tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post3489777191773481514..comments2023-09-13T00:46:08.273-07:00Comments on Laundry and Lullabies: Generation gapEmily (Laundry and Lullabies)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-1257987739302982002008-11-30T16:22:00.000-08:002008-11-30T16:22:00.000-08:00I get the same looks and stares when I go somewher...I get the same looks and stares when I go somewhere with my children. I have 3 children 8 1/2, 3 1/2 and my youngest just turned 2. Like you I get the same shaking heads and "man you must be exhausted"s from people my own age, and "oh how cute they are, how polite they are, how great it is to have small children all around you"s from the older crowd. I love how people feel they have a right to~C~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07339715700098306573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-13606425917645214812008-11-29T22:34:00.000-08:002008-11-29T22:34:00.000-08:00What if it's genuine empathy, Em? I mean, they do...What if it's genuine empathy, Em? I mean, they don't know you, of course, but I know from witnessing all my tremendously fantastic friend who've become moms that motherhood is nothing if not demanding.<BR/><BR/>I don't know - I say don't invite insults until their unveiled. Life has enough opportunities to kick us in the teeth without that... :)Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435070216112833249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-56853599958184032212008-11-26T23:51:00.000-08:002008-11-26T23:51:00.000-08:00I'm sure that must be very annoying when people ma...I'm sure that must be very annoying when people make comments like that. What ever happened to people being polite and kind? It's crazy that people feel like it's ok to make judgments, about strangers, to their faces! How insulting! If it were me (and I am WAY more thick-skinned and probably more confrontational than you are) I would probably reply in such a way that let them know their comment Beckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764693424856370645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-13731859978436096442008-11-26T23:31:00.000-08:002008-11-26T23:31:00.000-08:00What will it be like in the next 20+ years when th...What will it be like in the next 20+ years when these 20-50 year olds are the next elderly? Do you think that there is a sudden change...kind of the way that people turn to religion/relationship with Jesus when they are elderly...or do you think that this is a cold hard generation that will not see the soft gentleness that comes with the elderly title we know. I do not have a clue if this makes Cowen Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884173360493801390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-43621043591456320392008-11-26T21:35:00.000-08:002008-11-26T21:35:00.000-08:00That reminds me of a woman I ran into last spring ...That reminds me of a woman I ran into last spring that I haven't been able to get out of my mind. She was somewhere in her late 50's - early 60's and she was cleaning an apartment near us after the tenants had moved out. She commented on my children and said many admiring things about them, and then she commented on my rather huge belly. She told me that she had six children, and she sort of Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-25313717147329725582008-11-26T17:26:00.000-08:002008-11-26T17:26:00.000-08:00I'm sad to report that among my friends and acquai...I'm sad to report that among my friends and acquaintances, when a couple in their early twenties announces a pregnancy, the first response is not elation but, "Was it an accident? Was it a surprise?" Sad, isn't it? The assumption is that all married couples want to establish their careers, reach their thirties, become homeowners, and have all their proverbial ducks in a row before having sarah mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332994747067134980noreply@blogger.com