Comments on: Balancing the happy ending http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/ Snapshots of life lived between countries, callings, and kids. Mon, 21 May 2012 18:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kelly http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4923 Kelly Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:05:40 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4923 It is so wonderful to hear these feelings I'm experiencing as a new mom are shared by others. It is great to read all of the comments and hear everyone's ideas and cameraderie. Yes, our marriages are worth fighting for. We had the blessing of being able to leave our little guy with some friends we were visiting on vacation this last week and just grab sandwiches from subway and sit outside enjoying nature and eating and talking then going to the grocery store for a candy bar and mini ice cream snack and taking a drive. The teenage boy of the family who baby-sat even said "this is more fun than PS3"! How precious is that!? Kelly It is so wonderful to hear these feelings I’m experiencing as a new mom are shared by others. It is great to read all of the comments and hear everyone’s ideas and cameraderie. Yes, our marriages are worth fighting for. We had the blessing of being able to leave our little guy with some friends we were visiting on vacation this last week and just grab sandwiches from subway and sit outside enjoying nature and eating and talking then going to the grocery store for a candy bar and mini ice cream snack and taking a drive. The teenage boy of the family who baby-sat even said “this is more fun than PS3″! How precious is that!? Kelly

]]> By: thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4742 thegypsymama Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:48:21 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4742 It's totally weird how romantic we find Target! But, oh, those kitchen pots and pans aisles.... It’s totally weird how romantic we find Target! But, oh, those kitchen pots and pans aisles….

]]> By: Jennifer http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Jennifer Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:46:59 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4663 Lisa-Jo, I thought about your post for two days now. I have to believe that this is just a season of our lives. I get frustrated often because money is tight, so getting a babysitter or even relatives sometimes is out of the question. We have no where we can afford to go! Couch dates sound nice, too, except we pass out from exhaustion at the end of a long week and miss the movie! Oh how I can empathize with you! What I'm trying to do now is fall more in love with my husband for the wonderful father and provider he is. Yes, we need to nurture the romance, but I can't allow frustration to shadow all the wonderful things he does. The children will grow up, and we'll miss some of their crazy antics. So my goal is to find the beauty in this rather unromantic stage of our lives! Beautiful post! Lisa-Jo, I thought about your post for two days now. I have to believe that this is just a season of our lives. I get frustrated often because money is tight, so getting a babysitter or even relatives sometimes is out of the question. We have no where we can afford to go! Couch dates sound nice, too, except we pass out from exhaustion at the end of a long week and miss the movie! Oh how I can empathize with you!
What I’m trying to do now is fall more in love with my husband for the wonderful father and provider he is. Yes, we need to nurture the romance, but I can’t allow frustration to shadow all the wonderful things he does. The children will grow up, and we’ll miss some of their crazy antics. So my goal is to find the beauty in this rather unromantic stage of our lives!
Beautiful post!

]]> By: Denise http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 Denise Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:21:19 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4660 Sunday a friend of ours unexpectedly decided to keep all four of our boys for us so we could go grab a lunch together. This was bliss! Just now, as I was looking at your blog, he called just to say "I had a lot of fun this weekend with you". Just a few moments all alone together, it's great. A bit of time to not be "moma and daddy" but just us, the couple. It makes the time with the kids seem to go smoother to, wouldn't you agree? Sunday a friend of ours unexpectedly decided to keep all four of our boys for us so we could go grab a lunch together. This was bliss! Just now, as I was looking at your blog, he called just to say “I had a lot of fun this weekend with you”. Just a few moments all alone together, it’s great. A bit of time to not be “moma and daddy” but just us, the couple. It makes the time with the kids seem to go smoother to, wouldn’t you agree?

]]> By: Sara http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4656 Sara Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:32:09 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4656 This may sound strange but this post had brought me comfort. I am missing my husband yet he hasn't gone anywhere. I miss the stolen moments, gentle kisses, lingering hugs. We get caught up in being mom and dad we have forgot Sara and Alan. This is something I need to work on. Yet it is comforting to know I'm nor alone with these worries xxx This may sound strange but this post had brought me comfort. I am missing my husband yet he hasn’t gone anywhere. I miss the stolen moments, gentle kisses, lingering hugs. We get caught up in being mom and dad we have forgot Sara and Alan. This is something I need to work on. Yet it is comforting to know I’m nor alone with these worries xxx

]]> By: Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4655 Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:19:14 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4655 Yes, I have always thought that marriage is not for the feint of heart. Throw a few kids into the mix and suddenly the courage required is that much more important. I love what your husband says - we've gotta fight for it. And man is that ever the most rewarding battle there is! Yes, I have always thought that marriage is not for the feint of heart. Throw a few kids into the mix and suddenly the courage required is that much more important. I love what your husband says – we’ve gotta fight for it. And man is that ever the most rewarding battle there is!

]]> By: Laura@Life Overseas http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4654 Laura@Life Overseas Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:08:44 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4654 YES. I can relate, and I love the way your wrote this post (beautifully, that is). I remember when we got married, we looked in disdain at those whose marriages fell apart or ended in divorce . . . and 11 years and 3 kids later, we understand much more how that can so easily, easily happen. It's sooooo hard to maintain romance with your spouse, instead of just ended up like roommates. My husband said once, "No one's going to hand us a good marriage. We're going to have to fight for it." Amen, babe. And the fight is nitty-gritty and costly (time, money, effort) . . . but worth it, right? Thanks for the reminder of the importance of US. YES. I can relate, and I love the way your wrote this post (beautifully, that is). I remember when we got married, we looked in disdain at those whose marriages fell apart or ended in divorce . . . and 11 years and 3 kids later, we understand much more how that can so easily, easily happen. It’s sooooo hard to maintain romance with your spouse, instead of just ended up like roommates. My husband said once, “No one’s going to hand us a good marriage. We’re going to have to fight for it.” Amen, babe. And the fight is nitty-gritty and costly (time, money, effort) . . . but worth it, right?

Thanks for the reminder of the importance of US.

]]> By: Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4653 Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:07:19 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4653 Oh thank you for stepping out of the shadows to share, Linda. It's always so good to be reminded that these moments pass much faster than they feel like at the time. And that they are beautiful - even in the chaos. Oh thank you for stepping out of the shadows to share, Linda. It’s always so good to be reminded that these moments pass much faster than they feel like at the time. And that they are beautiful – even in the chaos.

]]> By: Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4652 Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:05:41 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4652 Those stolen moments are magical, aren't they? I always feel like I've rediscovered the end of the rainbow or something when we get to enjoy being together without worrying about the needs of other little people along the way. Those stolen moments are magical, aren’t they? I always feel like I’ve rediscovered the end of the rainbow or something when we get to enjoy being together without worrying about the needs of other little people along the way.

]]> By: Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2010/07/balancing-the-happy-ending/comment-page-1/#comment-4651 Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:03:34 +0000 http://thegypsymama.com/?p=3378#comment-4651 "Relentless" - yes, an excellent word. But "chapter," yes that's another good one too. Thank you. “Relentless” – yes, an excellent word. But “chapter,” yes that’s another good one too. Thank you.

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