tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610094966749737738.post2684468401433668954..comments2023-06-20T05:09:45.243-07:00Comments on The Secret Mom Competition: What I Know For Sure by Sophie PattenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610094966749737738.post-87397058609420738662011-08-31T17:15:09.810-07:002011-08-31T17:15:09.810-07:00Kids may be someone's ONLY legacy but wow, wha...Kids may be someone's ONLY legacy but wow, what an incredible legacy that is! Since we are all connected, your kids will have an impact on my grandkids (since I am a generation ahead of you) and they will all create a different culture than what we all grew up in. Kind of mind-boggeling and it's too late in the day for such boggling I think! LOL! Great post!Susie - Walking Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372339217547326555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610094966749737738.post-399203003190487582011-08-15T20:11:13.388-07:002011-08-15T20:11:13.388-07:00Great post, just read it now. Truth for me is the ...Great post, just read it now. Truth for me is the main reason I didn't have my kids close together is because I knew I couldn't handle it. I need my others to be older so they can help, do for themselves, entertain themselves etc. I need that 3.5 year break just to muster the energy to start again. I always feel like people ambitious enough to have kids close together are brave, true parents because they can manage the chaos or they're more loving somehow. Having 3 kids under 5 is extraordinarily brave and you deserve kudos for even facing that challenge. <br />Postpartum is tough. I think your feelings are totally valid.<br /><br />Also, when our house gets really messy I sometimes get overwhelmed and think I'd rather just move out of the house (leaving everything there) and just start over rather than clean it.Jenn Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677826352700824013noreply@blogger.com