integrity and self-scrutiny. holy moly. great research info on raising a kid with depressive tendencies too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-56044258440992201962017-05-07T18:42:12.997-07:002017-05-07T18:42:12.997-07:00So funny and so true. You are such a great writer....So funny and so true. You are such a great writer. I enjoy you so much. I just turned 50, my nine kids range in age from 21 to 5. When my 21 and 19 year olds were in elementary school, projects were beautifully done--by them but with lots of support from mom. When my 13 year old had to choose a topic for history fair this year and chose Justin Beiber, (we're Canadian, so it had to have Canadian content) my response was "you go for it" Had her sisters made the same choice years before, my response would have been, "are you kidding? he's a kid. that's not history." and I would have given a list of respectable topics to choose from, so as not to be embarrassed when the projects went on display for all to see. FAR fewer damns to give these days! Menopause has arrived and I don't sleep, so I may as well be up enjoying my kids or accomplishing some of the many things that didn't get done during the day. And finally, you are soooo right about reading glasses. My house looks so amazing....as long as I don't put them on. If I want my house to truly be spotless, I wear my reading glasses while cleaning, but mostly I just leave them off and feel great about how good things look...then I invite the parents of my older children over for coffee, but never the moms of my youngest kids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-30883068148110758682017-05-07T04:48:40.446-07:002017-05-07T04:48:40.446-07:00This was awesomely funny! I love your style and s...This was awesomely funny! I love your style and spins on being a VOM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595641521305572495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-19497509786327633982017-05-07T04:46:18.947-07:002017-05-07T04:46:18.947-07:00This was awesomely funny! I love your style and s...This was awesomely funny! I love your style and spins on being a VOM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595641521305572495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-16913286760921277492017-05-06T07:12:28.703-07:002017-05-06T07:12:28.703-07:00Love the Room Mom observations. When our last was ...Love the Room Mom observations. When our last was in Primary School, I got drafted as the Room Mom. Now with emails and texting to contact parents for things I thought - why not -- this will be lots easier than when I did it ten years before. This has been at least five years ago but I distinctly remember a moment at a meeting with all the Room Moms. I looked up and I'm the only one in a sea of down-turned heads who was wearing readers. Oh well, happens to everyone. You will be able to savor moments more. Isn't that one of age's gifts? The wisdom to stop and reflect as life rolls along. Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-7614298080561224552017-05-05T16:32:32.638-07:002017-05-05T16:32:32.638-07:00As usual, beautifully written and hilarious -- and...As usual, beautifully written and hilarious -- and very, very true. Anna, you inspire me every day. I canNOT imagine having a late in life baby; you have my utmost admiration. Especially because you are so very real about the whole thing. And it doesn't hurt that he's so damn cute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229225313444673279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-30852973772609658452017-05-05T11:35:48.247-07:002017-05-05T11:35:48.247-07:00I agree with anonymous - be blessed for you are a ...I agree with anonymous - be blessed for you are a great blessing to others (me included). Remember that you are amazing xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71309531350689622542017-05-04T19:14:35.124-07:002017-05-04T19:14:35.124-07:00I love every word of this post! :)I love every word of this post! :)Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896542224038449284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-79811105320272443552017-05-04T18:30:24.892-07:002017-05-04T18:30:24.892-07:00I found myself at 52 the full time grandma of a be...I found myself at 52 the full time grandma of a beautiful baby girl. Her Momma, my daughter and an unwed teenager was unprepared for the result of her choices. Now 5 yrs later our amazing Myah is the apple of our eye. She brings us joy and exhausts us!!! Although I did not give birth to her I completely relate to all you have said!! Myah's Momma continues to take on more responsibility and I know will one day move out and on to being an amazing Momma. God has equipped us every day the past 5 yrs. What a gift these little ones are even including all the dirty diapers, messy houses, sleepless nights etc etc etc!!!! BE BLESSED because you are a blessing to so many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-67795846865721756072017-05-04T16:26:54.459-07:002017-05-04T16:26:54.459-07:00Thanks for the reminders! Hard to recall the wonde...Thanks for the reminders! Hard to recall the wonderful-ness some days. 49 with a 21 month old and one on the way in three weeks. It's a crazy but dream-come-true life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106133701914877794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-23180321702364480922017-05-04T13:28:53.378-07:002017-05-04T13:28:53.378-07:00<3 Especially the one about sleep. I truly have...<3 Especially the one about sleep. I truly have fewer damns to give - my 8 year old son's breakfast consists of chocolate milk & animal crackers (yes, those are chocolate, too). But he doesn't go to school hungry! I'm a first time/ one and only Mom and I never would have been able to do it 20 years earlier. Being a VOM is a blessing :)Jennifer Miraclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-7890718962238332082017-05-04T12:50:07.013-07:002017-05-04T12:50:07.013-07:00You're amazing. Again. Still.You're amazing. Again. Still.Sharon in Indynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-78097163655425746312017-05-04T12:43:02.647-07:002017-05-04T12:43:02.647-07:00As a VOM of 6 and 7 year old boys I salute you! I&...As a VOM of 6 and 7 year old boys I salute you! I'm turning 53 this month...yikes! Love this list! Thank you! Stay strong girlfriend!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com