Comments for Letters To Us

Comment on Why There Are No Birth Pictures by Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:26:25 +0000

Well congratulations! I homebirthed two of my babies after having 1 in the hospital and LOVED every part of it. Good for you! And congrats again.

Comment on Why Teachers Hate Parents by Ashley @ Root and Twig

Ashley @ Root and Twig — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:56:26 +0000

Oh dear.

Comment on Little snapshot of my Real Simple essay submission by Ashley @ Root and Twig

Ashley @ Root and Twig — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:48:21 +0000

I’d love a copy! You’re a great writer!

Comment on It Doesn’t Get Better Than This by Mighty

Mighty — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:48:17 +0000

It really is a challenge to figure out where to draw the lines, especially when you want to live out your faith, and the people who gave you that faith pull out the 4th Commandment card in response to any disagreements.

I’ve been very lucky to have the friends and husband that I have, because I really don’t know how I would manage alone.

Comment on Little snapshot of my Real Simple essay submission by Mighty

Mighty — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:45:50 +0000

Hey Ashley,

I only submitted on 9/15 for a contest. Winner announced in January, I think.

I can try emailing it to you if you want to read the whole thing, but I don’t want to post it because if in the off-chance I am a finalist, I’m sure they’ll run it through a plagiarism software. One of the requirements is that it is a “previously unpublished” essay, and I think a blog might count.

Comment on It Doesn’t Get Better Than This by Ashley @ Root and Twig

Ashley @ Root and Twig — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:15:14 +0000

This is just so funny. I read your last post, and about started crying for you. This puts a little perspective on family rows, but I’m sure there’s not a reasonable excuse like this for everything.
Some stuff we can excuse, with ‘They didn’t mean it.”
Other stuff we have to figure out how to forgive, without still exposing ourselves to the abuse over and over.
I applaud your decision to move far away from your family, if even for the sake of protecting your son, not to mention your marriage, from such a destructive force. And I’m really excited when I read about a person deciding to break the pattern they’ve grown up with. Your son won’t have nearly as much to sift through, because of all you’ve learned.

Comment on Little snapshot of my Real Simple essay submission by Ashley @ Root and Twig

Ashley @ Root and Twig — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:02:07 +0000

I’m drawn in.
Where can I go to read the rest of this essay? Is this published in a certain issue of the Real Simple magazine?

Comment on Is it judgmental? by Ashley @ Root and Twig

Ashley @ Root and Twig — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:53:45 +0000

I am absolutely loving browsing your blog, and especially enjoyed this post. I think I’m with you, in being judgmental towards these types of people. I have a few friends with whom I can only have a conversation when their children are asleep. That’s right…I am that ‘nap-time or after 8:00 pm’ kind of friend. I just can’t get a word in edgewise at other times, whether on the phone or over for coffee…
I judge them, sure. But is it a sin to be judgmental, when you’re RIGHT and they’re WRONG?
I like the honesty you get to use here, by going anonymous.

Comment on A Really Practical Approach to Virtue by Mighty

Mighty — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:36:34 +0000

I think that I’m a master of self-deception, and the call I hear from the Gospel is one of service and love, somethings I’m quite short on. I’ll post again after trying this method out for a bit.

Comment on A Really Practical Approach to Virtue by Melanie B

Melanie B — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:44:42 +0000

I love this. While I usually don’t have problems finding that I’ve committed my usual sins in my nightly examination of conscience, I still have the same kind of glaze. I’ve heard the idea of using the Beatitudes as an examination of conscience before; but it wasn’t broken down into questions like you’ve done. And I just plain forgot about it. I think I may print this off and use it.