tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post3831962400848727284..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Nothing moving but the rain37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-44512556562838586252009-10-21T16:38:00.169-04:002009-10-21T16:38:00.169-04:00mouse, i have been thinking about just this. they ...mouse, i have been thinking about just this. they say that disappointment is expectation unmet, and i hear your gentle reminder that perhaps it is the expectation that i should hear from my boy more that is out of sync. i love what you say, no news is just no news, not bad news. thanks for this lovely comment.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48880591759223155912009-10-21T14:19:14.952-04:002009-10-21T14:19:14.952-04:00one thing I hate in this era of computers, cell ph...one thing I hate in this era of computers, cell phones, instant messaging, etc is it raises our expectations that we ought hear from our kids frequently; that expectation fuels that a certain level of anxiety. <br /><br />there is a proverb that I have long felt drawn to and it provides a bit of strength for me. it goes something like 'that the birds of care and worry fly over your head, this you cannot change; but that they build nests in your hair; this you can prevent' <br /><br />wishes for no nests and realizing that no news is just no news, and not bad news.<br /><br />hugs and keep remembering how you were at that age and your (in)frequency of parental contact....mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-23396425474959787852009-10-20T16:56:22.629-04:002009-10-20T16:56:22.629-04:00Oh Deborah, you are so right! I will try to rememb...Oh Deborah, you are so right! I will try to remember that. I realize that my job now is to let go. I'm not doing as good a job at that as my husband is. He's way more secure and philosophical! <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder of that forever truth.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-87976569764016682292009-10-20T16:45:07.682-04:002009-10-20T16:45:07.682-04:00Angella I'm sure your parents (just like all p...Angella I'm sure your parents (just like all parents) must have said something like "Just wait till you have kids!", when you were in your gallivanting years.... your son will say the same thing to his teenage kids.... and so shall it be forevermore. You know you and hubby raised your boy right... he'll be just fine. And you'll never stop missing him, even if he called every day. :)Deborah Younglao, Silk Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061468237401282943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-86860388405227525712009-10-20T09:04:33.671-04:002009-10-20T09:04:33.671-04:00ellen, you're right. He is a good young man, n...ellen, you're right. He is a good young man, not perfect by any means, but smart and good hearted and well intentioned. And you know, he actually called last night in a very chatty mood. He's fine, of course. I need to just let him be. Thanks for the sentiment.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-45799765497870262992009-10-19T17:04:08.660-04:002009-10-19T17:04:08.660-04:00Your son sounds like a mature and intelligent pers...Your son sounds like a mature and intelligent person, but I'm sure that is not much comfort.<br /><br />Imagine how special and meaningful the time you do spend with him will be, now that it's (relatively) scarce. :)~ellen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00315658592077559215noreply@blogger.com