tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post3587603583361511708..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: #MicroblogMondays: Life, motherhood & challengesloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-76981063546694331592016-02-11T05:47:17.819-05:002016-02-11T05:47:17.819-05:00Yes to everything you've written! I'm not ...Yes to everything you've written! I'm not on facebook (for reasons not unrelated to stuff like this), so I was mercifully spared inclusion/exclusion from the motherhood challenge. But I really liked what I read in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/02/facebook-motherhood-challenge" rel="nofollow">this Guardian article</a> <br /><br />Especially this: "Firstly, because it doesn’t take a gargantuan leap of empathy to understand that there are many women who wanted children but for various reasons didn’t have them. There are many who have lost children.", because it vindicates my anger at people who don't even try - the author is right - it's really not that hard! The whole piece is worth a read. But a word to the wise: skip the comments for your own sanity.Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325203869605294768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-29833465994092644242016-02-11T04:58:06.051-05:002016-02-11T04:58:06.051-05:00It's funny because I found a lot of articles o...It's funny because I found a lot of articles on the responses to the challenge, but I haven't been exposed to anyone who's done the challenge, even though my friends' list in FB is varied and full of mothers. Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-3046601855304823262016-02-10T14:47:30.747-05:002016-02-10T14:47:30.747-05:00I hate things like this where they exclude others ...I hate things like this where they exclude others in an effort to promote good feelings for a specific group. Does this also mean mothers are more important than fathers? Uncles and aunts? Also, who gets to claim the title "mother"?<br /><br />Instead of listing my 5 photos, I want to share two moments that I thought were priceless. One was from my landlady Martha who made a Valentine's Day tree and invited the children in her life to add decorations. The second was the Beats helping Martha's friend Burt shovel snow following the recent snowstorms. Neither of these moments would fit into this challenge, but they are still so special to those involved.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-5807934123125950652016-02-10T14:24:12.209-05:002016-02-10T14:24:12.209-05:00I treat those sorts of things like a fart. Polite...I treat those sorts of things like a fart. Politely ignoring that the person tagged me. The only challenges I accept are ones I give myself :-)Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-21000157762260917832016-02-09T06:28:01.649-05:002016-02-09T06:28:01.649-05:00Hmmm, my photos would be:
- the bookcase... hubby ...Hmmm, my photos would be:<br />- the bookcase... hubby has two shelves and I have the other ten! And that I have the time to read, and the money to spend on books.<br /><br />- The hubby and I on the camel ride along the beach during last year’s northern Australian holiday; or my earlier trips to The Great Wall, or the Pyramids or the Acropolis – bit of an ancient history theme going on there!<br /><br />- coffee catch-ups with the girlfriends. We’ve been together since high school. I use these times to connect with their familial lives and they use it to escape from them for a few hours.<br /><br />- 10 little sleeping bags all in a row – well not really – the nieces/nephews crammed in wherever they can fit in the family room (after all the furniture, except the bookcase, has been removed) for the all-night movie marathons. Giving them great memories that they still talk about years later.<br /><br />- the view from our front windows – the mountains (by Aussie standards anyway) in the distance (albeit interrupted by a few suburban rooftops and TV aerials). They still have such a calming effect on me when I look at them. A few kids in the picture would have meant this house not being in the budget when it was time to move.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-78190966297580198432016-02-08T14:46:06.126-05:002016-02-08T14:46:06.126-05:00It shouldn't. But sometimes I have been made t...It shouldn't. But sometimes I have been made to feel this way by parents. How dare I complain or vent that I'm feeling stressed or busy or tired -- how could I be, I don't have kids, right?? :( loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-50406831662400198262016-02-08T13:15:51.420-05:002016-02-08T13:15:51.420-05:00Ohhh, fun! My pictures would be:
1) Me and hubs ...Ohhh, fun! My pictures would be:<br /><br />1) Me and hubs on our wedding day. Because this day was one of the most memorable of my life.<br /><br />2) Me and hubs with our dog, or maybe just some pictures of our dog. <br /><br />3) Me with my parents and sisters. Even though we're a special bunch and have our issues, I'm still incredibly thankful that they are all in my life. <br /><br />4) Our stack of board games. Hubs and I love to try out new board games, either with just the two of us or with friends.<br /><br />5) Me and hubs at various sporting events. We both love sports and we live in a great sports city so we try to attend a couple of events every year.<br /><br />6) Me with my nieces and nephews.<br /><br />I couldn't stop at just five. :)BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-22535868538101164062016-02-08T12:46:26.569-05:002016-02-08T12:46:26.569-05:00Well that's a little standoffish, isn't it...Well that's a little standoffish, isn't it? Why would qualifying one thing as a challenge, devalue another (perhaps equally or more challenging) thing?Vaibhav Guptahttp://blog.vaibhavgupta.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-39146042447532706692016-02-08T11:51:27.613-05:002016-02-08T11:51:27.613-05:00Love this one:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/jane...Love this one: <br /><br />http://www.scotsman.com/news/jane-bradley-the-trouble-with-the-facebook-motherhood-challenge-1-4022606loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-17881444446654760092016-02-08T11:36:08.368-05:002016-02-08T11:36:08.368-05:00My five photos would include ones of:
* Me &...My five photos would include ones of: <br /><br />* Me & dh (because I love getting to spend more time with my husband). <br />* Me & dh with our nephews (because being an aunt & uncle rocks). <br />* Me & dh with the Little Princesses (because spoiling your friends' kids -- & then handing them back to their parents -- rocks too, lol). <br />* Me with my parents &/or dh with his dad (because getting to spend more time helping your parents is a precious thing that is definitely a challenge but that you also appreciate more as time starts going by faster...). <br />* Me & dh on vacation or one of our local outings. Free time & more disposable income also rock. ;) <br />* A stack of books (alongside a cup of tea) -- because I have more time to read & do other things I like. :) loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.com