tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324036912864717200.post2494562970723880692..comments2023-11-03T02:03:14.609-07:00Comments on Mandy and Chris: The Thief of JoyMandy and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137870909668187762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324036912864717200.post-49997341515004330622011-10-18T16:04:29.775-07:002011-10-18T16:04:29.775-07:00Love this post!!! I hope you don't mind, but ...Love this post!!! I hope you don't mind, but I linked it to one of mine. We've been thinking the same things recently.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217955833030474032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324036912864717200.post-88361547091341459402011-10-16T21:14:30.524-07:002011-10-16T21:14:30.524-07:00As mothers, I think we all compare, even if we don...As mothers, I think we all compare, even if we don't do it cognitively. We boast the accomplishments of our babes, relish hearing the doctors say, "You know what, I have never had a child his age do that...that is amazing." We're moms! We're biased towards our perfect babes because they are 100% truly perfect...for us.<br /><br />Isaac is the perfect first born for me. Phinneas is the perfect second born for me. My parenting style is not like yours, and your parenting style is not like mine, but our boys will grow up happy because they are thoroughly loved by us...their mothers (and fathers too).<br /><br />We are Tiger Moms. I read an article that made me hug my boys a little tighter tonight, and it made me realized how blessed I am to have these boys: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/opinion/sunday/notes-from-a-dragon-mom.html?_r=1&src=tp&smid=fb-share <br /><br />The last few sentences in the last paragraph gripped me. Held me. "I am a reflection of him and not the other way around, and this is, I believe, as it should be. This is a love story, and like all great love stories, it is a story of loss. Parenting, I’ve come to understand, is about loving my child today. Now. In fact, for any parent, anywhere, that’s all there is."<br /><br />So it's no matter that Phinneas doesn't say words or animal sounds (we're not there yet either). It's no matter that Isaac can do certain things...that Phinneas is on that certain spot on the growth charts. All that matters is that we as mommies love our babes. Now. <br /><br />(ps...sorry, this got really long!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382081217348597368noreply@blogger.com