Comments on: 100 Things I Learned From Motherhood – #98

By: robyn

robyn — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:40:54 +0000

At least you realized it before they’re teenagers. My hubby is a youth pastor and there are so many regretful parents at 17. I don’t want to be there one day, wishing I’d been different, you know?

I think I used to believe that my kids wouldn’t grow up and out until I was super-old. Now I realize (at 31) that’s 45’s not so super-old… LOL

I can wait

By: Tonya

Tonya — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:46:48 +0000

My children are 12 and 9, and it’s taken me this long to figure this one out! I agree with you. Right now is my time for raising my children. My time for all of the other things will be after they are out of the house. Of course I still have other things that I do, I’m just learning to limit them and focus on where I’m really needed.

By: Flu Patrol » A confession of a blog-jolting moms (off-flu-topic)

Flu Patrol » A confession of a blog-jolting moms (off-flu-topic) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:11:53 +0000

[...] But it’s kinda hard for a mom like me who writes about flu to find other moms who might right about flu or infectious diseases, so it’s been difficult to link other sites to Flu Patrol… Until I came across Robyn’s “Inside Motherhood” and Angel’s “1SmartMom“. And I was reminded were my strength lie as a blogger: maintaining my focus and keeping my priorities straight. [...]

By: Thrifty Mommy » KISS - “Keep It Simple, Stupid”

Thrifty Mommy » KISS - “Keep It Simple, Stupid” — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:24:53 +0000

[...] I miss my days of being bored. I love my kids, but I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to have nothing to do. Sometimes we all become so consumed with too much to do. We continue to obligate ourselves to more responsibilities. I hope that you will take two minutes to read Robyn’s blog. It was a great reminder for me today that we need to be thrifty with our time and not just our money. [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:16:35 +0000

So true. I have felt pulled in so many directions lately. I just want to do nothing!!!

By: 1SmartMom.com » KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid

1SmartMom.com » KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:15:00 +0000

[...] While reading from another smart mom’s site, Robyn reminded me of something I too have heard before, but needed reminding of. KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid. A few years ago I thought my life was so dull. Being newly married we needed married friends, we weren’t active in much, and I was a stay-at-home mom with very little money (aka-Go Nowhere Stay At Home Mom). I had a pretty good handle on my priorities because I didn’t have anything to prioritize =) Now I have 2 kids, I am rooom mom at my daughter’s school, I work out at the gym, I have friends that I can’t remember the last time I called, my husband and I teach a parenting class at our church, I have a blog to keep up with up, and the list goes on. [...]

By: robyn

robyn — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:18:18 +0000

So, true. As I read the sad news stories today I am reminded of the importance of slowing down and enjoying my little ones…

By: Holly Schwendiman

Holly Schwendiman — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:19:20 +0000

One of my favorite lines is “In the Meantime” because what we fail to recognize so often is that in the meantime while we are being mom and putting some of our own ambitions to change the world on the back burner we are in fact changing the world. That in the meantime of being a mom, we are being perfectly prepared for what lay ahead. Thanks for the reminder!

Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:21:08 +0000

This is so true. Thanks for the reminder! It didsn’t take me long to learn this as a new mom. I wanted the perfect baby and I wanted to do all these things with her.

The thing is, she is the perfect baby, because she’s mine. Besides the laundry is a top priority, so music lessons may just have to wait!