tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post2236491315136120677..comments2023-04-04T07:26:09.997-07:00Comments on Searching for our silver lining: Celebrating my M.o.Ms. on Mother's DayCristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-32947812023697183722015-05-13T09:53:24.426-07:002015-05-13T09:53:24.426-07:00I remember my favorite Mother's day in recent ...I remember my favorite Mother's day in recent years was when my husband and I escaped to Chicago for the weekend and it was the best distraction. I try not to be one that runs away from my problems but that year was so nice because I could pretend it didn't exist. Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134469272401945848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-22817508506870328172015-05-11T07:34:26.853-07:002015-05-11T07:34:26.853-07:00I love this post. I will however add that for me,...I love this post. I will however add that for me, getting out of the house wasn't necessary. I used to have perfectly awesome Mother's Days as an infertile by sitting on my couch, playing video games and eating junk. Healthy, no. Calming, yes.Aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275274008426941898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-6380743513439543362015-05-10T17:47:46.027-07:002015-05-10T17:47:46.027-07:00Some great advice here. :) As usual, the lead-up ...Some great advice here. :) As usual, the lead-up to this day was by far the worst part. Hope it was a good one for you too! loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-10826306420543021702015-05-10T17:02:19.084-07:002015-05-10T17:02:19.084-07:00What Pamela said. Her MoMs idea - Mentors of Many ...What Pamela said. Her MoMs idea - Mentors of Many - is lovely. Thanks for giving it an airing beyond those of us who aren't and will never be mothers.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-86739388579060057862015-05-10T13:11:24.901-07:002015-05-10T13:11:24.901-07:00Thanks for the shout out! Great words of wisdom .....Thanks for the shout out! Great words of wisdom ... love being in the company of women with an expansive and compassionate view of the world xoPamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-53914368155600115362015-05-10T12:59:11.171-07:002015-05-10T12:59:11.171-07:00This is great! I admit that I reveled in my first ...This is great! I admit that I reveled in my first Mother's Day but since then, it is more of a "that's nice" day with empathy for those who struggle with it. I love the idea of expanding the day to include those who have impacted us. I think one thing all of us in this community understand is that the world is not black & white and there are many shades of grey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-20833107828386435222015-05-10T08:08:40.347-07:002015-05-10T08:08:40.347-07:00As always, I love this survival guide. Even thoug...As always, I love this survival guide. Even though I'm a mom now, this day is hard.... I know how hard it is for so many and it's hard to "celebrate" being so fully aware of how hard the day is for others. But I owe it to myself to hug my little girl tight and be grateful for our family's blessing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896931627340645963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-82688553518898291462015-05-09T23:42:18.635-07:002015-05-09T23:42:18.635-07:00I love the idea of honoring those women who have m...I love the idea of honoring those women who have mentored or meant something to us (or to so many others) on this day! The truth is, I never felt as much of the infertility sting on Mother's Day - but that's only because the day itself had been one I hated long before infertility. Being a little girl with an absentee mother made Mother's Day something I began dreading 20 years ago. By the time infertility became my reality, I already had a long standing tradition of ignoring the day and hiding out - so it just wasn't that much different. If anything, I notice it more now as a mother - and only then because people are so insistent upon asking what we are doing. I'm still pretty much in in my mindset of seeing it as any other day, though; made that much easier by the fact that I am a single mom to a toddler. So it's not like there is anyone else around to make a big deal. <br /><br />And now I'm rambling. I'm not sure what my point was, other than... the day itself isn't just hard for infertiles. It's hard for motherless children as well. But I'm sure that's true of a lot of things - Father/Daughter dances for little girls without fathers, for instance. I've always known there were others who get a lot of joy out of this day, and for some reason - I guess there is some solace in that now. I don't hate it anymore, but it's not something I'm overly pumped for either. It's just another day. I guess I'm indifferent? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444923660657053515noreply@blogger.com