tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post5516749048957428933..comments2023-11-02T00:49:02.272-07:00Comments on MyTwoLines: The other sideMyTwoLineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-47385508995648962032011-02-15T10:22:08.643-08:002011-02-15T10:22:08.643-08:00That made me cry! What a lovely post. I have chill...That made me cry! What a lovely post. I have chills.LisaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662932656659080958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-22609074401359757892011-02-15T07:25:42.730-08:002011-02-15T07:25:42.730-08:00Spot on.Spot on.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-1755141355163135432011-02-14T14:40:43.605-08:002011-02-14T14:40:43.605-08:00Great post...
My family tree has many adoptive b...Great post... <br /><br />My family tree has many adoptive branches and this post really spoke to my heart. <br /><br />This is truly a post I will reread over and over again.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201169914416664835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-22333328256636042792011-02-13T19:09:40.237-08:002011-02-13T19:09:40.237-08:00You never know...it may be all happy and light. N...You never know...it may be all happy and light. Not that I think you'll avoid the teenage angst- that's something we'll all have to figure out- but I do know of more than a handful of adoptees (none international though as they're all 35+) who never had those feelings. They did "hate" their parents for their curfew, rules, etc. but never for adopting them. Perhaps it depends on the relationship you have with them. In that case, I think you & Mr. TL will excel at loving them for who they are and them knowing they are loved regardless of what faults they have or mistakes they make. Having gone through something challenging like IF, I have no doubt of your capacity to navigate what lies ahead.<br />BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-57017563305107861832011-02-13T11:06:29.277-08:002011-02-13T11:06:29.277-08:00Another lovely post. These babies are so lucky to ...Another lovely post. These babies are so lucky to have such a wonderful mom (and dad) to come home too soon.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713650431279472763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-53638632982797774722011-02-13T08:57:50.049-08:002011-02-13T08:57:50.049-08:00That was a beautiful post and I loved it!! Those l...That was a beautiful post and I loved it!! Those lil babies have no idea how loved they already are by their mom and dad :) I can't wait to see a 'goofy' family picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-68993227386545599362011-02-13T07:06:03.717-08:002011-02-13T07:06:03.717-08:00I just adopted a 5 year old girl, and I agree with...I just adopted a 5 year old girl, and I agree with you completely. We have that loss in common, so I hope that makes me empathetic to her situation!Lindsay Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322922481927457241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-30466098393931942822011-02-12T23:57:02.426-08:002011-02-12T23:57:02.426-08:00It makes me smile to think about your big goofy fa...It makes me smile to think about your big goofy family together.aecusackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419009112013638540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-85857231416469438312011-02-12T18:44:01.779-08:002011-02-12T18:44:01.779-08:00You have such a wonderful attitude...You have such a wonderful attitude...Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957887707439694944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-47147725293427351782011-02-12T10:51:02.612-08:002011-02-12T10:51:02.612-08:00Great post. All things I have spent countless hour...Great post. All things I have spent countless hours pondering...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568731053148296398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-92232095348148021652011-02-12T09:47:08.126-08:002011-02-12T09:47:08.126-08:00This was beautiful! Your babies are so lucky to h...This was beautiful! Your babies are so lucky to have such an empathetic mom!!Mel.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17095162408557764223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-70055678588652750412011-02-12T08:55:43.073-08:002011-02-12T08:55:43.073-08:00Oh this post... how beautiful and insightful, raw ...Oh this post... how beautiful and insightful, raw and honest. It's what is real about all of this - infertility, adoption, family, pain, loss and LOVE, true, pure LOVE. <br /><br />Those babies are so lucky, as are you...you are the truest meaning (and example) of compassion, love and grace.<br /><br />LOVE this post... LOVE IT!Babystepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887687246851640547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-41655684860913527902011-02-12T08:28:13.398-08:002011-02-12T08:28:13.398-08:00This is such a beautiful post... I'm almost in...This is such a beautiful post... I'm almost in tears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-22091427151929978382011-02-12T08:01:01.483-08:002011-02-12T08:01:01.483-08:00Gosh, such a lovely post. I am just so excited fo...Gosh, such a lovely post. I am just so excited for you to wrap your arms around those little ones, they might not have been fortunate to end up in an orphanage, but they are beyond lucky to have found both of you. They will know so much love. And goofiness, which is also very important. :)Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331859341593997811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-515820678063601372011-02-12T07:58:02.148-08:002011-02-12T07:58:02.148-08:00"We have lost a genetic connection to our fut..."We have lost a genetic connection to our future.<br />Our babies have lost a genetic connection to their past." I love this! Thanks for sharing!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826913919163707391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-31400401225198007982011-02-12T06:55:52.956-08:002011-02-12T06:55:52.956-08:00thank you for making the point about the past/futu...thank you for making the point about the past/future genetic loss. it can't be said enough. also wanted to say I was thinking about your post from this fall on your LC blog about giving up - shutting it down - feeling so low. I panicked when I read that post - I felt for you, yes, but I panicked because blogs like yours are my virtual support groups. I really really (selfishly) didn't want you to leave. And now with this new blog, with how much that's changed in so short a time - it goes without saying that I'm thrilled you didn't stop blogging. More than ever, you're showing the rest of us there is another side. Infertility isn't a road that ends, but it's one that widens to include some beautiful unexpected things.heatherhttp://homesteaders.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-38942223753028234282011-02-12T06:41:30.251-08:002011-02-12T06:41:30.251-08:00This post brought tears to my eyes. I was going to...This post brought tears to my eyes. I was going to write what hoping4family did about the shared empathy you and your children will have. The fact that you can articulate this so precisely does, I think, mean you will be able to help your children deal with whatever loss they feel.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642067154153540136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314273745230597113.post-2460353295245986522011-02-12T06:31:59.346-08:002011-02-12T06:31:59.346-08:00this is a great post...as usual.:) i think that i...this is a great post...as usual.:) i think that is what makes us uniquely armed to address loss issues when it comes to family building. i can envision a time where your son or daughter is having a hard time understanding and you hold each other, both of you thinking of your loss and also feeling empathy for each other's loss. what a bond you will form! <br /><br />it's weird because i just told this to my friend the other day...i said, if we adopt, that won't clear all the baggage that not having a bio child creates. they are totally separate. she got it. i think a lot of people don't get that. <br /><br />btw - i have never been the first poster on a blog! this is pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com