tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post5345466050792657572..comments2023-10-25T15:48:00.022+01:00Comments on WAHM-BAM!: Children are the great levellersCoding Mamma (Tasha)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-54633692277240360572009-04-19T10:26:00.000+01:002009-04-19T10:26:00.000+01:00Hi Grit, and thanks for commenting. I can imagine ...Hi Grit, and thanks for commenting. I can imagine it must be a very different experience with triplets. And those of us with just one do tend to think of you all as supermums and be in awe of how anyone could possibly manage with three babies. Our local children's centre (where my sister works, and where we go to drop-ins) runs a monthly twins and multiples club and I know (via friends) that the parents (and children) really appreciate the opportunity to meet others in the same boat as them. <br /><br />I've had a quick look at your blog and will be back later to read more. I was home-educated for a few years so am always interested to read about others' experiences with it. It's not something we're planning for Rosemary, but we would never discount it as a possibility if it felt appropriate.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-53880488951453371572009-04-19T08:53:00.000+01:002009-04-19T08:53:00.000+01:00so i am very late as usual, you can call me the la...so i am very late as usual, you can call me the late grit, but i posted recently on how as a mother of multiples i felt excluded from many of these groups; i found it very difficult to share concerns because of a sort of 'reverse oneupmanship' - this competitive thing that iota mentions - i felt very few people wanted to hear, especially if they were struggling with one baby, and i felt i was sort of duty bound not to reveal too much anguish because some people wanted me to be a 'supermum' (which is what mothers of multiples tend to be labelled). really, i survived partly through the multiples email lists existing at that time, and not the baby groups!Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-87059655618519409582009-03-31T21:57:00.000+01:002009-03-31T21:57:00.000+01:00Couldn't agree more.I love to hear different peopl...Couldn't agree more.<BR/>I love to hear different people's thoughts and opinions and the comment section of these blogs is just a hotbed for that.<BR/>I also once met someone I used to go to school with who I couldn't stand because she was so up her own backside (sorry) but because she had a baby I thought she must have changed and mellowed, and sure enough she had. That baby saved her!Tara@Sticky Fingershttp://stickyfingers1.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-7483095284596682502009-03-30T13:21:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:21:00.000+01:00Yes, I only just worked it out, but then I am quit...Yes, I only just worked it out, but then I am quite thick. I'm sure everyone else got it months ago. Oooh, run a poll, and find out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-17220902452564093672009-03-30T06:12:00.000+01:002009-03-30T06:12:00.000+01:00MTJAM & Amy: Thank you! Iota: I find that the ...MTJAM & Amy: Thank you! <BR/><BR/>Iota: I find that the competitive thing only comes out with mums in the same circle (whether social, work, school...) and it can be pretty horrendous. Between circles it seems we stick to the generalities, perhaps because our attitudes would be so different.<BR/><BR/>MTJAM: You only just worked it out?! I hope other people know... maybe I should gloss it in the subtitle, or something. <BR/><BR/>Rosie: It is amazing how much motherhood does change us all, in different ways. And often not in ways you would have imagined pre-babies.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-80557440182436832122009-03-29T19:22:00.000+01:002009-03-29T19:22:00.000+01:00I agree totally. You do become a member of the mos...I agree totally. You do become a member of the most amazing club. I've had a similar experience recently - I've bumped into someone from school with a child, but I would not normally have hung around with them. Then I've seen how motherhood has changed them and how similar we actually are now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-53144224810215066962009-03-29T18:22:00.000+01:002009-03-29T18:22:00.000+01:00OMG I have only just worked out what WAHM stands f...OMG I have only just worked out what WAHM stands for, and therefore how cleverly named your blog is. I'm such a klutz...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-6569734077157134342009-03-28T21:03:00.000+00:002009-03-28T21:03:00.000+00:00Yes, children are a great leveller, but they can b...Yes, children are a great leveller, but they can be something of a competition too. Even sharing birth stories can be competitive ("How many hours was your labour?" "Did you manage without an epidural?"), and then checking how all the toddlers are doing with their healty eating and developmental milestones. Then of course comes school, and academic achievements...<BR/><BR/>But yes, I agree with you in principle. Parenthood gives common ground.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-73933482649289506822009-03-28T20:00:00.000+00:002009-03-28T20:00:00.000+00:00congrats hun! xcongrats hun! xand1moremeans5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05872366593739511282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-15113335758818081972009-03-28T13:42:00.000+00:002009-03-28T13:42:00.000+00:00Hey, congratulations, Tash!Hey, congratulations, Tash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-37904560001043644732009-03-27T19:52:00.000+00:002009-03-27T19:52:00.000+00:00Golly! Thank you - did not expect that at all.Golly! Thank you - did not expect that at all.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-89556937988972599712009-03-27T17:13:00.000+00:002009-03-27T17:13:00.000+00:00I completely agree. And by the way - check out Bri...I completely agree. And by the way - check out British Mummy Bloggers because you are the winner of the MamaBabyBliss Mother's Day comp!!!!Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.com