tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post5228950794426186973..comments2023-08-18T16:12:20.743+01:00Comments on Young middle age: StrugglingHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771705537219032469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-21234107766175115842012-03-01T23:45:33.409+00:002012-03-01T23:45:33.409+00:00I have tried to reply to this post about eleven bi...I have tried to reply to this post about eleven billion times*, but the internet keeps eating it while my children are distracting me. So I will spare you the waffle and cut to the chase: all I really wanted to point out was the central flaw in this:<br /><br />"can't think that the situation is redeemable, terrified of the future. At 3am I can imagine him being 15 and despising me"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-9452268912141674222012-02-28T21:42:31.304+00:002012-02-28T21:42:31.304+00:00Only because I had PND and needed something to sto...Only because I had PND and needed something to stop me running out the door every single day. Sadly, but seriously.<br /><br />A lot of the things were trivial, a lot of the things I had help with. But also, baby-life got a lot easier during the run up to his first birthday. Each new age brings new challenges, but slowlyslowlyslowly, life gets easier (or you just get used to the sleep Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752281328769945620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-70233970878015839212012-02-28T10:25:52.217+00:002012-02-28T10:25:52.217+00:00Beth, Beth, Beth, you have no idea how much good t...Beth, Beth, Beth, you have no idea how much good this comment did me. Thank you so much for the reassurance, particularly about the "you'll have to do it eventually" thing. It gives me faith!<br />(But, weren't you busy doing the 100 things list while J was this kind of age, and so weren't you in fact achieving something and managing to blog about it every single day?)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179248608515705011.post-78911213682982869142012-02-26T18:49:06.221+00:002012-02-26T18:49:06.221+00:00Oh my lovely.
Firstly, those mums with all the &#...Oh my lovely.<br /><br />Firstly, those mums with all the 'useful' advice - they've been through what you're going through. Everyone has. They may be playing up how 'good' their babies are. Regardless, everyone goes through stages like this and some people like to crow about it when they get past it. Others prefer the quietly sympathising route. Find some of those. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752281328769945620noreply@blogger.com