tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4712777736796271274..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: "The Other Mothers" loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-47941883576763411372013-05-17T23:38:16.085-04:002013-05-17T23:38:16.085-04:00I love this post! Your description of Miss A is s...I love this post! Your description of Miss A is so like my English teacher from high school ... who is like another mother to me, too.<br /><br />And with Lori ... I bet you are, too. After all, I already know you have "mothered" so many fellow bloggers here ... offering that sanctuary is such a gift.Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-734080591773042592013-05-17T07:13:56.977-04:002013-05-17T07:13:56.977-04:00Great, great post! I actually thought of you this...Great, great post! I actually thought of you this past Mother's Day...I hope you were able to enjoy the day without the sting of loss. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-1380300882354420402013-05-17T02:07:40.017-04:002013-05-17T02:07:40.017-04:00That's really lovely.
I had thought of doin...That's really lovely. <br /><br />I had thought of doing something like this, when I read a lovely post from a non-IF blogger who did something similar. She included non-mothers as well as mothers in her list, and I let her know how good that made me feel. <br /><br />Maybe next year ... Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-38730037364870865442013-05-16T21:24:18.234-04:002013-05-16T21:24:18.234-04:00You know, Jim Gritter has a term for these types o...You know, Jim Gritter has a term for these types of people in your life, and for the type of person you are in the lives of others: Life Affirmers.<br /><br />(The other two roles he speaks of in the realm of adoption are LifeGivers and Life Sustainers.)<br /><br />As for your last sentence, I bet you already are :-)Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.com