tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post6698283207968960467..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Lessons, Part 1Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-73497378222094473392012-12-08T15:13:30.147+04:002012-12-08T15:13:30.147+04:00Oh yes, I can definitely see that. I think mine wa...Oh yes, I can definitely see that. I think mine was, "If I'm not a GOOD mother/wife, what good am I?" If my ONLY tasks are to make husband/baby happy and I can't even do THAT, then what am I good for? But that relates more to the second lesson. I think I have the milestone anxiety AFTER the event, once I start seeing how expectations measure up.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-44813956780842562522012-12-07T05:21:22.852+04:002012-12-07T05:21:22.852+04:00You describe that set of feelings so well! For me...You describe that set of feelings so well! For me these came with marriage, actually....and then again as Aidan's HS graduation approached. My feelings then were along the lines of - if I'm not a mother, what good am I in the world? Something like that. t It resulted, at that time in a full-fledged panic attack. The coincidence is that at the same time our brilliant, new, newly-ordained priest was going through the SAME THING. I have not heard too much discussion of the emotional peril of milestones....but it seems like a pattern. <br /><br />These feelings are based in fear and do all have spiritual answers. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-82155055064984975492012-12-04T23:20:17.691+04:002012-12-04T23:20:17.691+04:00Thank you for the kind words. I DO look forward to...Thank you for the kind words. I DO look forward to the seasons ahead. Sometimes these thoughts come out of nowhere and (unfortunately?) as women we can be vulnerable.<br /><br />Stephanie, you may or may not face similar struggles. Know that the Lord cares for you. I suppose one of the things I meant in my post was that it would be hard to get through WITHOUT the Gospel...I just can't imagine!<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-21657400862317103942012-12-04T19:09:59.185+04:002012-12-04T19:09:59.185+04:00Good for you for sharing honestly rather than just...Good for you for sharing honestly rather than just hiding this time you went through. And I love how you worked through this trial by reminding yourself of the Gospel...always hope there.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745470127207480213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-79805607349055274692012-12-04T16:38:46.305+04:002012-12-04T16:38:46.305+04:00Hey, I felt the same way after I had my first chil...Hey, I felt the same way after I had my first child. I think isolated would describe the feeling best. As a word of encouragement, today I turned 61 and I could not love my life more! I worked hard for 33 years between raising two wonderful children and working full time at what most people would consider a difficult job. Now I am retired and have time to volunteer and spend time with friends. I think its a season of your life that you can look forward to! BLessings, MaryMary Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815638296817371872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-41955816409874548322012-12-04T14:36:08.304+04:002012-12-04T14:36:08.304+04:00thats some great lessons for everyone...thats some great lessons for everyone...deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296902414799985603noreply@blogger.com