Comments on: They Don’t Get Any Younger http://andothertimes.com/2008/05/01/they-dont-get-any-younger/ ...not so much Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jillian Frank http://andothertimes.com/2008/05/01/they-dont-get-any-younger/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jillian Frank Thu, 22 May 2008 02:21:00 +0000 http://andothertimes.com/2008/05/01/they-dont-get-any-younger/#comment-24 Oh Dem... thanks for all that. If Robin is your role model, you can bet that you're mine. Watching you love, guide, and parent the boys has been a great inspiration to me. Thanks for all that you do for them, and for me and my family.<br/><br/>Happy belated Mother's Day to you. Oh Dem… thanks for all that. If Robin is your role model, you can bet that you’re mine. Watching you love, guide, and parent the boys has been a great inspiration to me. Thanks for all that you do for them, and for me and my family.

Happy belated Mother’s Day to you.

]]> By: demery http://andothertimes.com/2008/05/01/they-dont-get-any-younger/comment-page-1/#comment-23 demery Sat, 10 May 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://andothertimes.com/2008/05/01/they-dont-get-any-younger/#comment-23 Hi Jillian,<br/>What a beautiful post. What you've written here definitely reflects my experience as a mom... the word that best describes it for me is bittersweet. When I remember my boys as babies, or look at pictures, I always get a little tug in my heart - of sadness that those days slipped through my fingers so quickly. We try to hang on to the things we remember - the funny words and stories. And you're doing a great job of that here. And one thing I've noticed with my boys is that even the tiniest nugget of a story or a reflection about them as babies makes them so happy to hear! They love especially to ask about words -- what was their first word, what funny ways did they say something. And just even sharing those tidbits with them makes them grin... and reassures them I think that they are each so special and important to us. Robin is the best role model for me on this topic -- because somehow she can celebrate what she remembers of her kids as babies (I've heard her tell stories on them!) but still just rejoice at how big and strong they grow each day. She said something once about the alternative -- about kids she knows who for one reason or another can't or won't grow up. And that really made an impact on me. Just thought I'd share. You are a great mom! And Jude is a wonderful, beloved and blessed little boy :) Happy Mother's Day!<br/>Love,<br/>Dem Hi Jillian,
What a beautiful post. What you’ve written here definitely reflects my experience as a mom… the word that best describes it for me is bittersweet. When I remember my boys as babies, or look at pictures, I always get a little tug in my heart – of sadness that those days slipped through my fingers so quickly. We try to hang on to the things we remember – the funny words and stories. And you’re doing a great job of that here. And one thing I’ve noticed with my boys is that even the tiniest nugget of a story or a reflection about them as babies makes them so happy to hear! They love especially to ask about words — what was their first word, what funny ways did they say something. And just even sharing those tidbits with them makes them grin… and reassures them I think that they are each so special and important to us. Robin is the best role model for me on this topic — because somehow she can celebrate what she remembers of her kids as babies (I’ve heard her tell stories on them!) but still just rejoice at how big and strong they grow each day. She said something once about the alternative — about kids she knows who for one reason or another can’t or won’t grow up. And that really made an impact on me. Just thought I’d share. You are a great mom! And Jude is a wonderful, beloved and blessed little boy :) Happy Mother’s Day!
Love,
Dem

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