Comments on Girl's Gone Child: After the Ferris Wheel

Ms Woolf, My blog is just starting to sprout and w...

2009-09-26T01:25:30.765-07:00

Ms Woolf,
My blog is just starting to sprout and within it I have listed my 10 must do's. One is to go from Blog to published book. My strategy? Learn from those who have gone before me, who I admire. I would be honoured if I could interview you for my blog.
Please let me know ,
from Australia...
Sharni

This post was beautiful. I feel like a broken reco...

2009-09-22T13:00:25.788-07:00

This post was beautiful. I feel like a broken record when I comment here, but it's the truth, I just don't have any other words. So touching, so true, but most of all so well written. You're awesome. This post truly touched my heart!

I love the way you write. Isn't it amazing...

2009-09-22T09:53:47.801-07:00

I love the way you write.

Isn't it amazing? How fearless they are?

If only as adults we could live life that way. KNOWING that we can do it "all by ourselves". We would not be afraid to chase our dreams. We would be able to say, I'm not afraid and I don't need to hold your hand to get there...

wow talk about MY epiphanies.

Sounds so much like my children. They have their o...

2009-09-20T20:00:04.800-07:00

Sounds so much like my children. They have their own mind:)

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

that was a tear jerker... my 6 year old first grad...

2009-09-20T18:37:54.651-07:00

that was a tear jerker...
my 6 year old first grader wanted to know last week why he couldnt walk home from the bu by himself...ouch!

Yeah.exactly. When Wils turned 5 I took him to Mag...

2009-09-20T18:10:58.776-07:00

Yeah.exactly.
When Wils turned 5 I took him to Magic Kingdom for the weekend, just us. When we went on the Small World boatride? and over the waterfall thingy? I clutched him so hard he was like "get off me!"
I was scared. He wasn't.
It's like a relay race, raising your kids....if you pay attention, you can see the batons pass from you to them....
I think I will always come here for the memories you trigger. I'm so grateful to you for that.

Moanna is two, and she is going through an "a...

2009-09-19T17:40:57.706-07:00

Moanna is two, and she is going through an "all by herselfs" phase. Sometimes it makes me feel proud, that I am doing a good job at raising her to be a confident and independent young lady. Other times, it makes me sad and lonely. Sometimes, I need her to hold my hand, to make me feel safe.

Oh, to be the mother of a RUNNER. I feel your pai...

2009-09-19T11:31:20.135-07:00

Oh, to be the mother of a RUNNER. I feel your pain!
L'shanah tovah! Dpn't you wonder what this next year will bring...?

Beautiful post! They do grow up fast!

2009-09-18T14:32:06.604-07:00

Beautiful post! They do grow up fast!

You continue to amaze me. I ate up each layer of t...

2009-09-18T14:26:14.632-07:00

You continue to amaze me. I ate up each layer of this story.

Wow! That was beautiful. Thank you for the captiv...

2009-09-18T12:07:28.057-07:00

Wow! That was beautiful.

Thank you for the captivating story and gorgeous photos. You are such an excellent writer.

Mmmm. You and your words. This is perfection.

2009-09-18T10:04:50.377-07:00

Mmmm. You and your words. This is perfection.

There was a great essay in Mothering several years...

2009-09-18T09:44:59.319-07:00

There was a great essay in Mothering several years ago called "Runaway, Bunny!" The author and her now-adult son who thought that was the title of the book co-wrote it as a conversation. I can't find it on line but it was great. I think you'd really like it.

I have four kids who have never demonstrated the least willingness to leave my side, which is probably why I wish I had at least one Archer in the bunch.

You are so, so good with words. This was a beauti...

2009-09-18T09:41:13.592-07:00

You are so, so good with words. This was a beautiful post.

I am not looking forward to getting to this stage with Jack. Terrifies me! How do I stop time? Ack!

Goodgod. I think I actually held my breath throug...

2009-09-18T09:10:49.044-07:00

Goodgod.

I think I actually held my breath through that whole thing.

Well said GGC! Well said... I worry that I'm ...

2009-09-18T06:17:11.590-07:00

Well said GGC! Well said...

I worry that I'm missing these things with my 6 year old, or looking at them with more annoyance than wonder, because I'm so busy with his younger brothers. Moms all around me are crying dropping off their Kindergartners and I'm relieved. How terrible!

Thank you again for making me see the joy and pain in the little things that are going on in my big boy.

And good luck to you, mama!
PS. So glad Fable is sleeping through the night. My 16mo old is finally there! ughhh...

tears. you just wrote the exact things that will b...

2009-09-18T04:55:28.361-07:00

tears. you just wrote the exact things that will break my heart in the years to come.

I love how you write this so beautifully, just a m...

2009-09-18T00:32:24.155-07:00

I love how you write this so beautifully, just a moment in time with your child but all the thoughts that you hope to remember when you arrive back ready to record it on your keyboard.

We have to let our children grow up on their own but the fear of someone taking them away from us or getting lost or even worse feeling lost is almost too much to bear!

WAIT! WHAT! I wrote "high school." My cr...

2009-09-17T19:58:49.198-07:00

WAIT! WHAT! I wrote "high school." My crap! I meant kindergarten. My daughter just started kindergarten. Which makes her just about Archer's age....
Forgive my child fried brain. I have four. They make me insane.

ping-pang-ping Heart strings being tugged! You ver...

2009-09-17T19:20:53.350-07:00

ping-pang-ping
Heart strings being tugged! You very nearly made me cry there...exceptional writing.

Loved this, though it broke my heart and made me n...

2009-09-17T19:09:19.335-07:00

Loved this, though it broke my heart and made me nauseous.

I am off to get a dry erase board so that I CAN have a sign to point to, whenever I feel the need...

Glad to know I'm not the only one who's &q...

2009-09-17T19:02:34.170-07:00

Glad to know I'm not the only one who's "baby" somehow makes them feel safe!

The colors of these photos are so rich and bright!...

2009-09-17T18:57:59.135-07:00

The colors of these photos are so rich and bright! a perfect combo of words and art.

wonderful post, as usual. My stinkypants, at 9 mo...

2009-09-17T17:45:51.004-07:00

wonderful post, as usual.

My stinkypants, at 9 months, is already starting to show signs of independence and it's just way too early for me.

Independence is bittersweet, but definitely more bitter.

I read recently that your relationship with your c...

2009-09-17T17:42:43.028-07:00

I read recently that your relationship with your child is the only love relationship you have where everything you do for them is to get them ready to leave you.
My baby is only 5.5 months and, while I'm so proud of everything she does on her own, I also wish she were still that tiny baby who just slept on me all day.