tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post3068383304930871234..comments2011-11-07T17:53:57.708+10:00Comments on Kathieunder100: Dark days .....Kathieunder100http://www.blogger.com/profile/00456323135049981874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post-65189762856805856472011-05-25T21:11:02.415+10:002011-05-25T21:11:02.415+10:00It's how you define love. Love is caring for ...It's how you define love. Love is caring for a child. If you didn't love you child you wouldn't feed it, and instead leave it on someone else's doorstep. The Hollywood notion of being swept off your feet with a maternal bond is unhelpful. The reality is that you're completely spent, having given birth and/or raising other children you often don't have time to recognise that you 'love' your child. Let's not forget the drudgery that often goes with it. It ain't no glamorous job at times...BUT....eventually you recognise your love and that children are indeed a wonderful gift from God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post-90516878424571736402011-05-25T13:36:34.607+10:002011-05-25T13:36:34.607+10:00It's great to have it written down; I think ot...It's great to have it written down; I think others in the same position find it hard to believe what you have gone through when you are talking to them, and then again, you may have no idea what they are suffering through just to look at them. So many new mums still put on a happy face despite what they are going through. I had a friend brave enough to come out with: Do you love your baby? Because I have no feeling of maternal bonding with mine at all. (Many women have no-one to admit these feelings to) I reassured her that I was just doing what I thought I had to, to look after him, and that I hoped I would form an attachment to him soon. Thankfully, we both got through those experiences to love our precious boys...Kayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991520916018536743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post-55897196058768084992011-05-24T12:54:13.699+10:002011-05-24T12:54:13.699+10:00Yes, well said. Big lesson for all first time Mum...Yes, well said. Big lesson for all first time Mum's - Isolation is the pits. You MUST get out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post-14771229563044667552011-05-23T20:45:04.868+10:002011-05-23T20:45:04.868+10:00Thank you lovely sister :-)Thank you lovely sister :-)Kathiehttp://www.kathieunder100.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894048735092888111.post-14838943818805670242011-05-23T12:53:54.853+10:002011-05-23T12:53:54.853+10:00I am really proud of you for having the courage to...I am really proud of you for having the courage to share such a personal journey in this blog. The more we share our struggles the less isolated others will feel when they go through the same thing. Good on you!! And you certainly have come a loooooong way in these last 10 years!!!!wendy cavanaghnoreply@blogger.com