tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post666742531800907652..comments2023-10-19T14:42:48.488-07:00Comments on joeycake: the agony and the ecstasyjoeycakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10748587335110854936noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-16532720458275569492015-02-02T10:13:23.051-08:002015-02-02T10:13:23.051-08:00I thought the exact same thing. After gritting our...I thought the exact same thing. After gritting our teeth for years (and years, and years, and years) every time people would tell us how hard it was to be a parent (thinking, of course, "Cry me a river! Try NOT being a parent!" etc.), we were quilt bewildered and horrified, once we became parents, to find ourselves suddenly telling not only ourselves but our childless friends how hard it was. Etc., etc. Gulp. :))))) <br /><br />He is the most gorgeous little boo ever. I love him.Alicia P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04223889180078764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-72081847287201437042015-01-30T00:23:31.443-08:002015-01-30T00:23:31.443-08:00Jolie, I think you just did a great service to mot...Jolie, I think you just did a great service to mothers everywhere by putting what they all, I'm quite sure, feel into very creative and precise words. May musings like this mark the beginning of the end of the "mommy wars". Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-64011697492333905912015-01-29T14:56:22.220-08:002015-01-29T14:56:22.220-08:00Oh Jolie, I love you! Brilliantly stated reality o...Oh Jolie, I love you! Brilliantly stated reality of new Mommyhood. HHang in there sweetie, you are doing GREAT! XXOORonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730465229690019543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-77753274704713509092015-01-28T23:45:50.868-08:002015-01-28T23:45:50.868-08:00I love sharing your journey - thanks for the posts...I love sharing your journey - thanks for the posts...loving your capacity to express that which is beyond words.Billy Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-1221111312800458052015-01-28T11:57:01.264-08:002015-01-28T11:57:01.264-08:00Oh my god... Your words are so beautiful and so tr...Oh my god... Your words are so beautiful and so true, I just love your post... I'm very happy for you and yes, this hard time finding unexisting balance is very normal. Your son is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277798566773902415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373891192539646593.post-12549916946421109512015-01-28T06:13:23.843-08:002015-01-28T06:13:23.843-08:00Hi Jolie! Your son is gorgeous and your writing is...Hi Jolie! Your son is gorgeous and your writing is beautiful. You do a wonderful job of capturing the first moments of motherhood. Thank you for sharing!Victoriashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926938778650860673noreply@blogger.com