Dear Wendy
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45,000 pageviews on this thread in three days, by the way.
My mom is the oldest of four kids, all born within five years. There was so much sibling rivalry and dealing with stressed-out parents, that my mother decided she’s space her kids much further apart. as a result, my sister and I are nearly 7 years apart (no kids in between, and no miscarriages or fertility issues, that I know of). That age difference was like a freakin’ gulf growing up – allison and I were always at such incredibly different stages, and then she was only 11 when I left home for college. It almost felt like each of us was an only child in some ways. I wished I’d had a sibling closer in age, but not so close that there would be all the rivalry that apparently existed among my mother and her siblings as kids, which is why I’m spacing my kids like we’re doing (Jackson will be 3 years, nine months when his sister is born in July). Obviously, I don’t know yet what their sibling dynamic will be like but I think it’s so sweet how very, very excited Jackson is and how he is already saying how much he loves his baby sister, and I don’t think he would have been like that a year ago (because he just wouldn’t have understood so well what was happening and probably wouldn’t feel as ready as he does now for a new family member).
Sarah, have you been diagnosed with bipolar disorder? That’s not an attack, but a genuine question. I’m just curious because your behavior reminds me of behavior of bipolar people I know when they aren’t on their meds.
In a day and a half, this thread has gotten over 27,000 pageviews. Holy shit.
Sarah, in the top right corner of the forum thread is a link that says “unsubscribe.” If you click that, you should stop getting email notifications.
I had such a terrible morning (-15 windchill outside, frozen pipes, no hot water, totally sleepless night, sudden resurgence of morning sickness), but this thread really kept me entertained until things turned around. the bad news is I was so engrossed, I didn’t write a column for tomorrow morning. Will try to get up early tomorrow to get it done in time, but if I don’t, you know who to blame. #dickchoker #&&
I was in NHS in high school, too! But I was a crap test-taker and totally bombed the ACT && SAT && did not get any scholarships and I got a couple of Ds at state school to boot, so I really don’t have anything to brag about.
Ooh, Addie, I want a cinnamon roll, too!
Harassment, huh? That’s rich!
Honest question: why do you use two ampersands (&&)?
@honeybee Thanks for the suggestion! I actually ate pineapple this morning for breakfast just because we had some. At any rate, no nausea since 4 am, so I’m hopeful it’s over. And our frozen pipes thawed and we have hot water back! And Jackson had a great time on his morning play date and is back home and in a good mood now and happily watched an episode of Yo Gaba Gaba while I got to take a hot shower, and now we’re going to play his first board game. And a package my mom sent us just arrived after being delivered to the wrong address three days in a row and finally re-routed. So, Sarah b is right: anything CAN happen and dreams CAN come true if you’re just patient.
