tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post6587288295380232588..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Stranded: Chicken Pot Pie SoupJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-11369360207341673792012-11-03T10:53:02.174-04:002012-11-03T10:53:02.174-04:00Loss of independence is the only thing that fright...Loss of independence is the only thing that frightens me about aging. I agree, it is very good of you to jump in to help your mother. Hopefully she recovers to full independence soon. Also hoping you all are safe & sound with power to heat your lovely soups. anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-70526802176541029452012-11-02T14:39:27.390-04:002012-11-02T14:39:27.390-04:00That looks pretty yummy. Never thought to make it ...That looks pretty yummy. Never thought to make it a soup. I need to get out more. I watch my mom with her mom and realize that that'll be me talking and someday Babe talking to me. Ieeeeee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-64659135365736042202012-10-29T08:43:05.506-04:002012-10-29T08:43:05.506-04:00Just stopping in to wish you well. Lolly is right ...Just stopping in to wish you well. Lolly is right - there are different kinds of pain. I'm struggling with my own mom and how she's choosing to deal with her pain (grief) right now. But it's her journey. I can't judge. <br /><br />Becoming a caretaker (even a temporary one) of your parent is a negotiation, isn't it? I had never thought of that word to describe it before but so true. What a delicate dance. This is a beautiful post.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830332489753742950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-75609919337975022322012-10-28T13:18:59.100-04:002012-10-28T13:18:59.100-04:00The loss of independence is so hard...especially f...The loss of independence is so hard...especially for people who have clung to that independence fiercely. And I could write an entire diatribe about how our transportation system is so $hitty, that this only isolates people more. (But I'll spare you:)<br /><br />Good luck negotiating this new and unhappy territory with your mom. This cannot be easy.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955659206478903815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-70554045552893757362012-10-25T20:42:28.176-04:002012-10-25T20:42:28.176-04:00Oh there's more than one kind of pain: "F...Oh there's more than one kind of pain: "Feeling like I ought not to be feeling sorry for myself, because she is the one in pain." Your emotional pain is not just processing the moment in time, but all the history that this moment in time brings with it. Huge questions. Huge commentary on what has come before. Don't discount that.<br /><br />I loved the story about your neighbour.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-41621133831151126682012-10-25T14:09:47.055-04:002012-10-25T14:09:47.055-04:00You have such a way of evoking feelings in me. I w...You have such a way of evoking feelings in me. I was completely there with your neighbor. Then your mother. Then you. Then the teacher.<br /><br />Such a perfect nurturing recipe to go with this post.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-5833603325882812042012-10-25T13:15:53.792-04:002012-10-25T13:15:53.792-04:00THank you for the new recipie!THank you for the new recipie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-20146880376847467172012-10-25T10:01:46.668-04:002012-10-25T10:01:46.668-04:00I love this post. Love your writing. Love that you...I love this post. Love your writing. Love that you're in a position to help your mother, and happy she has someone who is as compassionate about her struggle as you. That, I think goes a long way when a person, who USED to be so independent, is now dependent on you.<br /><br />And I'm totally making that soup. Sounds like it helps hearts.<br /><br />xoxoSerenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765237663006604157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-13877657576796088872012-10-24T21:55:58.830-04:002012-10-24T21:55:58.830-04:00I SO get the dynamic you have with your mom. I ha...I SO get the dynamic you have with your mom. I have blogged in the past about my mom not being there for me in the way I have needed her to be, and how I have had to learn to compensate for that, albeit difficult - but now, like you, I watch our for her as she ages. <br />I love your chat about the soft spot - I have developed one for my estranged husband, actually.<br /><br />Your writing is just gorgeous. You are a great story teller. Ilenehttp://fiercedivaguidetolife.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-11795605542094294902012-10-24T21:48:47.307-04:002012-10-24T21:48:47.307-04:00My mother is still very independent, but I know th...My mother is still very independent, but I know the time is coming when I will have to do all of these things, too. <br /><br />I know how challenging this must be for you. You're doing great, much better than I would, I'm sure.Jennifer Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04999871200590569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-66751275640767569302012-10-24T20:32:20.994-04:002012-10-24T20:32:20.994-04:00You are good, to offer your mother help when she n...You are good, to offer your mother help when she needs it. It's a hard negotiation, learning to be with our parents as adults. I'm not good at it myself.Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597977344296682203noreply@blogger.com