tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post8838447285226895177..comments2024-03-29T00:52:59.235-05:00Comments on Annery at Home: One More?Anneryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954066811992919236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post-83169844586504473602013-02-07T19:40:23.224-06:002013-02-07T19:40:23.224-06:00We are on the same wavelength, Annie, as my post b...We are on the same wavelength, Annie, as my post below demonstrates.<br /><br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post-12045996087494055392013-02-07T19:28:30.993-06:002013-02-07T19:28:30.993-06:00I agree with Amy's last sentence with one exce...I agree with Amy's last sentence with one exception. I once heard a woman say that she wished she had never has so many (8) children. She was not an admirable person in many other ways. I was fortunate to notice early in life that none of the women I admired ever complained that they had too many children. They might say they wished a child would act more responsibly or behave or sleep through the night or have an illness cured, but they never said, "I wish that child had never been brought into existence." I also noticed that many women under 45 proclaimed happily that they were "done" while women over 45 were much more likely to express a longing for one more child especially if they only had one or two. Making these observations early in life and acting on them was a great blessing.<br /><br />Mary Anne Dockery-Jackson<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post-77746702683781115262013-02-07T19:20:37.560-06:002013-02-07T19:20:37.560-06:00Thanks Amy! I'm the 3rd of 9 and my mom said p...Thanks Amy! I'm the 3rd of 9 and my mom said part of her inspiration was listening to all those older women saying, "if only..." I'll only know I'm done in retrospect, I think :)Anneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954066811992919236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post-22246644613885440452013-02-07T19:20:10.838-06:002013-02-07T19:20:10.838-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954066811992919236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527333813271481752.post-26000599118793342392013-02-07T17:33:03.767-06:002013-02-07T17:33:03.767-06:00We are expecting number 11 this summer (and have 8...We are expecting number 11 this summer (and have 8 in heaven). I wouldn't trade it for the world. Yes I'm tired, yes it's hard but most things that are worthwhile don't come easy. I feel very sad when people say to me "I'm done" like it's an accomplishment. I've yet to hear someone say "boy, I wish I'd never had THAT kid". But I hear alot of older people tell me that they wished they would have had more. God bless you and keep up the great work!Amy E Ekbladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129482438874669569noreply@blogger.com