tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post139897687514515892..comments2023-05-29T05:37:29.974-04:00Comments on Life After Rowangarth Farm: Between two worldsfiona@fionacampbell.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-69074584898672701552013-03-21T09:22:48.257-04:002013-03-21T09:22:48.257-04:00@ Laura -- thanks for your comment and for sharing...@ Laura -- thanks for your comment and for sharing your experiences. You're so right about doing the legwork the night before -- it does make EVERYTHING go much more smoothly. I do that sometimes and then other times I'm so exhausted by bedtime that I don't. (And I wonder why my kids are so inconsistent!!) My kids now make their lunches the night before and that was life changing. Andfiona@fionacampbell.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-64988766187626486002013-03-17T13:40:35.309-04:002013-03-17T13:40:35.309-04:00I really identified with you as I read this post. ...I really identified with you as I read this post. I homeschooled my kids, was a SAHM, worked only weekend overnights when the kids were asleep so as not to upset their/my sense of security...Yikes. Was there any of me left after all that? No. When my daughter married and moved away, even though my son will always be with us, I felt totally lost. It's takes me years to get some sense of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-81476150185759634782013-02-22T14:05:57.251-05:002013-02-22T14:05:57.251-05:00@ Erin -- I am struggling to be more well rounded,...@ Erin -- I am struggling to be more well rounded, I admit. And while my husband isn't deployed, he is often away (not the same, I know!) and I don't have family nearby (not 1,200 miles away tho!) so I can sympathize just a wee bit!<br /><br />@ Mama Pea -- thanks for the kind words. It is a fine line, isn't it, to satisfying our own needs while supporting others. It's the guilt fiona@fionacampbell.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-40568666312988320292013-02-22T13:43:21.100-05:002013-02-22T13:43:21.100-05:00I remember what happened to one of us 4 kids if we...I remember what happened to one of us 4 kids if we "dawdled" to the point of missing the bus. It was a lot easier to make it on time than work on the farm all day! I'm extremely puntual to this day.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010093018236891653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-65903858371276597722013-02-22T08:04:27.077-05:002013-02-22T08:04:27.077-05:00Oh, Fiona, I think volumes could be written in res...Oh, Fiona, I think volumes could be written in response to this post.<br /><br />Not to sound (too!) pessimistic, but I sometimes wonder if we women, wives, mothers can have a life that comes close to satisfying our own needs and growth during the time we're raising offspring and supporting a spouse.<br /><br />Seems as though it should be a lot simpler, but (sigh) we take on a lot (A LOT) ofMama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-11248830628620142002013-02-20T20:41:53.441-05:002013-02-20T20:41:53.441-05:00I will admit that besides my gardening and occasio...I will admit that besides my gardening and occasional time to read a book I have no more life of my own. I can't even find time to quilt anymore. I have been out to "lunch with the girls" twice maybe in a year and I have only had one date night with my husband in 10 years. My situation is different though in that my husband is often deployed so I have to do it all as if a single Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-64367304732718061392013-02-20T16:18:42.911-05:002013-02-20T16:18:42.911-05:00Oh, I have no trouble with consequences! Evidently...Oh, I have no trouble with consequences! Evidently, they don't either as it doesn't necessarily motivate different behaviour next time. It's moreso the ongoing day-to-day battles I'm struggling with. And I think we're all just going through a stage right now...fiona@fionacampbell.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484860057974226820.post-21927446546724665772013-02-20T15:40:39.825-05:002013-02-20T15:40:39.825-05:00Consequences... if they miss the bus the first tim...Consequences... if they miss the bus the first time by because they are dawdling or complaining or whatever - too bad. They miss time with their friends. And if they miss time with their friends maybe they will get their stuff done on time to catch the first bus. :)<br /><br />jilly-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03988354847100089409noreply@blogger.com