Comments on: Some of Us Won’t Be Remembered on Mother’s Day http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/ Luise Addresses Your Interests With Wisdom and Love Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Luise http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8130 Luise Fri, 13 May 2011 16:12:55 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-8130 Good for you! Please consider coming over to my Web-forum that focuses on issues with adult chidren and extended families. We are at: www.WiseWomenUnite.com Blessings, Luise Good for you! Please consider coming over to my Web-forum that focuses on issues with adult chidren and extended families. We are at: http://www.WiseWomenUnite.com Blessings, Luise

]]> By: J. http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8127 J. Thu, 12 May 2011 22:38:23 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-8127 Glad I found this. My daughter is very self absorbed I guess. I wonder lately if she is missing a piece of her soul. She's had her challenges in life. I rarely hear from her and this mother's day it really hurt. It's like a survival test for me it hurts so much. I was alone today so I drove out to the local park. The sun was shining and everything was beautiful so I parked for awhile, enjoyed some take out food and thought about my own mother. The good memories filled me up more than anything I could do for myself. So many of us have to bear up under being ignored by others. Like that old saying "Plant your own garden". I went home and opened up my mailbox to find some flower seeds I had been waiting for. I planted then all that afternoon. Don't count upon others, no matter how much you love them, to fill up that void on Mother's Day or any other day. J. Glad I found this. My daughter is very self absorbed I guess. I wonder lately if she is missing a piece of her soul. She’s had her challenges in life. I rarely hear from her and this mother’s day it really hurt. It’s like a survival test for me it hurts so much. I was alone today so I drove out to the local park. The sun was shining and everything was beautiful so I parked for awhile, enjoyed some take out food and thought about my own mother. The good memories filled me up more than anything I could do for myself. So many of us have to bear up under being ignored by others. Like that old saying “Plant your own garden”. I went home and opened up my mailbox to find some flower seeds I had been waiting for. I planted then all that afternoon. Don’t count upon others, no matter how much you love them, to fill up that void on Mother’s Day or any other day. J.

]]> By: Luise http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6205 Luise Thu, 14 May 2009 00:41:13 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-6205 Dear M.: Thank you. They have never sent comments before and I thought it would be nice to publish them just this once. And there <strong>is</strong> a lot of luck involved! I wrote about my elder son in my response to the Mother's Day question. It's always been a mystery why one son and his wife would see me as "evil personified" while my other son and his wife would see me as their primary source of love and inspiration. I'm the same person. I didn't wear two parenting hats. And I totally agree that it's hard to get that self-love is not dependent on external events and circumstances. Blessings, Luise Dear M.: Thank you. They have never sent comments before and I thought it would be nice to publish them just this once. And there is a lot of luck involved! I wrote about my elder son in my response to the Mother’s Day question. It’s always been a mystery why one son and his wife would see me as “evil personified” while my other son and his wife would see me as their primary source of love and inspiration. I’m the same person. I didn’t wear two parenting hats. And I totally agree that it’s hard to get that self-love is not dependent on external events and circumstances. Blessings, Luise

]]> By: M. http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 M. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:26:02 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-6204 Luise - you are a lucky woman that your son and DIL think so much of you. Your son is right re self love - but sometimes when your child and his wife are cruel all of your self esteem goes out the window. So you obviously have done something right - especially with your DIL - because she has it right- we are the ones who gave their husbands the qualities that the DILs love - how ironic that they turn on us. Thanks again for all of your help. M. Luise – you are a lucky woman that your son and DIL think so much of you. Your son is right re self love – but sometimes when your child and his wife are cruel all of your self esteem goes out the window. So you obviously have done something right – especially with your DIL – because she has it right- we are the ones who gave their husbands the qualities that the DILs love – how ironic that they turn on us.

Thanks again for all of your help.
M.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 Sandy Mon, 11 May 2009 09:40:31 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-6194 Beautiful reply, Luise! The amount of care your put out into the world through your web site really shows. I am so lucky to have a mother-in-law in my life to love and be loved by. And that is YOU! Thank you for being exactly the person you are. If you hadn't been you, perhaps I wouldn't have the love of my life. Sandy Beautiful reply, Luise! The amount of care your put out into the world through your web site really shows. I am so lucky to have a mother-in-law in my life to love and be loved by. And that is YOU! Thank you for being exactly the person you are. If you hadn’t been you, perhaps I wouldn’t have the love of my life. Sandy

]]> By: Kirk http://www.momresponds.com/1254/ignored-on-mothers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6192 Kirk Mon, 11 May 2009 00:12:01 +0000 http://www.momresponds.com/?p=1254#comment-6192 Excellent advice, Mom. Since I'm your webmaster on this blog as well as your son, and since it's Mother's Day, I just added a fun "teddy bear with a dozen roses" image to your encouraging words above. I trust the wisdom you've shared will inspire mothers around the globe toward remembering that the foundation of being able to love, care for, and support others begins with self-love. Kirk Excellent advice, Mom. Since I’m your webmaster on this blog as well as your son, and since it’s Mother’s Day, I just added a fun “teddy bear with a dozen roses” image to your encouraging words above. I trust the wisdom you’ve shared will inspire mothers around the globe toward remembering that the foundation of being able to love, care for, and support others begins with self-love. Kirk

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