tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post8293170497916204398..comments2022-03-27T06:30:56.890-05:00Comments on Austin's IS Journey: people pleaser (unfiltered)Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535016211470087504noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-48561051868293119452009-09-18T07:34:25.467-05:002009-09-18T07:34:25.467-05:00YEah I'm with Liz, though I think you were sch...YEah I'm with Liz, though I think you were scheduled to go on vacation, to some lake or something no? But we have missed you.blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-25848966246940461552009-09-17T23:21:50.059-05:002009-09-17T23:21:50.059-05:00I'm beginning to think you've been kidnapp...I'm beginning to think you've been kidnapped. Hope you are just enjoying a vacation....Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781872704576500055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-57964202775294780162009-09-14T17:20:24.595-05:002009-09-14T17:20:24.595-05:00Hope things are better this week!
HUGS
:)Hope things are better this week! <br /><br />HUGS<br />:)JSmith5780https://www.blogger.com/profile/16954759123115546248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-92032862998014633692009-09-11T02:58:51.022-05:002009-09-11T02:58:51.022-05:00I can almost visulaize you reading and re-reading ...I can almost visulaize you reading and re-reading the first part...trying to decide if people would be okay with it....<br />Wishing you could explain how you meant all that you said but that you don't wish anything bad upon others....just the stupid judgmental and ignorant people that don't know what really happens inside and out of your heart every single minute of you and Austin's day. <br />Don't ever doubt yourself ... you are pleasing and loving even when you are being real! It was important words and emotions that needed a voice and an outlet. <br />What a wonderful gift to your friends, family, readers, and most of your son!!aRtcHixXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975688540050500666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-13289371173031165842009-09-06T22:45:02.515-05:002009-09-06T22:45:02.515-05:00Thanks everyone! I'm so relieved this was rec...Thanks everyone! I'm so relieved this was received (so far) without an uproar. You don't know how worried I was that it might be offensive (hence the disclaimers 1&2 :)...It was difficult to write and even more so to click the "publish" button! I love you guys and appreciate the support so much. I'm one step closer to having that backbone again! :)<br /><br />I'm also relieved to know that I'm not the only one with these struggles. Gives me much needed validation.Hollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535016211470087504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-22300746354399801212009-09-05T20:19:02.894-05:002009-09-05T20:19:02.894-05:00You have echoed everything that all of us have exp...You have echoed everything that all of us have experienced...And done it beautifully! Thank you for that...<br /><br />After all these years, you'd THINK I'd be a pro at dealing with these situations and remarks about my son...But it can still be difficult...But not as bad as it used to be, I promise! There WILL come a time when those "issues" become less hurtful...But they STILL register with you....I just tell myself, "They don't know any better..."<br /><br />If there is one thing that I can say for SURE...My Colby has taught me to try not judge or make assumptions about another's situation....Not unless you are in THEIR SAME EXACT SHOES!!! And so when my friends are being judgemental about people, I politely respond with "Well, maybe they are...." Whatever....You know what I mean....I am hoping that it will make them THINK next time before speaking...<br /><br /><br />Cyndi<br /><br />PS: Colby took a bottle until he was four years old to go to sleep at night...Our pediatrician at the time was horrified!!! Who cares?<br /><br />PSS: I think you should put this post in an email and let's send it around the world!!!!Colbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100340319951092104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-71720038427150158362009-09-05T15:57:53.350-05:002009-09-05T15:57:53.350-05:00Well said! Dear Lord, I'm so proud of you Holl...Well said! Dear Lord, I'm so proud of you Holli. MomNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556723663139124425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-74348203936315578052009-09-05T09:59:32.304-05:002009-09-05T09:59:32.304-05:00I was wrong when I thought you couldn't get an...I was wrong when I thought you couldn't get any more adorable! <br /><br />I LOVED this whole post. ALL of it. <br /><br />But my fave was definately your continued updates AFTER you'd already posted! That just made me smile! Because it is SO me. <br /><br />I think it's important to vent. I think it's part of the healing...and growing process.<br /><br />And that's what I think. We're all GROWING into this. <br /><br />...danielleDanielle https://www.blogger.com/profile/04484341169494632974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-63837153318291623202009-09-05T09:57:49.135-05:002009-09-05T09:57:49.135-05:00Yeah I'm with Elaine on this one. I'm cryi...Yeah I'm with Elaine on this one. I'm crying, and I love you and your son though I've never met either of you. <br /><br />What an honest, perfect way to express yourself. And if you need to do it in this exact same way again? Do not hesitate. EVER. EVER.<br /><br />The way I see it, this blog is your house. You invite us into it. It's our place to respect your space, not your job to change your house to suit us. If we aren't happy with the way you have things set up, we know where the door is.<br /><br />You can only be who you are. Nothing else. And there are lots of us, maybe even some who won't even leave a comment, who are so proud of you for what you wrote up there. <br /><br />I know I am.blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-78631267994768947752009-09-05T00:07:29.365-05:002009-09-05T00:07:29.365-05:00Tears are streaming down my face as I write this. ...Tears are streaming down my face as I write this. Holli...I love you and I love this honest post. Straight from the heart. I wish I could hop, skip and jump right over to Texas and give you a big hug. Because I know how emotionally hard this was on you to post. Don't regret it for one second. Some things just need to be said. I have been bottling up so many emotions lately that I just need to let go of. I just can't seem to sort through them. But this post has helped me...so thank you for that.Sophie's Story by Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415731740298071423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-1120900101794603842009-09-04T21:17:32.466-05:002009-09-04T21:17:32.466-05:00I'm right there with you.
My new mantra is n...I'm right there with you. <br /><br />My new mantra is never to be surprised by people's capacity to be stupid/rude/thoughtless. I find if I remind myself of this, I am less disappointed. <br /><br />The cancer thing made me laugh. You know my daughter has leukemia, and I can't tell you how often my friends (even her own god-mother) whine to me about their children's ear infections or diarrhea. My best friend once said to me, "it just seems so unfair, he'll have had two surgeries by his first birthday", speaking of her son getting tubes in his ears and fixing pyloric stenosis. My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia with a 50% chance of survival before her first birthday! How dumb are you?<br /><br />Anyway, everything you said in your non-people pleasing section resonates with me greatly. But I am trying to accept the reality that most people cannot comprehend our pain without having been through it. And most people think their problems are the biggest. It is all a matter of perspective.<br /><br />I too was striving for that perfect life before. It is amazing our capacity to change as people, to adapt to our new challenges. But sometimes I wish I could go back to the good old days when I was one of those selfish, silly people.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781872704576500055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584570468185542765.post-85249591883486158112009-09-04T16:51:49.493-05:002009-09-04T16:51:49.493-05:00amen sister!!!amen sister!!!kirstenpetreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601271008537440282noreply@blogger.com