tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post5664649869074759231..comments2024-01-27T18:57:44.721+00:00Comments on Resistant But Persistent: A Penny for themSharon Longworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-91234326013183776442012-05-23T03:57:08.872+01:002012-05-23T03:57:08.872+01:00Congratulations! With a child in the family, it is...Congratulations! With a child in the family, it is an opportunity to experience another childhood.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121414173605495315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-33157788967197521762012-05-22T18:06:21.194+01:002012-05-22T18:06:21.194+01:00The best thing created by God is a mother. It'...The best thing created by God is a mother. It's the most important, beautiful and difficult gift He has given us!<br />It's wonderful to be a mother and a granny too!<br />Your baby testify that!Cle Reverieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685963459535919073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-34194685746369088182012-05-21T23:51:27.252+01:002012-05-21T23:51:27.252+01:00Congratulations on your grandbabies, Sharon, and c...Congratulations on your grandbabies, Sharon, and congratulations and blessings to them and their parents. Parenting is such a long, hard job - I use to think it was all intuitive, Ha! - but you are right in saying it is the best thing we can or will ever do.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281480044634094336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-29099401415065228842012-05-18T03:49:48.510+01:002012-05-18T03:49:48.510+01:00Oh Sharon, she is beautiful, and so is her name. ...Oh Sharon, she is beautiful, and so is her name. But you know what? Your words are just as beautiful and they both can co-exist. So, you mark on this world will be remembered. Both for the beautiful children you created and for the beautiful words. You are doubly blessed.William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-19526908547836266932012-05-17T19:36:42.697+01:002012-05-17T19:36:42.697+01:00OWO - really glad you understood what I was saying...OWO - really glad you understood what I was saying and thank you for being lovely. Oh, and helping her to become a frog seems like a perfect role for a grandma.<br /><br />Chantel - you've caught the dilemma so well - that balance between preserving your self and being selfish. I'm glad you've found a way to reconcile the two. And I think Penny is a smashing name too!<br /><br />Susan - I always think I shouldn't worry what others think of me - but I'm still learning how to achieve that! Thank you for your kind words.<br /><br />Bea - that's a smashing thing to say - thank you so much.<br /><br />David - and thank you too for a smashing comment - I'm more than glad you enjoy my writing.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-90118541022862650822012-05-17T19:31:20.219+01:002012-05-17T19:31:20.219+01:00Zahir - what a wise and reflective comment - thank...Zahir - what a wise and reflective comment - thank you.<br /><br />Mrs Smith - I'm so glad it resonated with you.<br /><br />Steven - it's hard to predict or spot when children and parents become people - but it's rather marvellous when they do isn't it?<br /><br />Pat - yep, that circle of life thing - both predictable and unpredictable.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-61455956045740611742012-05-17T19:26:31.795+01:002012-05-17T19:26:31.795+01:00MerCyn - thank you! I can't see any of me in h...MerCyn - thank you! I can't see any of me in her at all, but then I couldn't with her mother until the last couple of years, and she slowly seems to be becoming more and more like me - so who knows?<br /><br />Shea - let's hope the genetic thing gives her all the best bits and leaves out the rest...<br /><br />Pearl - thank you and yes I am lucky aren't I?<br /><br />Young at Heart - why is blame always so much easier to accept than praise? <br /><br />The Elephant's Child - thank you!Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-83707833957266822822012-05-17T19:21:26.530+01:002012-05-17T19:21:26.530+01:00You lot really are a lovely bunch - thank you for ...You lot really are a lovely bunch - thank you for all your kind words.<br /><br />Mybabyjohn/Delores - she is rather sweet isn't she? Oh, and I love the term Gammie - that's one I've never heard before!<br /><br />Mapstew - Oh, I do hope so... I hope too that you get to be a Grandda, but not too soon. I used to tell my kids I refused to be a grandparent before I was fifty - and strangely enough they kept to that. Now there's a bit of me that wishes they'd started earlier.<br /><br />Shrinky - yep I've been on the receiving end of some blame, mixed up with a whole cartload of guilt - I've never quite learned how much to take it all to heart.<br /><br />Nessa Roo - thank you! Shall we just agree that we both have gorgeous grandchildren?<br /><br />Raymond - you are far too kind, but thank you.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-21441227313230467322012-05-17T18:28:20.669+01:002012-05-17T18:28:20.669+01:00Lovely post. Congratulations on your very cute gra...Lovely post. Congratulations on your very cute grand-daughter! I always look forward to reading your posts. Your writing always has something interesting to say about life.ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-75669543130482387262012-05-17T13:06:18.383+01:002012-05-17T13:06:18.383+01:00'The blog with the really good writing' is...'The blog with the really good writing' is how I think of your blog.<br />Thank you for sharing Penny and your thoughts.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-80286076714703485462012-05-17T01:45:36.094+01:002012-05-17T01:45:36.094+01:00For those that would judge you because you are a m...For those that would judge you because you are a mother and now a grandmother, I say Pooh on them. They don't deserve your time or energy of thought. <br /><br />Mothers are the reason we exist. Be proud of what you have accomplished, and that includes your children and grandchildren. :-), <a rel="nofollow">Susan Cooper</a>Susan P. Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045674229949222407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-38628648070983991992012-05-16T13:00:06.916+01:002012-05-16T13:00:06.916+01:00How eloquently you write of the very uneloquent ba...How eloquently you write of the very uneloquent battle that has warred within me. It's one of those struggles not often spoken of in person, as to say, "I want to be known for ME" comes across a bit selfish to most. When I was younger, I fear I split those selves....the older I get, I find they can live with each other, even have coffee. <br /><br />ps. I've always loved the name Penny.Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-13423145443063265842012-05-16T12:44:07.616+01:002012-05-16T12:44:07.616+01:00I loved this piece.
