tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838625907377357191.post3306553756167379932..comments2023-10-30T09:43:02.452-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom: Above the Clouds the Sun is ShiningStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208441574957302008noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838625907377357191.post-24121744782264768772011-12-06T01:09:26.018-05:002011-12-06T01:09:26.018-05:00The honesty and vulnerability you have shared in t...The honesty and vulnerability you have shared in this post is simply breathtaking. I've been there...more times than I would have liked, but I know that I have been blessed by the challenges that I have been forced to embrace (though I never would have thought so at the time.) My thoughts and prayers are with you as you deal with your current life challenges. <br />I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award.http://teachinggoodeaters.blogspot.com/2011/12/most-versitile-blogger-award.htmlJulie@teachinggoodeatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299361735005931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838625907377357191.post-711109560463690212011-12-05T22:55:50.852-05:002011-12-05T22:55:50.852-05:00Steph this is a wonderful post. You are such a gif...Steph this is a wonderful post. You are such a gifted writer. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about your beautiful little girls. They are precious and special, sparkly shoes or not. And have two very wonderful, loving parents.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637029475812822621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838625907377357191.post-50133060067364033442011-12-02T11:36:04.898-05:002011-12-02T11:36:04.898-05:00The wonderful part about being 3 is that you don&#...The wonderful part about being 3 is that you don't care about fancy dresses and brand names, nor do you care if other 3 year olds are wearing them. You are way to hard on yourself, Steph! You are an amazing mother...PERIOD. It doesn't matter what you can or can't afford to buy the girls, it matters that they have a safe place and know they are loved.Mychal B.http://mylifeinmommyland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838625907377357191.post-51259794736911795572011-12-02T11:15:19.470-05:002011-12-02T11:15:19.470-05:00You are not a crappy mom. You are an intelligent m...You are not a crappy mom. You are an intelligent mom setting a good example for your children. My mother knew that the fancy dresses and shoes didn't mean anything in the long run. I wore the same Christmas dress year after year with extra lace tacked to the bottom of it as I got taller. Every year, that dress was paired with pink Reebok high tops. Why? Because girls should be able to run around and not be constrained by fancy shoes they have to be afraid of scuffing. As an adult, yes, I've bought the fancy, shiny shoes that I didn't have as a kid, but you know what I'm wearing at work today? Sneakers. :-)lisity17https://www.blogger.com/profile/08940298070586635960noreply@blogger.com