tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post7340650705387027689..comments2023-03-31T07:02:19.571-04:00Comments on Exile on Mom Street: Conversaions with Grasshopper: the Deep Thoughts Seriesnatasha the exile on Mom Streethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02728674400366028221noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-21450851533505764332009-11-14T16:31:33.546-05:002009-11-14T16:31:33.546-05:00That was a beautiful post and I am so glad I happe...That was a beautiful post and I am so glad I happened upon it today!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307955739458937950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-15181443807400667032009-10-19T15:29:31.484-04:002009-10-19T15:29:31.484-04:00Dysdhousewife here Natasha. (too lazy to blog-in.)...Dysdhousewife here Natasha. (too lazy to blog-in.) I lurk evey once in a while at your blog. Honey. You DID FAHHHBULOUS!! You know when they drop it and start talking about something else they are satisfied. :) :::HUG:::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-12772338090764433282009-10-17T10:49:19.745-04:002009-10-17T10:49:19.745-04:00You did incredible and he will never even blink tw...You did incredible and he will never even blink twice about it because you handled it so nonchalantly. Just like my stepson doesn't think it's strange that he has a birth mother and a "mom" that takes care of him. Because we were always honest and acted like it wasn't a big deal.<br /><br />Well done!<br /><br />And AWESOME post.Petra a.k.a The Wise (*Young*) Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717981499965181200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-18319631193383952772009-10-17T01:05:20.871-04:002009-10-17T01:05:20.871-04:00You did awesome, Forever Mommy!
I love that there...You did awesome, Forever Mommy!<br /><br />I love that there wasn't a segue between answering such a big question, and the next question about......windshield wipers. And that's what shows that you answered this just right; all was right in his world, and so he could move right along to the next curiousity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-86974277050045821092009-10-16T14:14:55.413-04:002009-10-16T14:14:55.413-04:00sounds like you handled it beautifully.sounds like you handled it beautifully.lonek8https://www.blogger.com/profile/09217503506508289374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-6696872350088610352009-10-16T12:24:33.051-04:002009-10-16T12:24:33.051-04:00Absolutely. Perfect. In. Every. Way.Absolutely. Perfect. In. Every. Way.Mama Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981857083383583631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-45296030508579055632009-10-16T11:35:47.404-04:002009-10-16T11:35:47.404-04:00Manic Mommy: Thank you. You're right about nee...Manic Mommy: Thank you. You're right about need-to-know, I tried to be forthright, but also keep it at a 3 year old-appropriate level. Not easy!<br /><br />Mood Swing: It was not an easy conversation to have simply because it's all so fraught with emotion on our side and it's just NOT for them. You'll do well when Bug starts to ask. I have no doubt.<br /><br />Andrea: You know all about the all-encompassing love first hand because I see it every time you write about Chick and Thor.<br /><br />Steph: You are absolutely right. I will be having variations on this conversation with Grasshopper for many years to come. I just hope that I laid a foundation yesterday that will make all of those future conversations a little bit easier. And less palpitation-inducing.<br /><br />Karen: Thank you! It's not necessarily true, but I'll take the compliment!natasha the exile on Mom Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728674400366028221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-34674612776810411772009-10-16T10:10:07.548-04:002009-10-16T10:10:07.548-04:00You did awesomely well!! Those are tough question...You did awesomely well!! Those are tough questions with tough answers but you handled it like a champ and said all the right things. Grasshopper has the best Forever Mommy ever!Karen Chattershttp://www.karenchatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-79709532922643912912009-10-16T09:47:48.708-04:002009-10-16T09:47:48.708-04:00I think you did wonderfully, but I doubt it will b...I think you did wonderfully, but I doubt it will be just one big conversation. You'll probably talk about it over and over again in different ways at different ages. I can't remember exactly when Noah and I first talked about insemination and how he got into my tummy but I think he was probably about Grasshopper's age. Younger is better in my opinion. Then when he's older it will seem like something he always knew, not something you revealed in some dramatic moment. (I know it was dramatic for you, but it sounds like it was low key for him, which is great.)StephLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711343685652511843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-37476082330740996132009-10-16T09:36:36.557-04:002009-10-16T09:36:36.557-04:00You did just fine. I haven't had this convers...You did just fine. I haven't had this conversation with Chick (mostly becasue she doesn't talk yet) but I have had it with my son who is biological. <br /><br />Grasshopper is one lucky little boy and not because you adopted him. Simply because you love him more than anything.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342109839956458589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-60255709089605519592009-10-16T09:01:39.923-04:002009-10-16T09:01:39.923-04:00Oh, I didn't expect to start my day by crying....Oh, I didn't expect to start my day by crying. This is beautiful all the way around. Maybe I can send Bug your way when he starts asking questions. I have a feeling I won't handle it as eloquently as you did.sitting on the mood swing at the playgroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490776073033413587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407121007536351162.post-17120036018015375872009-10-16T09:00:25.235-04:002009-10-16T09:00:25.235-04:00No way did you screw this up! Sounds like you did...No way did you screw this up! Sounds like you did just fine. Sounds like he knows his proper place as the center of your universe. <br /><br />I treat all hard topics (how does the baby get in the mommy's belly/how does it get out?) on a need-to-know basis. They ask the questions they're ready for the answers to. What you supplied was more than enough for him to digest happily.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.com