tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post1402105147138864629..comments2023-12-10T07:27:17.914-05:00Comments on Never a Dull Moment: Taking it PersonallyClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057662343562530495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-25169941377976434052008-11-22T17:27:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:27:00.000-06:00Great post! I believe everyone should have a socia...Great post! I believe everyone should have a social cause that they embrace and fight for. Standing like a wall flower and watching the world go by is not for me!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811548306583601019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-41743358695017048702008-11-22T13:34:00.000-06:002008-11-22T13:34:00.000-06:00Great post. I am glad that I came across your blo...Great post. I am glad that I came across your blog. I am a fellow adoptive parent to five children..... one with FAS, one with severe facial amniotic banding, and two adopted through a disruption. Just wanted to say hi.junglemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176730853175967320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-15843455552096570242008-11-22T12:42:00.000-06:002008-11-22T12:42:00.000-06:00Well-said, Claudia. I am going to link to this pos...Well-said, Claudia. I am going to link to this post on my blog. People need to move just a little outside their comfort zones, both in thought and in action.Torinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992090842674056507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-74020982621991951752008-11-22T09:36:00.000-06:002008-11-22T09:36:00.000-06:00I think the hardest part of adoption is the "saint...I think the hardest part of adoption is the "sainthood" that it confers upon you... People don't realize you are in the trenches... They don't realize that you don't need praise, you need help. What I wouldn't give for someone to volunteer to come over and help - just help... <BR/>Instead people say things like, "You must be so patient," or "God broke the mold when he made a person like you," or "There's a special place in heaven for you."<BR/>"Hey! I'm here on earth... and the kids are driving me bonkers! My laundry's up to my knees, the floors haven't been polished in a year and let's not even discuss the floor boards... Minor repairs don't happen... How about instead of verbal plattitudes you lend a hand???"momma-o-minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915082909133290105noreply@blogger.com