tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post8219001771036176437..comments2024-02-20T14:24:13.576-05:00Comments on The Molly Bawn Chronicles: Rambling Preamble to the Real Women Mememollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-89547175148214760372007-04-19T03:41:00.000-04:002007-04-19T03:41:00.000-04:00What a marvelous want ad! And all of it so true.I...What a marvelous want ad! And all of it so true.<BR/><BR/>I think I will always miss my children as the little ones they were, but I raised my own best friends. <BR/><BR/>They are all amazing, beautiful people who have brought so much joy to me at every age, and I can't imagine my life without any of them.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-87681569093577329542007-04-03T07:03:00.000-04:002007-04-03T07:03:00.000-04:00Loved your job description.I used to think that po...Loved your job description.<BR/><BR/>I used to think that polygamy had a lot going for it. One wife to stay at home and look after the house and children, the other to go out and work. Come to think of it, it still seems a good idea. I'd like to be the stay-at-home one. Or so it seems now that the children have reached years of helpfulness.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your sympathy about my dad.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-68309805998870980832007-03-31T22:30:00.000-04:002007-03-31T22:30:00.000-04:00Absolutely. What a wonderful ad. I'm thinking you ...Absolutely. What a wonderful ad. I'm thinking you were only half joking...!<BR/><BR/>By the way, my normal voice? Gone. It went the day my son learnt how to walk. Now I shout. A lot.My floathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002186548335132157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-21067769622279241282007-03-31T17:06:00.000-04:002007-03-31T17:06:00.000-04:00Fabulous post Molly!!! I wonder how many of us wou...Fabulous post Molly!!! I wonder how many of us would have felt had we been handed that application before we embarked on it all??? Probably would have thought that it can't be that bad....only to find out the hard way that it is....but as you said...only some days!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-78678476051916614082007-03-31T10:06:00.000-04:002007-03-31T10:06:00.000-04:00Been there, done that, but now that it's done and ...Been there, done that, but now that it's done and gone, I sometimes miss it. Go figure. (I don't miss it enough to apply for the job though!)Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-75126082343876395852007-03-31T04:58:00.000-04:002007-03-31T04:58:00.000-04:00I loved this. Can I borrow it to look for a repla...I loved this. Can I borrow it to look for a replacement me please?velcrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729091819572955175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-61218845820710838872007-03-31T03:09:00.000-04:002007-03-31T03:09:00.000-04:00Naw, sorry. The ad doesn't appeal to me. I 'd ra...Naw, sorry. The ad doesn't appeal to me. I 'd rather apply for that shadowy Dad post. Sounds great with all the perks of being out of the house most of the time.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-7059442100102209792007-03-30T22:47:00.000-04:002007-03-30T22:47:00.000-04:00You've left me speechless Molly (and that is a rar...You've left me speechless Molly (and that is a rare occurence!) I was so totally involved in reading this and nodding and in awe all the way through. 5 kids! And I find it hard with just the two. There is a strange "joy" in knowing one is not alone in feeling this way :-)nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338099206534716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-75196734448687035312007-03-30T21:03:00.000-04:002007-03-30T21:03:00.000-04:00It must take a special person indeed to balance & ...It must take a special person indeed to balance & raise 5 children. <BR/>Time out is the most precious thing- & so hard to get!<BR/>Loved this post.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-43051913687519887072007-03-30T10:18:00.000-04:002007-03-30T10:18:00.000-04:00SG, Sense of humour is #2 on my list of things to ...SG, Sense of humour is #2 on my list of things to take with when I run away from home. Right after my toothbrush.<BR/><BR/>TB, The most hilarious one I've read was by a SAHM applying for a job. Sizing up the situation [prune-faced interviewer] she described her work as a mom, but without mentioning her children. She talked about the on-going experimental studies she was involved in in the field of child development, her experiences in the field of high finance [balancing her checkbook!],grocery shopping as involvement in marketing....you get the picture. Her descriptions were an accurate and truthful account of her work experience. But if she had just said she was a SAHM she knew she wouldn't get the job. The interviewer was suitably impressed and she did. <BR/><BR/>Tracey, IF I had found her back then I would NOT have shared! If I find her now I'll send her your way...<BR/><BR/>Em and Suse, Welcome! it did get easier as they got older, but I still wish I could have had those extra few hours in every day. Those were wonderful, but hectic times. Each of my children is talented, funny and beautiful. God took a big risk entrusting them to me....I just wish I'd had more time to savour each one......mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-30639035190045776792007-03-30T09:03:00.000-04:002007-03-30T09:03:00.000-04:00Priceless.Absolutely priceless.Priceless.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely priceless.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-39416316068188426352007-03-30T08:36:00.000-04:002007-03-30T08:36:00.000-04:00Oh I love this! I'm run ragged with three childre...Oh I love this! I'm run ragged with three children... I can't imagine coping with five (although I guess you do what you have to do...) Did it ever get easier?Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574688179517054558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-81733065241343690322007-03-30T05:40:00.000-04:002007-03-30T05:40:00.000-04:00Please, if you find said woman, share her around! ...Please, if you find said woman, share her around! I could find her very useful.Tracey Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434423460092424684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-62678653680925102332007-03-30T00:45:00.000-04:002007-03-30T00:45:00.000-04:00Lovely stuff. Years ago a feminist wrote a job des...Lovely stuff. Years ago a feminist wrote a job description for a wife which included a mile-long list of duties along the lines of yours. It concluded with the heartfelt question "Who <I>wouldn't</I> want a wife?<BR/><BR/>I don't know how anyone survives having more than one child. You seem so virtuous; I feel indecently pleased knowing that you can roar when the occasion requires it.Tanya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919250829858831002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-36370478046579669472007-03-29T22:19:00.000-04:002007-03-29T22:19:00.000-04:00I loved this, Molly. Where would we be without a ...I loved this, Molly. Where would we be without a sense of humour? Did you show it to the Squadron Leader when he got home that night?<BR/><BR/>I tell my children there's no need to shout. But like you, sometimes I need to roar. No-one would hear me if I spoke in my normal civilised voice heeheehee.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.com