tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post5332871441334533962..comments2023-07-12T06:26:17.735-02:00Comments on Motherhood Deleted: Happy Hate And Heckling For The HolidaysRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-27558334820691286162008-12-06T12:58:00.000-02:002008-12-06T12:58:00.000-02:00Holly, you have made me feel truly humble. I often...Holly, you have made me feel truly humble. I often don't know how we survive as we do, but everytime I hear from someone like you, I realize it is because we share our hope and healing with each other. Someone did that for me. We all need to pass it on.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-34485508837064027732008-12-06T12:46:00.000-02:002008-12-06T12:46:00.000-02:00When I told a friend that I had found my son after...When I told a friend that I had found my son after nearly 4 decades, that we were trying to reconnect, she began by saying it was a distraction in OUR relationship, that I already had 2 children, so what should I expect, expect rejection from all around me. She was a friend of 18 years. When I withdrew a bit, she sent an online barrage of psycho-babble (she is actually a counselor, and offerred to switch hats and show me the error of my ways), telling me that my "religion was showing", and I should have had an abortion. Wow. <BR/><BR/>I have ordered "The Girls Who Went Away" and hope that it will arrive SOON,, having read exerpts and know that it will give me some strength. I am raw right now. My son has actually withdrawn a bit; he may be hearing a little blather from "friends", his adoptive family, reading horror stories, and/or feeling a little overwhelmed. I am, I guess, also.<BR/><BR/>The folks on this and similar blogs (with the exception of the truly angry who will take it out on the innocent) save lives. I could not have gotten this far without you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-1934010843080594022008-12-02T15:11:00.000-02:002008-12-02T15:11:00.000-02:00Robin,I'm not a senior mother -- but I AM a mother...Robin,<BR/>I'm not a senior mother -- but I AM a mother! And I honor the work you and others are doing in the field -- to think that not so long ago women could not even VOTE! And now... we vote, AND run for office!! Where would we be if we all sat silently??<BR/><BR/>Margaret_Diane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-55098489372739667772008-12-02T09:12:00.000-02:002008-12-02T09:12:00.000-02:00Well, my friend, you are up early! I agree that we...Well, my friend, you are up early! I agree that we don't need to feed them....just let them know they are not going to stop us. People are pretty petty when they stoop to calling older women "hags." My hubby disagrees, bless him!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580241881953821182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-39228665168662426772008-12-02T09:07:00.000-02:002008-12-02T09:07:00.000-02:00I may not be a Senior Mother, but I'm a senior net...I may not be a Senior Mother, but I'm a senior net.denizen, having been on the Internet since before the Web. There used to be a higher signal-to-noise ratio, but there have always been trolls.<BR/><BR/>In this case, I think there are a lot of people threatened by the Senior Mother and adult adoptee perspective. It's so easy to rant n' rave from the safety of a computer screen. The good news is, it's a sign our voices are being heard and acknowledged by the public, which obviously must scare the pants off them if they feel the need to start flamewars.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you, Robin. There's room enough here for us all to have a civilized conversation, but we're not feeding the trolls.Triona Guidryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969598333210972017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33752164.post-13505312755237257842008-12-01T23:22:00.000-02:002008-12-01T23:22:00.000-02:00Robin, As ever, spot on. Your explanation should ...Robin, <BR/>As ever, spot on. Your explanation should be used in the future as the new explanation of Bullying on a Cyber Scale. Good work, Robin. This one is a Keeper!!<BR/>SandyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088288948654864117noreply@blogger.com