tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post2429447491508463207..comments2024-01-31T03:27:27.261-05:00Comments on Living Out LOUD: The Downside Of Being An OnlyMango Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145025404228450871noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-48097296192917645822008-05-19T12:30:00.000-04:002008-05-19T12:30:00.000-04:00Leaving Lovegirl "alone" is the only thing I regre...Leaving Lovegirl "alone" is the only thing I regret about our decision to only have one child. <BR/><BR/>When my aunt - my mother's only living sibling - died, I was grief stricken after watching my mother break down at the gravesite while softly repeating "I'm an orphan, I'm all alone now." At the time my mother was 49 years old with a husband of 25 years and four children. Strange, that this memory gives me a measure of comfort when I'm beating myself up for only having one.Nerd Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926456048303081652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-20692402010398139482008-05-16T21:29:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:29:00.000-04:00My heart goes out to your friend and her family. ...My heart goes out to your friend and her family. Three weeks is incredibly sudden and I'm not sure how I'd deal with that. You make me think about how wonderful it is that we're born with family but we can also make our own families to support us. The thought of getting the call about one of my parent's death scares me a lot, but I also know what a comfort it'll be to have my sister there as well as all the sisters and brothers I have who aren't really related for me but are down still the same.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-34638482440443272552008-05-14T22:43:00.000-04:002008-05-14T22:43:00.000-04:00although you don't have siblings, you do have your...although you don't have siblings, you do have your owm family and family is everything.T.I.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15443477569930849376noreply@blogger.com