I've always been adament...I loved this piece. <br /><br />I've always been adament that I won't be seen as just a mother. You might even say I've gone to extremes sometimes to ensure that I'm not. So even though we approach the subject from different directions, I understand what you mean. <br /><br />You shouldn't worry. Having met you, I can confidently say you are all those things - interesting, intelligent and beautiful. Enjoy your new grandaughter...teach her how to be a frog.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318995922395308120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-67087698749434367352012-05-15T13:33:50.872+01:002012-05-15T13:33:50.872+01:00The circle of life: time was when I was sick of be...The circle of life: time was when I was sick of being jut an adjunct - a wife, a mother, a daughter so I became just me.<br />Fast forward a couple of decades and now I am happy to be a wife,a mother, a grandma - and me.<br />Lovely baby.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-11712625985540393162012-05-15T12:02:42.779+01:002012-05-15T12:02:42.779+01:00i love the increasing objectivity i can have about...i love the increasing objectivity i can have about my children as they grow older. how i recognize them as people. how they recognize me as a person. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-64791253677783987932012-05-15T11:44:06.021+01:002012-05-15T11:44:06.021+01:00I hear every word of this post -for the offspring ...I hear every word of this post -for the offspring to survive the experiment of being raised and to have offspring of their own and to leave a wider legacy, a mark on the Earth, as you have with your words and thoughts -that is the dream.Mrs Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104008153119528385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-19706188157951446252012-05-15T08:55:59.474+01:002012-05-15T08:55:59.474+01:00Cute... Lucky baby to have such a wonderful Grandm...Cute... Lucky baby to have such a wonderful Grandma. Over the time she will adore you on a different scale and level than she would adore her mother. This feeling will not in any way be compared or contrasted but will contain the purest and noblest affection.Zahir Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643754600863557352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-91486810287455965872012-05-15T08:38:43.962+01:002012-05-15T08:38:43.962+01:00She is just glorious. Wow!She is just glorious. <b> Wow!</b>Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-47931783779709477712012-05-15T08:18:39.293+01:002012-05-15T08:18:39.293+01:00I'm sure you blamed yourself for the ills tha...I'm sure you blamed yourself for the ills that fell upon your kids so take the glory for them too!! You are very lucky......you desreve it.........as does your daughter with such a delightful baby!!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-61983236646237545182012-05-15T04:21:22.961+01:002012-05-15T04:21:22.961+01:00Oh, my word, what a gorgeous baby. You see the li...Oh, my word, what a gorgeous baby. You see the light in those beautiful eyes?!<br /><br />Lucky you. :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-48819372861291831792012-05-15T03:04:20.117+01:002012-05-15T03:04:20.117+01:00Bravo. She is absolutely gorgeous. And so are you,...Bravo. She is absolutely gorgeous. And so are you, which kinda makes sense 'cause, ya' know, the whole genetic thing. ;)Shea Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17552862215508671456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-53383240402131424632012-05-15T02:02:47.719+01:002012-05-15T02:02:47.719+01:00She is beautiful - Does she look like you?! I thin...She is beautiful - Does she look like you?! I think we have kids so eventually we can enjoy their <br />gift to us - the grandkids!Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-19032858267438379472012-05-15T01:16:28.007+01:002012-05-15T01:16:28.007+01:00Sharon, you ARE interesting, intelligent, and beau...Sharon, you ARE interesting, intelligent, and beautiful --and a great writer. <br />Now you also have a beautiful granddaughter--who you will encourage to be interesting, intelligent and beautiful. She will remember YOU, and she is part of your legacy. <br /> GREAT post--expressing complexities of the human condition --of one recognizing the passage of time --self doubt and the universal wish for immortality. <br /> Be fearless. Your potential legacy is turning out beautifully!raymond alexander kukkeehttp://www.incomingbytes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-68968542034699540412012-05-15T01:13:26.138+01:002012-05-15T01:13:26.138+01:00She's absolutely gorgeous! Of course, not near...She's absolutely gorgeous! Of course, not nearly as gorgeous as my grandchildren, though you may disagree.<br />I understand about wanting to keep a little of yourself for yourself. I have the same feeling that I could completely lose my identity in those kids.Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-44491794341042577812012-05-15T00:55:01.743+01:002012-05-15T00:55:01.743+01:00Of course, along with the credit comes the blame (...Of course, along with the credit comes the blame (shrug), neither of which is just or usually asked for (aside from those whose entire identity and reason for being lies in "being a mother").<br /><br />Thankfully, as multi-taskers, most of us manage to emerge still proudly clutching our possibilities, able to thumb our noses at the naysayers.<br /><br />Gorgeous grandbaby!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.com