tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post4028672145555062838..comments2023-08-19T01:00:21.479-07:00Comments on Love. Learning. Liberty.: My Daughter, My Heroshadowspringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post-73023325885346414652013-06-10T05:39:04.864-07:002013-06-10T05:39:04.864-07:00If only I had a nickel for every time someone has ...If only I had a nickel for every time someone has excused religious cruelty with some variation of "we all fall short"- LOL! I would have at least enough money to pay for a nice weekend at a resort. n_nshadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post-7807926619687357292013-01-07T19:42:02.515-08:002013-01-07T19:42:02.515-08:00this is beautiful, why as moms does it take us so ...this is beautiful, why as moms does it take us so long sometimes to get it. I have 2 daughters and I pray they can love as your daughter loves, and that I can love as I am called to with all their different needs. God has created our children with special talents and gifts that he wants to use for his glory. this has made me more aware and mindful of how I need to talk to my girls. happy your daughter has been able to make it and been given such will and determination to get through this life that others can make cruel. funny you mention family members that are Christians yet act without the love of God. We all fall short and must rely on his Love daily!Evahttp://www.jesusrx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post-17634598101170227572013-01-07T09:05:29.766-08:002013-01-07T09:05:29.766-08:00place= placidplace= placidshadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post-30905329060511070822013-01-07T09:05:16.448-08:002013-01-07T09:05:16.448-08:00Aw, thanks Mrs. Searching! Your daughter does sou...Aw, thanks Mrs. Searching! Your daughter does sound like my daughter at that age. In all her baby pictures, her face is place, but those eyes you can tell are taking in everything. Like you wrote:<br /><br />"She rarely smiles, and I'm convinced it's not from crabbiness as most people assume, but from the concentration required to absorb, analyze, and categorize all she's taking in."<br /><br />I wish you and your daughter all the best. I respect you so much for having the courage to strike out on your own. It was a brave decision. Kudos.shadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802896743878321184.post-39787158899774530822013-01-07T08:34:42.773-08:002013-01-07T08:34:42.773-08:00I am amazed by this. She sounds like a fascinating...I am amazed by this. She sounds like a fascinating person and I'm glad I read this. Since accepting that I am a single mother and starting my life over, I have been watching the differences and similarities between myself and my other family members, and the rest of the world. I've realized that I take in a lot more than most people do at a glance, not as much as your daughter for sure, but enough that I can't handle being in a crowded area very long, and have serious difficulty locating items I've put down absently. (With three small children my atmosphere is always cluttered.) My family, especially my mother, will always view my withdrawn social behavior as either grouchy or uppity. They will always view my inability to keep track of my things as laziness, and my refusal to acknowledge the clutter around me as sloppiness rather than survival. But the funny thing is, once I realized that those interpretations are incorrect, they no longer bother me. <br />What I have also realized is that I can develop ways of coping that work for me, and decrease the irritation to those around me. I just can't use the same ways they do. And I enjoy the process of learning these ways. It feeds my love of research. And I think my daughter may be an awful lot like your daughter, although at 14 months old it's hard to say. But she is obsessed with music and color, with the process of where things belong, and with scribbling. I haven't seen a child her age hold a pencil properly before, although I'm sure they're out there. She rarely smiles, and I'm convinced it's not from crabbiness as most people assume, but from the concentration required to absorb, analyze, and categorize all she's taking in. I can relate to just enough of her apparent skills to feel inadequate at guiding her. Which I guess is better than imagining myself more competent than I am. <br />Anyway, thanks for posting this. My hat is off to your daughter; and as someone blessed with a good internal compass, and the ability to backtrack accurately, I feel deep sympathy for those who lack it. Since it's the only way I find my brain some days. :) I wish her the best in life. Maybe someday I'll get to see her artwork.Rose ASLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519675898483081005noreply@blogger.com