tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post8050905143669495881..comments2024-01-30T12:13:22.632-05:00Comments on Don Mills Diva: Fighting my inner wimpDon Mills Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-90151470692036228102007-12-14T14:25:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:25:00.000-05:00Parenting changes you forever. I bet we never go c...Parenting changes you forever. I bet we never go completely back to our fearless selves...even when the kid(s) have moved out.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-72048186905538286592007-12-14T03:11:00.000-05:002007-12-14T03:11:00.000-05:00For me it's not just scary movies. I can't watch ...For me it's not just scary movies. I can't watch any movie or show where a child gets hurt or abused. My husband likes Law and Order SVU and I just can't watch it. The other day we were talking about how when we were younger we would walk to the store by ourselves and not think anything of it, but I can't imagine letting my daughter walk down the street by herself. <BR/>By the way, thanks for reading my blog. I guess we kinda have the same taste in blogs. I read Motherbumper and Mac and Cheese all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-42171268887706955732007-12-13T19:01:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:01:00.000-05:00I can agree on so many points you made. An excell...I can agree on so many points you made. An excellent read! Kudos!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836804230239409478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-81145636879578007112007-12-13T17:27:00.000-05:002007-12-13T17:27:00.000-05:00Hey Don! Thanks for the comment on my blog. My goo...Hey Don! Thanks for the comment on my blog. <BR/><BR/>My goodness, you are so far from a whimp!lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891006497708292264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-67505989783882130112007-12-13T16:07:00.000-05:002007-12-13T16:07:00.000-05:00You are such a great writer -- you take what might...You are such a great writer -- you take what might be considered mundane issues - and turn them into thought-provoking, captivating stories. <BR/><BR/>We've never met --- but I get a sense that nobody would ever call you a whimp!!! Great post.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994704664570840715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-60470378990846918792007-12-13T15:28:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:28:00.000-05:00Thanks for your compliments!! I'm glad you discove...Thanks for your compliments!! I'm glad you discovered me and I hope you return!!<BR/>This was brilliant! I know exactly what you mean and how you feel! I was a totally fearless female who loved horror movies, and all things wild and 'crazy'. Now, not so much.<BR/>It's good and it's bad.<BR/>I don't want to go quiet into that good night. (bad quote, I know)<BR/>I shall return! Your blog is darling!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395575647647856801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-4731261810444139302007-12-13T15:25:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:25:00.000-05:00It's a funny dichotomy isn't it? After I gave bir...It's a funny dichotomy isn't it? After I gave birth to my son, I was amazed at the power of my body, what it could do on its own without my directing it. But I've also been struck that life is too short to put energy into that which doesn't make me happy-whether its scary entertainment, the play by plays of real violence on the news, or even piece of clothing that doesn't quite fit the way I want it to.Jennifer @ Fruit of My Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479983078312955832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-49868796400889886242007-12-13T10:01:00.000-05:002007-12-13T10:01:00.000-05:00Great post - and it's not just you, I think that w...Great post - and it's not just you, I think that we all become a lot more aware of our own mortality...and what that means to those around us that we love. <BR/><BR/>Horror movies? I don't even watch the NEWS anymore. I just can't take it!Badness Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660823596302637985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-28077933530782227952007-12-13T09:05:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:05:00.000-05:00great post and can totally relate.I felt the same ...great post and can totally relate.<BR/><BR/>I felt the same the other night while walking down a dark street to meet up with everybody.<BR/>In the past I wouldn't have thought twice.<BR/>I agree it is good to move beyond our comfort zones and try new things from time to time.<BR/>Oh and for the record, I can barely watch the news anymore now that I'm a mother- never mind actual horror moives.<BR/><BR/>nice to meet you in person.petite gourmandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390555269928625967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-59193244104668119092007-12-13T08:42:00.000-05:002007-12-13T08:42:00.000-05:00I totally understand this.I've been going to couns...I totally understand this.<BR/>I've been going to counselling for a pre-natal anxiety study (long story).<BR/>But, it's been really interesting to compare myself before Matthew, and before this pregnancy to me now.<BR/>I guess part of it is growing up and maturing, but part of it is this huge responsibility.<BR/>I think it's a trade-off. In some ways I am way more fearful, but in other ways I'm fearless. <BR/>But, like you said, it's worth it.Laural Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459584652802529868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-25093703168595880572007-12-12T22:37:00.000-05:002007-12-12T22:37:00.000-05:00What a great post this is. I think we all end up ...What a great post this is. I think we all end up changing a bit after motherhood. I know I am definetely more mellow now than I used to be. Unless it is when I am protecting my children from something. Then I see glimpses of that young "take the world on" girl. But like you, I wouldn't change a thing because I love where I am now.Queen of My Domainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385262345740494579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-79621554416144464172007-12-12T22:14:00.000-05:002007-12-12T22:14:00.000-05:00WOW - this is a great post! I love how you live in...WOW - this is a great post! I love how you live in my closet and can put words to my thoughts...<BR/><BR/>Kudos on a great post that gets us all thinking.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122365458052947125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-79416279603950975042007-12-12T21:43:00.000-05:002007-12-12T21:43:00.000-05:00Amazing! I loved the post! Thanks for stopping b...Amazing! I loved the post! Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379920231860182430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-19250261460623722702007-12-12T20:57:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:57:00.000-05:00Ahhh, good points and a great post. I can't watch...Ahhh, good points and a great post. I can't watch a Lifetime movie without some tears - this would have never happened before having three children.<BR/><BR/>I love Lifetime.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-70173048548036808122007-12-12T20:48:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:48:00.000-05:00FOr me, I used to love all those roller coaster ri...FOr me, I used to love all those roller coaster rides. The scarier they look from the ground, the better. Nowadays, it just doesn't excite me anymore. Wonder why...Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393922537279148559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-82440974769561581792007-12-12T20:40:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:40:00.000-05:00Great post as usual!And you are certainly not a wi...Great post as usual!<BR/>And you are certainly not a wimp, that's for sure! <BR/>As far as risk-taking endeavours, which I was not huge on before I had children, they certainly have become even less of a priority for me now. But the amazing thing I find is that for some reason I'm willing to try to experience life a little more since I've had kids. Perhaps just to set an example for them that it's not so scary to try something new... as long as that "new thing" doesn't involve life-threatening consequences! And although fairly timid before kids, well, if anyone ever messes with them... uh, can you hear this mother lion ROAR?!!!!Karen MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-53656970492354580692007-12-12T17:26:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:26:00.000-05:00I don't think it has anything to do with losing yo...I don't think it has anything to do with losing your nerve- I think it's coming to your senses! I can watch horror movies, but not ones with senseless violence-ala Saw or Hostel. There are still lots of adventurous things out there to do-without risking your neck. Being a pilot IS pretty gutsy. The gutsiest thing I've done lately is maybe wear white after Labor Day.GoMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391767545224036805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-60186678781317170652007-12-12T17:07:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:07:00.000-05:00Great post! Life is not for wimps - that is so tr...Great post! Life is not for wimps - that is so true. I too, have mellowed since having children and after aging a bit - but I still get in the water and water ski and up on those now covered mountains and ski down with my children - I go into the ocean and snorkle and I sleep out under the stars with the crickets and skunks. We are still alive - our boundaries have just changed and I think reasonably so. Take care. KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-17101046121918413172007-12-12T15:24:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:24:00.000-05:00What a great post! It was great to meet you last ...What a great post! It was great to meet you last night. I hope I didn't talk too much! :PUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040779340205102309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-51936347276291991932007-12-12T13:47:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:47:00.000-05:00I don't even have the excuse of being a mother for...I don't even have the excuse of being a mother for this wimplike behaviour. I am ashamed, truly ashamed.Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716094675201690499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-91342582995065261682007-12-12T13:43:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:43:00.000-05:00My husband rented Sin City shortly after Pumpkin w...My husband rented Sin City shortly after Pumpkin was born, and I had to keep pausing the movie to go up and look at her to ensure her safety. I'm ok with this "wimpier" side of me. I was never too wild and crazy to begin with.<BR/><BR/>It was great meeting you last night.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886049581948361060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-82397918843457995982007-12-12T13:38:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:38:00.000-05:00You are such a talented writer, DMD, I am so happy...You are such a talented writer, DMD, I am so happy to have found you (and envious I wasn't back in TO to join you last night...cool).<BR/><BR/>This post totally speaks to me...the desire to stay within my comfort zone, and yet there's a need to push the boundaries. It gets harder to push beyond, and in many ways that's because my children are now pushing my boundaries for me. They carry my heart with them wherever they go, and their ups and downs become mine. Parenting demands a lot of fearlessness. To steal your excellent line - it's not for wimps. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a wonderful post.<BR/><BR/>HeidiFamily Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-25389977458921216642007-12-12T13:36:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:36:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm a complete coward now that I'm a mother....Yeah, I'm a complete coward now that I'm a mother. I have way too much to lose to be brave/foolhardy.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-36462103021165509682007-12-12T13:12:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:12:00.000-05:00Terrific post!I have to admit that I was not ever ...Terrific post!<BR/>I have to admit that I was not ever a fearless young woman, sometimes too dumb to know better, but never fearless. I am just now, after 4 children and 13 years of parenting, beginning to find my power. Breaking down walls and barriers that stood in the way of my becoming who I wanted to be. It feels amazing. Having kids has made me step out of my comfort zone in innumerable ways, and I am so thankful that I have had to burst through the tiny shell I had put around myself and become a whole woman.Mighty Morphin' Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244716672872427829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454432385331536006.post-72476166124527139432007-12-12T12:40:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:40:00.000-05:00It's the sudden change in thought processes that I...It's the sudden change in thought processes that I found the most shocking when becoming a parent. The "her" before "me", the what-ifs that were so easy to ignore, the comfort with the "safe" choice. I never thought I'd become that woman but here I am.<BR/><BR/>Oh and if Bumper even tries half the stuff I did as a single childless woman, I will probably have a heart attack.<BR/><BR/>Great post DMD ;)motherbumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053978199395919666noreply@blogger.com