Comments on: Being crazy

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:48:57 +0000

You are Crazy. So are all the rest of us. Let’s run the asylum.

By: rwandalove

rwandalove — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:31:45 +0000

Crazy Shmazy….I’m calling us the New Normal!

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:35:15 +0000

Hey lmg1567 – I totally get ya – we also have to be “perfect” – I bake bread, sew clothes, cook from scratch, take my kids to the dentist twice a year, the Dr at least once a year, do individual b-day parties for each of them, but when I blogged about a son getting a scrape on his forehead and putting a picture of it on my blog, it was turned into “child received a head injury” due to neglect. WHen my 17 yo missed the bus home (this would be one with a bus pass, a phone and friends who drive), it became an accusation that we “abandoned a child at school and did not notice them missing for several hours”. You just can’t win. Oh, and my 3 months in Africa to try to adopt, over 2 different trips? That was used against me too. I’m tired of it, I tell ya. ANd I totally get it . . . .

By: s

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:26:39 +0000

I would love to be as crazy as you!

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By: Amblin

Amblin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:58:22 +0000

I think your family sounds wonderful and not crazy at all! I am a mama of 4 who sure hopes the Lord has more planned for us!

By: soblessed

soblessed — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:37:28 +0000

“crazy” is thinking your experiences/viewpoints should rule other people’s decisions. Sheesh!

God calls us all to our own individual (yes, INDIVIDUAL) situations and, if 10 children is where you’re supposed to be, then NO ONE (and I mean NO ONE) has the right to tell you otherwise! You just enjoy that beautiful family

So there!!

By: Julie Crowley

Julie Crowley — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:44:35 +0000

Its funny, I have been watching my neighbor's little 15 month old all week and was curious to see what the general public reaction would be, as I am blonde hair, blue eyes, yet he has dark coffee skin and a beautiful head of black curly hair. We live in a small town in the mountains, however much to the surprise of most visitors this town is the most accepting of interracial families I have ever come across, people here just don't bat an eye.

Everyone simply assumes he is my son, despite our vastly different appearance. Now step outside the town, or just close to the interstate where people from all over are shopping at Walmart and the stares, the 'looks' whispering and the not so subtle pointing begin. Its funny how what is accepted as normal can change so vastly from one place to another, especially when there are only a few miles inbetween!

By: emory77

emory77 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:40:44 +0000

Crazy is what keeps life beautiful and interesting. I’ll take crazy any day.

By: BEACHLADY

BEACHLADY — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:18:30 +0000

Great post!!

“Crazy’ must be the word when you mention adoption– my husband and I have heard it many times – we just say, “yes we probably are crazy but we are adopting anyway”!

By: Sandra Hanks Benoiton

Sandra Hanks Benoiton — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:56:29 +0000

A whole room full of potential tickle victims! (It's so hard to defend against an attack of the tickle bug when your head's on the floor.) What a hoot!

As for crazy, I have a different definition ... of course, blogging might come into it somewhere.;-)

Small families are such a recent trend.