tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post272633598083891203..comments2023-09-23T07:24:36.217-04:00Comments on Everything Is Under Control: Internet stalkerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-20729722208478351752013-12-03T07:12:50.830-05:002013-12-03T07:12:50.830-05:00I agree with the others. I found your blog after ...I agree with the others. I found your blog after losing my daughter and it was hard to read and yet so compelling. I would keep saying, yes, that's how I feel, how does she always keep writing exactly how I am feeling. I don't know why it helps to read one's feelings on a blog but it does, even if they are someone else's words. You always seemed to be able to express these feelings so much better than I could. Please leave your blog up, I am sure there are plenty of mothers that can still read it and feel the same as I did.Vannessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015257402929693499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1093969432940426692013-12-01T13:35:23.358-05:002013-12-01T13:35:23.358-05:00For what it's worth, your blog was one of the ...For what it's worth, your blog was one of the ones I couldn't get enough of in my early raw grief days. You helped me process a LOT. You helped me realize I wasn't the only one with a sh*tty hand. May not seem worth much, but I think putting yourself out there is pretty incredible. My blog never got very far, because I wasn't as willing to "put my business out there" - it takes courage, surely. Like you, I've almost hit "delete" several times...Knowing when it's the right time to move on to something else or just close that "chapter" of your blog is a really tough decision. Hugs. ~LindsayJoyAndSorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923776278331956351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-16758564182375830292013-11-21T18:39:16.955-05:002013-11-21T18:39:16.955-05:00Hmmm. See, I don't see it that way.
I see tha...Hmmm. See, I don't see it that way.<br /><br />I see that you were and are very, very brave. I was going through old baby blankets and came across the beuatiful blue blanket you gave Asher when you were fresh off another dead baby, hoping for a living one...and you took the time and love and thoughtfulness to make that blanket for my baby. <br /><br />If that sort of shit isn't inspirational, I don't know what is. Starting a foundation? Great, I guess. But it's the reaching out to others when you really don't feel like it or when you're in your own state of sorrow that does it for me.<br /><br />Don't look at your sitemeter. Since I don't see you on FB I may sort of stalk your blog. <br /><br />You always tell me I'm hard on myself. I'd tell you the same thing.<br /><br />I've lost friendships over the fact that I still talk about how hard it is to have a special needs daughter. I have actually heard, "You need to let Jesus come and heal your heart, and you're holding onto pain that isn't yours to hold onto."<br /><br />While I kind of agree with that sentiment, I also kind of don't. The longer I live the more I am realizing that grieving out loud takes more balls than anything else...because not only are you broadcasting your grief in a way that makes you open to recieve all kinds of criticisms: "she wallows", "when is she going to let that go," "seriously, she is such a downer"...but you're also just letting everyone see that piece of your heart that was so broken...and again and again and again...<br /><br />and you prove to me that I can rise above the ashes too. Sure, I might go back down and visit them, but going back down and visiting the ruins is just part of the journey. It isn't the destination.<br /><br />OK. I've had too much wine. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686966887504657288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-74928025787599207942013-11-20T15:17:31.361-05:002013-11-20T15:17:31.361-05:00Catherine, you were an inspiration. You let me, an...Catherine, you were an inspiration. You let me, and many others know, that we weren't alone. That anger is normal. That sadness is normal. <br /><br />And that life keeps going. You inspire me because whatever you feel about it, you've still gone to work, and parented your boys. You still have a career, and you've pursued new things. Your photography is amazing. <br /><br />As for graceful, well, I've never been that so I wasn't looking for inspiration there. <br /><br />You know what's weird? I haven't checked your blog in months and months. And yet today I felt like I wanted to. And sure enough, you'd posted. You must send a signal out on Facebook. ;) Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887313952590843057noreply@blogger.com