Comments on: Time Passages http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/ tweet, tweet Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Monkey Busy-ness « Snow Monkey http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-164 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:23:15 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-164 [...] In other news, happy belated birthday to SBird.  It’s nice that she had fun in Vegas (I recommend the New York-New York hotel and RumJungle; I would diss the Tropicana, but I hear that they finally blew it up). [...] […] In other news, happy belated birthday to SBird.  It’s nice that she had fun in Vegas (I recommend the New York-New York hotel and RumJungle; I would diss the Tropicana, but I hear that they finally blew it up). […]

]]> by: Snow Monkey http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-163 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:34:43 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-163 Happy birthday. Thirty freaked me out a little---at least more than it sounds like it freaked you out---and thirty-five is a few months away for me. Happy birthday. Thirty freaked me out a little—at least more than it sounds like it freaked you out—and thirty-five is a few months away for me.

]]> by: kiligi http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-162 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:44:38 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-162 Happy Birthday! The one thing I wanted to let you know is that The Moon Festival hasn't yet occurred. It was September 18th *last* year. This year it will be October 6th. Though you probably already realized this, so now I feel a little foolish pointing it out. Good luck for a wonderful year ahead. Happy Birthday! The one thing I wanted to let you know is that The Moon Festival hasn’t yet occurred. It was September 18th *last* year. This year it will be October 6th. Though you probably already realized this, so now I feel a little foolish pointing it out. Good luck for a wonderful year ahead.

]]> by: Christie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-161 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:40:01 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-161 Grace is a beautiful word to describe adoption. You are a truly gifted wordsmith. I hope that 40 brings you more peace than 39! (I have never even heard of ODD!) Grace is a beautiful word to describe adoption. You are a truly gifted wordsmith.

I hope that 40 brings you more peace than 39! (I have never even heard of ODD!)

]]> by: Nicole http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-160 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:19:43 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-160 Thinking of you while you are away! Thinking of you while you are away!

]]> by: SBird http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-159 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:17:54 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-159 C, Well, yeah...I think we agree adoption is a wonderful thing. My "regroup" comment did not necessarily refer to the adoption, nor did my post on turning 40. I was actually trying to get away from just the adoption stuff because turning 40 seems bigger than just that, ya know? I've been divorced; remarried; a fulltime stepmother to a teenager with ADHD, ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), and various addictions; infertile for many years; and the more recent victim (too strong a word!) of three miscarriages in the past year. So, "regroup" is a word I'm familiar with, in many contexts. The adoption I think of as a grace, despite all the varied baggage that word takes on. It is a grace to me. C,

Well, yeah…I think we agree adoption is a wonderful thing. My “regroup” comment did not necessarily refer to the adoption, nor did my post on turning 40. I was actually trying to get away from just the adoption stuff because turning 40 seems bigger than just that, ya know? I’ve been divorced; remarried; a fulltime stepmother to a teenager with ADHD, ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), and various addictions; infertile for many years; and the more recent victim (too strong a word!) of three miscarriages in the past year. So, “regroup” is a word I’m familiar with, in many contexts.

The adoption I think of as a grace, despite all the varied baggage that word takes on. It is a grace to me.

]]> by: christie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-158 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:44:00 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-158 I only meant it in the sense that not everyone sees adoption as a cause to regroup. I was trying to cheer you up. I've always wanted to adopt. Those were the cards that I wanted. Its been wonderful for our family. I only meant it in the sense that not everyone sees adoption as a cause to regroup. I was trying to cheer you up. I’ve always wanted to adopt. Those were the cards that I wanted. Its been wonderful for our family.

]]> by: SBird http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-157 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:42:28 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-157 Christie-- Adoption is "not so bad"???!! Actually, I think it's amazing, stupendous, incredible, life-changing, moving, beyond-belief-out-of-this-world-cool, absolutely thrilling... But, sorry, I don't buy into the "meant to be" thing. Life deals you a hand, you adjust, you succeed, you fail, you regroup. You are an active participant in your own life. Sometimes it challenges you into being a different person than you thought you were. And that's a wonderful thing. I don't know if I'll ever have bio kids. I do know I'm going to adopt. We made the decision to try and do both. And that's a wonderful thing, too. Christie–

Adoption is “not so bad”???!! Actually, I think it’s amazing, stupendous, incredible, life-changing, moving, beyond-belief-out-of-this-world-cool, absolutely thrilling…

But, sorry, I don’t buy into the “meant to be” thing. Life deals you a hand, you adjust, you succeed, you fail, you regroup. You are an active participant in your own life. Sometimes it challenges you into being a different person than you thought you were. And that’s a wonderful thing.

I don’t know if I’ll ever have bio kids. I do know I’m going to adopt. We made the decision to try and do both. And that’s a wonderful thing, too.

]]> by: christie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-156 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:59:59 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-156 Maybe you were meant to adopt instead of 'pro-create'? Its not so bad...its actually very wonderful, if I do say so myself. Happy Birthday...I'm one year behind you. Maybe you were meant to adopt instead of ‘pro-create’? Its not so bad…its actually very wonderful, if I do say so myself. Happy Birthday…I’m one year behind you.

]]> by: Carrie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-155 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:06:51 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2006/09/15/time-passages/#comment-155 Beautiful post! Very thought provoking and caused me to examine my own ideas about aging. I am in my mid- thirties, and have found this to be my decade of aptitude. Every choice, every turn I take has resulted in more choices and more twists to my story. I am looking forward to my 40s being a period of calm and stability. I still have 5 more years to go though~ Happy 40th Birthday!!! Hope Vegas was fun~ Beautiful post! Very thought provoking and caused me to examine my own ideas about aging. I am in my mid- thirties, and have found this to be my decade of aptitude. Every choice, every turn I take has resulted in more choices and more twists to my story. I am looking forward to my 40s being a period of calm and stability. I still have 5 more years to go though~

Happy 40th Birthday!!! Hope Vegas was fun~

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