tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5205525465760655253..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Mothers, daughters who are Mothers, and Travel ...materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5024786645007014362015-05-11T07:53:13.512-07:002015-05-11T07:53:13.512-07:00It truly is, the mesmerizing twisted fate of the f...It truly is, the mesmerizing twisted fate of the fairytale. . .we do our best....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-90734863491118354202015-05-11T07:51:45.092-07:002015-05-11T07:51:45.092-07:00I hope they do calm down...and meanwhile, the glas...I hope they do calm down...and meanwhile, the glass of wine and a good think seem inarguably good things.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89904218730348129282015-05-11T07:50:21.320-07:002015-05-11T07:50:21.320-07:00Your mother sounds wise and wonderful. I remember ...Your mother sounds wise and wonderful. I remember my grandma so fondly and wish that for my grandchildren...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25931927427011834832015-05-11T07:48:29.704-07:002015-05-11T07:48:29.704-07:00Aren't facials wonderful? I manage one or two ...Aren't facials wonderful? I manage one or two a year and wonder each time why not more often.<br />Technology is a huge comfort, allows us to stay in touch, but sometimes the contact seems so illusory when we remember and crave touch, physical presence...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46171127770340757852015-05-11T07:46:16.272-07:002015-05-11T07:46:16.272-07:00Yes they do, backwards and forwards.Yes they do, backwards and forwards.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56972547389211932592015-05-11T07:45:28.319-07:002015-05-11T07:45:28.319-07:00It's all relative- thanks for reminding me. 15...It's all relative- thanks for reminding me. 15-20 hours in transit doesn't feel like "flitting" but ew is just nasty! Is that from Australia or NZ?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65186450313486558702015-05-11T07:43:44.270-07:002015-05-11T07:43:44.270-07:00ThanksThanksmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-52712878985883063752015-05-10T22:23:22.559-07:002015-05-10T22:23:22.559-07:00How brave you are to be so honest. You have really...How brave you are to be so honest. You have really nailed it --that flip flop-- daughter of mother, mother of daughter, the strange symmetry of it and the pain of the realizations we come to too late to repair. It is the stuff of fairytales, as if the spell of being a daughter can't be broken until we are a mother with a grown daughter, just at the moment it is too late to let our mothers know we now understand....Alison Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768315542282472901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91746202557062139682015-05-08T15:43:43.896-07:002015-05-08T15:43:43.896-07:00I like Annie's advice. Sometimes all you can d...I like Annie's advice. Sometimes all you can do is sit back and take a deep breath. It's been one of those days so I'll sit back and have a glass too and think about a trip in the future when events calm down (if they ever do......).<br />LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25420124031122729862015-05-08T12:01:47.721-07:002015-05-08T12:01:47.721-07:00Yes , I'm mortified when I look back and see h...Yes , I'm mortified when I look back and see how I took my mother's help for granted after my children were born . Years later when I talked about it with her , she said she'd done the same ... everyone does . <br />And I do remember my Granny very fondly ... as my children do theirs .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24568921946314131342015-05-08T09:23:05.578-07:002015-05-08T09:23:05.578-07:00I can identify with every word you say here about ...I can identify with every word you say here about mothers and daughters, mothers and grown-up children and how your relationship with your own mother comes back to haunt you through your own children. It is my oldest son's birthday today, and I can't get him on the phone, only texts. My baby! Very complex and sometimes just bitter/sweet. I can even identify with the facial - had my first one ever today and may have found a new addiction - a whole world of pampering I have never really felt the need of, but wow, my skin is so soft now!<br /><br />Enjoy Paris and it will all settle down nicely in time xxCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49983628442437725432015-05-08T00:48:30.294-07:002015-05-08T00:48:30.294-07:00Change is difficult. The generations spill into ea...Change is difficult. The generations spill into each other….Paris with your sister will be fun. Bon voyage!Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83541213953383242122015-05-07T23:35:25.723-07:002015-05-07T23:35:25.723-07:00The wheel of life ......... sometimes cruel, somet...The wheel of life ......... sometimes cruel, sometimes comforting. At least you can take great satisfaction and pride in producing such upstanding, capable, independent children. <br />I'm quite envious of you flitting over to Paris to celebrate Mothers' Day. For me it's a 32 hour journey, but my spirit is always somewhere in France. Warm regards. Elizabeth at Eiffel Tellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054977148823539576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31396440764787878212015-05-07T21:06:53.038-07:002015-05-07T21:06:53.038-07:00I, too, hope you have a wonderful time in Paris. I, too, hope you have a wonderful time in Paris. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56072806171640349952015-05-07T20:51:44.546-07:002015-05-07T20:51:44.546-07:00Thanks, xoxoThanks, xoxomaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71255646419929787492015-05-07T20:51:18.685-07:002015-05-07T20:51:18.685-07:00Yes, I had to make sure the two latest were includ...Yes, I had to make sure the two latest were included. Well spotted! Thanks for the kind words. We just do our best, right?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66265946280607236712015-05-07T20:49:38.188-07:002015-05-07T20:49:38.188-07:00And you may soon be experiencing with your young m...And you may soon be experiencing with your young men. Your family is well used to traveling, though, and it may not be so hard.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6613064154711910422015-05-07T20:47:44.668-07:002015-05-07T20:47:44.668-07:00The kind of good advice I'm happy to follow ob...The kind of good advice I'm happy to follow obediently...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17723104405129350462015-05-07T13:47:01.111-07:002015-05-07T13:47:01.111-07:00<3
I hope you have a wonderful time in Paris.<3<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful time in Paris.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11938235426757156982015-05-07T13:18:49.498-07:002015-05-07T13:18:49.498-07:00So many changes! I noticed that you've change...So many changes! I noticed that you've changed the paragraph AR the top to reflect your new status. Today's post is beautiful and poignant. No one gets everything right, not even someone as lovely and sensitive as you are. I think that this is the perfect time for Paris. I wish you a wonderful time with your sister, and I hope you follow Annie's suggestion.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73394375569643309942015-05-07T12:54:36.224-07:002015-05-07T12:54:36.224-07:00I like Annie's advice! You are going through s...I like Annie's advice! You are going through some tough times there - makes me realise what my mum was going through when I went to live in Germany, first as a student at 20, then at 24 after uni. <br /><br />Safe travels! Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28353083802991478892015-05-07T10:45:12.672-07:002015-05-07T10:45:12.672-07:00I urge you to find a place in the sun on a Paris s...I urge you to find a place in the sun on a Paris street (weather good there I believe), order a glass of champagne and simply sit back and (in the words of the Beatles) let it be. Clarity often appears after a sole glass of the good stuff. It's after the third that the messy times begin...a bientot, mater.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.com