tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post5662507735902116444..comments2023-05-22T10:58:36.954-04:00Comments on Spirited Blessings: How I Stopped from DrowningTina Szymczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047957071574025779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post-81901696158580898172011-02-11T16:22:55.509-05:002011-02-11T16:22:55.509-05:00I feel so much like I'm at the bottom of that ...I feel so much like I'm at the bottom of that pool right now, not able to breathe. Your posts (I went back to some of your links) made me feel like at least I'm not alone. But the details of your rescue "so far" have offered me some hope. I just need to follow some of the rescue breathing you've offered here! Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775283047905006743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post-68851034123902397842011-02-09T13:16:08.111-05:002011-02-09T13:16:08.111-05:00Anna - thanks for leaving a comment. I remember al...Anna - thanks for leaving a comment. I remember all too well that feeling that I couldn't really open up to people that (a)hadn't adopted and had no frame of reference and (b)might just say something like "well, what did you expect when you adopted an older child?" (which some people did!). Its horrible though - do people tend to say that to people about their biological children (well I guess in some instances but it's not the norm). Hang in there - none of us is perfect and striving for it will only exhaust you!Tina Szymczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047957071574025779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post-90468087522928885212011-02-09T12:36:08.254-05:002011-02-09T12:36:08.254-05:00Thank you for sharing. We are at the very beginnin...Thank you for sharing. We are at the very beginning of our journey with our little one.(home six months) In trying to do it "right", in other words perfectly, I have found myself so alone. I think the hardest part for me was that I CHOSE to adopt a child with Down Syndrome so in my mind I am not allowed to feel anything other than happy wonderful feelings. I WANTED this, and still do. But that doesnt change the fact that I am human.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452607521750848540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post-41613161047642081742011-02-09T08:07:29.118-05:002011-02-09T08:07:29.118-05:00Thanks Pam. Sharing with others, at some point, i...Thanks Pam. Sharing with others, at some point, is also one of my ways of coping. It's as if by sharing I can hope to reach out to others - either give them a different perspective or commiserate. I'm glad the post touched you. hugsTina Szymczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047957071574025779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537249.post-66293096159116624112011-02-08T10:13:14.764-05:002011-02-08T10:13:14.764-05:00I seem to be missing words right now. Thank you d...I seem to be missing words right now. Thank you doesn't quite cover it. How about this. I understand all too well and I am grateful that you express your experience with such honesty and clarity. It helps all who read your work not only "get it" better about you and your experience, but it helps me and others understand ourselves too. That's what I mean by Thank You.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702920556484108693noreply@blogger.com