tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post1732262279323066697..comments2023-11-19T21:42:17.901-08:00Comments on My Path to Mommyhood: Grief Quotes I Keep HandyJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-49245530939795226652016-09-11T14:43:53.053-07:002016-09-11T14:43:53.053-07:00I bought Counting by 7s after reading your blog po...I bought Counting by 7s after reading your blog post and I love it! I am 170 pages into it now. Thanks for writing this post! If you have more suggestions, please send them my way!Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800117245703041299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-11674030032937739192016-09-06T09:47:08.980-07:002016-09-06T09:47:08.980-07:00The specifics may be different, but the emotion an...The specifics may be different, but the emotion and the heartbreak and the way it feels in your stomach is the same. You are a grief expert, lady. I had 3 beloved family members die within 2 years of each other, and it was the same emotion as my baby-losses. If anything, this is tougher when it comes to interacting with others. No one tells me, "don't be sad! You're other grandma is still alive!" But I am 100% expected to be back to normal the second I get a positive pregnancy test. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585102132829280344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-11526629388205528192016-09-03T15:35:20.563-07:002016-09-03T15:35:20.563-07:00When I was younger grief used to consume me. I wou...When I was younger grief used to consume me. I would get physically sick and I could stay under it like a heavy blanket for an undetermined amount of time. I believe that those who have suffered the loss of a life they never know find a way to grasp grief that just can't be found otherwise. Losing my sister-in-law was the first major loss I had been through since my miscarriages and I have even impressed myself with some of the things I've been able to pull out of my back pocket when others are totallLavonne @ the OCD infertilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506595995853364027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-48694809844817067432016-09-02T06:32:18.018-07:002016-09-02T06:32:18.018-07:00I like the Kimberly McCreigh quote, I can relate t...I like the Kimberly McCreigh quote, I can relate to that. As for the last one, I loved State of Wonder: one of the best books I've read in the last five years, I couldn't put it down. And I agree about hope, it can be a plague on your life. I totally admit that I'm attracted to quite dark and tragic books - I honestly think that if you've been through some dark stuff yourself, you tend to be. https://differentshoresblog.wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/16936131757889957955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-71783033217591162512016-09-02T05:31:24.224-07:002016-09-02T05:31:24.224-07:00Books with loss related themes exist in all genres...Books with loss related themes exist in all genres, mostly because loss and grief is both exquisitely and horribly intertwined with our lives as human beings. Right now, I've been in a terrible place of grief over letting my youngest stepson go because he's grown up. No one can dictate how your grief is choreographed. Sometimes, mine feels like ballet. Sometimes it feels like modern dance--all disjointed and almost interpretive. Cristy is absolutely right--loss is loss. My friend and former roommate Jeremy Keillor used to say, "Beware of defining things by comparison." Our lives and losses should lose no meaning when compared to others because the comparison is not apples to apples. We are unique.Amanda Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709979610638621806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-5207842015101078752016-09-01T23:13:06.622-07:002016-09-01T23:13:06.622-07:00Good quotes stay with you. They linger for a reas...Good quotes stay with you. They linger for a reason when they touch your heart. I think it is that human connection that on some level, somebody else really gets it. It makes you not feel so alone with sad or angry thoughts. It makes your heart sing when it is something happy. I Pintrest the crap out of quotes.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your quotes. You are a grief expert, and more so because you recognize that it is impossible to compare pain. It is all relative to the person experiencing it. Glad that you can be of help to your friend.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275071143469111072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-8067970376898596882016-09-01T15:47:53.571-07:002016-09-01T15:47:53.571-07:00To me, loss is loss. Immeasurable or comparable ex...To me, loss is loss. Immeasurable or comparable except to the person who had experienced the losses. And even then, each is different.<br /><br />These quotes are filled with much to ponder. Particularly the one about hope. I agree with you about hope being a double-edged blade. I'm also wary of hope. <br /><br />I have one to add:<br />"Once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't in fact be sure, in fact, that the storm is even over. But one thing is certain: when you come out of the storm, you emit be the same person who walked in" ~ Hakuri MurakamiCristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.com