tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post4976831236838199326..comments2024-03-02T18:40:42.922+00:00Comments on Adventures of a Middle-Aged Matron: How to Build a CharacterAdventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-60324483439310553232013-10-05T21:38:56.540+01:002013-10-05T21:38:56.540+01:00You are wisely right, but it's often difficult...You are wisely right, but it's often difficult to remember to celebrate it when the tumult rages round one!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-39724625047017936022013-10-03T16:21:15.018+01:002013-10-03T16:21:15.018+01:00I learn exactly what you have said - that it's...I learn exactly what you have said - that it's me who suffers from separation anxiety, not them and that the constant noise in the house when they are here is to be celebrated and enjoyed, for one day it will be gone :)Older Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752771952921898184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-49862017988782279422013-10-02T18:45:57.656+01:002013-10-02T18:45:57.656+01:00I've only recently learnt that you have to plu...I've only recently learnt that you have to pluck eyebrows. You might have warned me!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-91206609481613072112013-10-02T18:45:12.220+01:002013-10-02T18:45:12.220+01:00I think we need absences from our children to remi...I think we need absences from our children to remind us how much they mean to us. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-38257966332529641712013-10-02T18:41:38.168+01:002013-10-02T18:41:38.168+01:00She's at that tender age where she veers from ...She's at that tender age where she veers from '100 % cotton girl' to 'Hollister girl'.... just loved 'devotion'.... Little A's absence at pre-school improves me in more ways I could imagine... I pluck my brows and scrub my face with Vim - I also get a little writing done, so I shall label myself as 'role model'. XOlder Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-89528248019121098522013-10-02T18:25:27.818+01:002013-10-02T18:25:27.818+01:00I had two nights to myself in April when DD slept ...I had two nights to myself in April when DD slept over at my sister's. I loved it having the freedom to read late into the night ans sleep in the next morning. On the other hand I missed my cuddle in the morning and couldn't wait to see her again after 2 1/2 days. Not sure if it improved me but it was a good confirmation that I don't want my old single life back. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-17522266094776978152013-10-02T10:13:30.031+01:002013-10-02T10:13:30.031+01:00You sound a very fine mother. I hope I can build a...You sound a very fine mother. I hope I can build a character like yours!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-23822933665016625282013-10-02T08:26:03.212+01:002013-10-02T08:26:03.212+01:00We got used to Splosh being away at university, we...We got used to Splosh being away at university, we would talk regulalry, FB message and skype, but in August he went to the very north of Norway for 6 weeks. In the middle of nowhere, no contact with the outside world for the whole time! I have never in 22 years not spoken to him for more than a few days, 6 weeks was a killer. But I learnt to patient and learnt that he really is a grown up and the tearful calls from his girlfriend because she missed so much touched my heart. He will always be my baby boy, but he is also really hers now as well! Mary Keynkohttp://www.keynko.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-47721424312509623512013-10-01T21:00:17.473+01:002013-10-01T21:00:17.473+01:00It's something we can be slow to learn, I thin...It's something we can be slow to learn, I think, that we need our children as much as - or more than - they need us. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-70331010188919179122013-09-30T21:42:22.876+01:002013-09-30T21:42:22.876+01:00Two of mine are currently away at University, midd...Two of mine are currently away at University, middle child calls me daily, the teenage boy, well, once a week. I have learned to be patient with middle child, and I have learned to accept that the teenage boy is growing up and doesn't need his mom as much as she needs him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com