Comments on: Six Things You Should NEVER Tell a Mom

By: Rowena

Rowena — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:52:04 +0000

Kirwin, thanks for dropping by! I love reading your blog! I love the way you write and how you always bring out the good in every situation! And I can't agree with you more - I get very upset if people don't even try to understand how exhausting (physically and emotionally) it is to take care of a small child. Now that I've become very sensitive about it, I silently hope I was not that insensitive when I was still childless.

By: Rowena

Rowena — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:42:45 +0000

hay, correct ka dyan! nakakainis yung mga nagmamarunong! di nila alam na nakakahurt na sila ng feelings! tama ka, di naman minsan yung advice ang pang-asar eh, yung pagdeliver nila.

By: rafela

rafela — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:29:07 +0000

ay kapikon talaga yang #5! ako rin mismo napagkamalan nang preggo after i give birth, and gosh! nakakapikon pala talaga no?! lalo pa’t may postpartum depression ka pa and all!

true, each kid is unique and what works for him/her may not work for others. but i am happy to try others’ suggestions, kahit pa unsolicited pa, kasi malay mo it would also work for joel. ang ayoko lang ay yung know-it-all tone from someone as if their method is THE ONLY way. hindi ko sila nanay =)

By: kirwin @ Graceful Creative

kirwin @ Graceful Creative — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:31:51 +0000

When my first child was about 2 months old, and I was still in the middle of major sleep deprivation (read: near the end of my rope), my (child-free) brother and sister came over for dinner. The group was me, my husband, my mom, my sister, and my brother.

Somehow, over the course of conversation, it came up that I rarely got out of my pajamas before 11 am, and I rarely brushed my teeth before lunch. I was not bragging about this…I was trying to explain a little about the difficulties of being a (new) mom.

“Pfft!” said my younger, child-free sister. “I wish I could just wake up and wear pajamas all day!” My husband and my brother laughed, nodding their heads in agreement.

I could barely speak, but I was so close to crying…to losing it! Only my mom (who had had 4 kids) understood.

Anything said to a mom ~implying her job is so easy~ is a bad idea.

By: Rowena

Rowena — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:57:20 +0000

Jamie, it happened to me twice. Can't put the blame on others, though because of those awfully cute maternity blouses I still wear once in a while! Rowena

By: steadymom

steadymom — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:58:26 +0000

Yes, I can relate to the “When is your baby due?” – said to me at a restaurant a week AFTER I had my son. Embarrassing for both of us!

Jamie

By: Rowena

Rowena — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:17:25 +0000

danke, cathy! sobra akong enjoy sa pagsulat kaya nakakatuwa pag may nakakabasa talaga. hehe… ingat!

By: cathy

cathy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:55:49 +0000

ganda naman ng blog mo weng!!!!galing-galing mo!!