tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588172.post4460888321206752984..comments2023-09-27T03:48:12.375-04:00Comments on Suburban Diva's Confessions: I'll just have a water with a chaser of realityTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684214476192606258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588172.post-15378840134086497832007-10-12T21:53:00.000-04:002007-10-12T21:53:00.000-04:00I gottcha. I guess what I was trying to say in tha...I gottcha. I guess what I was trying to say in that long ass rambling post was that I just don't want it to define her.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684214476192606258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588172.post-38517839301500629182007-10-12T07:58:00.000-04:002007-10-12T07:58:00.000-04:00I say that quote not for me (or you)--I've never b...I say that quote not for me (or you)--I've never been ashamed of my creations but for my daughters...b/c when you are kid you want to be "like" everyone else, somehow as a parent we have to make a child understand that there "difference" from the rest of the world should be celebrated since it makes the greatness they each possess. I would wear the burdens of my children to spare them, if I could.JODIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200377715733843284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588172.post-14980823980071449852007-10-11T13:20:00.000-04:002007-10-11T13:20:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jodi. I don't want to appear as though I f...Thanks, Jodi. I don't want to appear as though I feel any shame--I don't. I actually think I would be incapable of feeling that way. I am so proud of Amy--I just really feel awful that everything has to be so hard for her all of the time. I don't want the focus to constantly be on this one issue when there is a whole lot of sweet girl for the majority of the attention. Ya know?Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684214476192606258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588172.post-2581607842350428172007-10-10T23:07:00.000-04:002007-10-10T23:07:00.000-04:00"You must be proud to be different. Your only sham..."You must be proud to be different. Your only shame is to have shame". Trace, this is the quote I repeat often to my two oldest girls-- as they trudge through life with visual birth defects and one also with scoliosis...the most important thing with a child that has to over come a obstacle in life is to keep the "crutch" in the closest and remember for every hurdle they must jump God has great things waiting in life for them. I understand the ache of your mothering heart. The best part of being that curly headed girl is...she is surrounded by love, genuine love!JODIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200377715733843284noreply@blogger.com