http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/ Contemplative mom with crackers Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2685 Inkling Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:19:47 +0000 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2685 Julie sent me because we were having a similar conversation--I too am pregnant, and once again I find myself extraordinarily sensitive to what I read, view, listen to, etc. Things that normally I consider "realistic" become repugnant. There's also the worry element (have enough to worry about without disturbing myself further), and perhaps a kind of superstitious element as well, but I think overall perhaps pregnancy puts us more in touch with who we would like to be as we prepare to pass on who we are. Julie sent me because we were having a similar conversation–I too am pregnant, and once again I find myself extraordinarily sensitive to what I read, view, listen to, etc. Things that normally I consider “realistic” become repugnant. There’s also the worry element (have enough to worry about without disturbing myself further), and perhaps a kind of superstitious element as well, but I think overall perhaps pregnancy puts us more in touch with who we would like to be as we prepare to pass on who we are.

]]> http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2684 KJ's muse Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:13:33 +0000 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2684 This post is another fine example of why I read your blog, even though we don't hold some of the same beliefs. I admire you (and your writing) a lot. This post is another fine example of why I read your blog, even though we don’t hold some of the same beliefs. I admire you (and your writing) a lot.

]]> http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2660 Jennifer Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:41:47 +0000 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2660 Ah, but you already write this way! That's why I read your blog. Ah, but you already write this way! That’s why I read your blog.

]]> http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2659 Girl About Town Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:44:06 +0000 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2659 Eloquent, touching, perfectly expressed. Thank you! Eloquent, touching, perfectly expressed. Thank you!

]]> http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2655 Julie Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:13:26 +0000 http://toddleddredge.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/fresh-start-2/#comment-2655 Oh, what a beautiful post. You've given me a lot to think about, Veronica. Thank you. Oh, what a beautiful post. You’ve given me a lot to think about, Veronica. Thank you.

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