tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post5692592359028869771..comments2023-11-30T04:43:54.844-05:00Comments on A Muddled Mother: Midlife Crisis by Suzanne Hooker PatrickAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00067535681616087770noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-14815748012506028592017-09-21T07:32:12.489-04:002017-09-21T07:32:12.489-04:00nicenice<a href="https://bestbritishessays.com/1clickdissertation-co-uk-review/">1 click dissertation review</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12438421056832648964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-45687365663343485742014-03-11T14:47:43.765-04:002014-03-11T14:47:43.765-04:00Thanks for this Suzanne. Although reading this &am...Thanks for this Suzanne. Although reading this & trying to respond to you....I am wiping away floods of tears. Very often you take the words right out of my mouth. You and I are also similar in so many ways! We are very joyful & full of humor....while secretly wondering if & when we are gonna break. You are also just a couple years ahead of me, with my oldest just turning 15 & my baby turning 11 tomorrow. I also went to college for the experience & the most legal fun I could get the better. Must be the Gator is us!!! I have a couple degree under my belt....and yet all I wanted was to be a Mom. I got married & have not worked since I got pregnant with my 1st in 1998. What am I going to do with myself in just a few more blinks??? At least I know one thing. I have a beloved friend who has been thru what I am feeling.....and she is strong....and I know where to go when I need some compassion & understanding & more than a laugh or two. Thank you Suzanne! Thank you for sharing. Beth Savill Slimaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-49804944768908316932014-03-11T10:19:50.792-04:002014-03-11T10:19:50.792-04:00That dang phone is really annoying, yet necessary....That dang phone is really annoying, yet necessary. It forces us to go through the 5 stages of grief which are necessary because we are grieving-we have experienced an incredible loss-loss of identity, loss of routine, loss of life as we knew it for 18 or so years. But the good news is once we process the stages and get to "acceptance", we get to experience a different relationship with our children which is an adult friendship with our children. I am at that stage now and it is a true blessing in my life. I think of it as picking the wonderful ripe fruit after so many years of planting and watering. Your fruit is ripening as you go through this process and hopefully in God's timing you will have "little buds" growing on that tree that you can spoil rotten! Yia Yia Becky<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-27218195871016067272014-03-11T09:49:29.203-04:002014-03-11T09:49:29.203-04:00Thank you for sharing! My "baby" is goi...Thank you for sharing! My "baby" is going to be 20 this summer, and while I don't think your children ever stop needing you (despite what they may think at times!), my life is so different from the way it was when mothering was a 24/7 job and.... I don't like it one bit! My house is too quiet. I miss the chaos and the laughter and the arguments and the constant motion that comes with three sons. They are spread out now across three states and it's quite possible we will never all live in the same city again. So while I will always define myself as a mother first, I am now trying to figure out what else I am. Not easy!Denise Conklinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-1965610039529653052014-03-10T23:41:42.728-04:002014-03-10T23:41:42.728-04:00Very well written! My heart is with you. I can smi...Very well written! My heart is with you. I can smile through my tears as I read your anguish. I was in the same frame of mind about 16 years ago. I....we....hubby and I...worked really hard to find our new normal. You see, daddy was suffering at our house too, because his best shooting, scouting, 4-H buddy was gone! Our "little boy" will be 35 in 3 days. Our nest still feels empty and mighty quiet after his bigger than life personality and booming voice have visited us. We are patiently waiting for grandchildren to fill our empty nest!chubmomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357482238451868691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-30217446357259696582014-03-10T23:05:29.353-04:002014-03-10T23:05:29.353-04:00Thanks for sharing, suz. I feel your pain. I was...Thanks for sharing, suz. I feel your pain. I was not at all prepared when my oldest flew the coop 8 years ago. I was not prepared to miss him so, to mourn his absence, to really, really miss him. It was heartbreaking. We had grown up together. Well, he had grown up, I felt like a little kid that had been abandoned. I coudln't stop to wallow in the grief. I had another chick to raise. Now, she is on the cusp of flying the coop. Her wings have sprouted and her departure is inevitable. All I hear is a ringing phone and I seriously don't want to answer. :( GCangelosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698748190059463911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-26670096090705477172014-03-10T21:23:34.678-04:002014-03-10T21:23:34.678-04:00Well written and right on the money. I'm not ...Well written and right on the money. I'm not far behind you and very much in the same motherhood boat! Frightening as it seems, it's nice to know I'm not the only one dealing with a midlife crisis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023266818375921753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-49639360335518196612014-03-10T21:04:19.284-04:002014-03-10T21:04:19.284-04:00Rich...vulnerable...heartfelt...raw....and real. ...Rich...vulnerable...heartfelt...raw....and real. Thank you for this sincere peak into your heart. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082403201099722131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998642513449094998.post-85663987475206601612014-03-10T20:14:20.225-04:002014-03-10T20:14:20.225-04:00Wonderful account of the roller coaster ride that ...Wonderful account of the roller coaster ride that is ALWAYS motherhood. The thing that gets me is that there are so many of my friends with older children, some with younger, and then me in the middle. I have learned every day (especially lately) that I will NEVER be ready. You are sweet to share. Good job. LaurieWKighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226465752637910368noreply@blogger.com