tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post3485134554602668957..comments2024-02-19T23:01:34.366+11:00Comments on eglantine's cake:: Melbourne MumsPenni Russonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-43783589885707448432008-06-03T14:37:00.000+10:002008-06-03T14:37:00.000+10:00Pen, that nearly made me cry. I just happened to ...Pen, that nearly made me cry. I just happened to have a spare minute and wondered what you were up to. <BR/><BR/>Those were good times, werent they? Its not the same anymore, personally, I'm flat chat, working and studying and I just dont "need" what I once did, like you say.<BR/><BR/>Glad you're all well<BR/><BR/>love<BR/><BR/>JacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-69349348364861764922008-06-01T16:04:00.000+10:002008-06-01T16:04:00.000+10:00hello my lovelies,I miss you all very much. But I...hello my lovelies,<BR/><BR/>I miss you all very much. But I feel very "liberated" now. I have no permanent online connections at all - and I'm grateful for that. My reality is that I barely have time to sit and have a cup of tea, let alone come online....*sigh*<BR/><BR/>I am very grateful for the strong connections I've made with many fabulous women who are now a very big part of my life. Even the women I don't see regularly, I hold dear in my heart.<BR/><BR/>Actually, we've just arrived home from a lovely family lunch with 3 other gorgeous families. :) :) :) <BR/><BR/>It may be a coincidence - but we were talking about Fred's visit just today. <BR/><BR/>lots of love to you Penni and Jazz and Jo and Dani and Dani and JJ. xxxxxKathryn Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381258835202419393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-6813546930561028972008-05-30T22:22:00.000+10:002008-05-30T22:22:00.000+10:00Haha Dani, but some of us just can't let the baby ...Haha Dani, but some of us just can't let the baby thing go *blush*<BR/><BR/>I miss those days too Pen xx<BR/><BR/>I was just remembering that NYE party a couple of nights ago. That was the last time Luke got really, really drunk. Poor thing wasn't happy AT ALL, har-de-har-har. <BR/><BR/>(And heeeeelloo Jo and Jazz!)<BR/><BR/>JJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-7971278328046880092008-05-28T21:44:00.000+10:002008-05-28T21:44:00.000+10:00agree, agree, agree! J and I were reminiscing abou...agree, agree, agree! J and I were reminiscing about when he was a little tacker and we used to have those all day play dates. He remembers so well everyone who was there. But times change and life gets busy. On one hand I'd love to be able to spend the odd day like we used to but in reality I thrive off the busyness of now. School holidays (or surgery *sigh*) are enough break from our usual hustle bustle to satisfy me these days.<BR/>While I'm still a member of the forum, I just don't get there very often, my priorities have shifted and over the years I have developed wonderful friendships with people I met there and we keep in contact in other ways. It's still it's old cyclic self but it's morphing as we all move from mothers of babies to mothers of older children. <BR/>Babbling now. Must sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-38734663465159157762008-05-28T20:33:00.000+10:002008-05-28T20:33:00.000+10:00I totally agree. I think when everyone had young b...I totally agree. I think when everyone had young babies the appeal of the site was about having that connection and knowing you were not alone in the world with your fragile baby. Being able to jump online and ask a question that sounds totally stupid in your head but you know that everybody else starring at their computer has thought the same thing and is more then happy to let you know your not alone and your travelling down the same road they are.<BR/><BR/>I think in allot of aspects having that audience there all the time has really stopped allot of people getting out there and living their lives, I know I have become victim to this more then once but I also know that without that constant support there was moments I would have never survived without that group of women and I am so grateful for the friendships and life long connections that have magically come about because of it.<BR/><BR/>I think you worded it perfectly Penn and I'm so glad you stepped out of the lime light and let yourself disconnect and find the real you we all knew was lurking in the shadows xxxxDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992540563706358499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-52004271813604383602008-05-28T18:17:00.000+10:002008-05-28T18:17:00.000+10:00(and yet there's an underlying threat of being los...(and yet there's an underlying threat of being lost in that halfway place, of never achieving a cohesive sense of self)Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-35296852086124032582008-05-28T17:29:00.000+10:002008-05-28T17:29:00.000+10:00Jazz - I love what you say about the transition fr...Jazz - I love what you say about the transition from open to closed. It's taught me a lot too. <BR/><BR/>Jo - You're absolutely right, it is like being a celebrity and a large part of the appeal is the constant appreciative audience. And yeah, some of the people I met through that site remain some of my most precious people now, and I feel very privileged to have shared that journey into motherhood with all of them. But I think it helped inflate my sense of losing myself to motherhood, I wonder if the internet is especially appealing or especially dangerous during a shift in your identity (such as adolescence or motherhood) because you feel a bizarre freedom to be anyone you want to be, to try 'yous' on for size..Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-40161539030817050052008-05-28T15:54:00.000+10:002008-05-28T15:54:00.000+10:00How many times can I write 'thought' in one repons...How many times can I write 'thought' in one reponse? Argle.Dustyjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955412787148833024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-20033020115851343772008-05-28T15:53:00.000+10:002008-05-28T15:53:00.000+10:00Hi Jazz!Lulu Plum says Hi across the ditch and Ash...Hi Jazz!<BR/><BR/>Lulu Plum says Hi across the ditch and Asha says Hey There to Jay and Fred. :) <BR/><BR/>Well that all made sense to me ;) but I was there at the time and lived through it.<BR/>I agree I don't know if these friendships forged online that become addictive are so healthy, I teeter between them being a great source of company, information, creative thought, and also of being an horrific waste of time.<BR/>I *know* that I have met some amazing people through these parenting sites and that they have opened my eyes to new ideas and thoughts, as they have equally frustrated and annoyed me. <BR/><BR/>I think that the appeal can be that you have a constant audience. Now that I'm not part of the site, I often have thoughts, ideas or experiences and feel that I have noone to share them with, my friends are not as computer addicted and I can't get that instant response to my every thought and experience. It's a bit like being a celebrity, filling out questionaires and sharing your opinion on all things. <BR/>Sorry screaming baby so brain not working so well at expressing thought.Dustyjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955412787148833024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-65786254419996653002008-05-28T11:05:00.000+10:002008-05-28T11:05:00.000+10:00ha! I forgot all the details of Georgiagate 2002. ...ha! I forgot all the details of Georgiagate 2002. That whole experience and transition of a community from open to closed has taught me a lot about trust and the workings of support networks.<BR/>I'm so glad I had the opportunity to meet people like yourself, Dusty, and other women who I would otherwise never have met. The experience was supportive at times, and fueled my motherhood angst at others. When I see pics of your girls on Flickr I must admit I feel such a sense of connection with those girls, in particular Fred (and Dusty's Asha) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com