tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post7383467917714619635..comments2023-12-30T00:30:21.906-08:00Comments on The Hippie Housewife: Seeds of discontentHippie Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-59087548035760038992011-03-10T10:22:57.218-08:002011-03-10T10:22:57.218-08:00Wonderfully written post. Speaks volumes to me. ...Wonderfully written post. Speaks volumes to me. I have been working hard on understand where my discontent comes from and in understand it I have definitely seen a change. I find more and more joy in my life even when things go off track.<br /><br />Thanks for your honest approach to a challenge for most of us!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367358414568474306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-77720268703809773162011-03-09T03:38:43.412-08:002011-03-09T03:38:43.412-08:00I can relate BIG time. I put so much effort into ...I can relate BIG time. I put so much effort into some of my posts sometimes, and when people don't comment, I find myself feeling so rejected. And then I find myself doing things on my blog that aren't really me...and as you said, we need to be authentic. Thanks for that reminder!Meghttp://www.megmassey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-68606091388600246902011-02-28T10:48:31.203-08:002011-02-28T10:48:31.203-08:00What an absolutely perfect way to state it, Michel...What an absolutely perfect way to state it, Michelle.Hippie Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-46480500398076820242011-02-26T10:03:54.306-08:002011-02-26T10:03:54.306-08:00I can certainly relate to this as well! I came ho...I can certainly relate to this as well! I came home from a birthday party last weekend and when I walked in the door of my home all I could see was the mess. Dirt on the floors, clutter all over every surface, etc. I was very discouraged.<br /><br />I don't think there is anything wrong with trying to improve our houses, blogs, crafts for the kids or our patience as parents. Life is all about growing and changing. <br /><br />I think the trick is to grow and change without feeling like our self-worth is contingent on it. We are all enough, all worthy of love and respect in every moment regardless of the state of our futons. :) Happiness, patience, creativity, and self-discipline flow out of really believing and living in that truth.Michelle @ The Parent Vortexhttp://www.theparentvortex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-17704463177419378332011-02-25T21:58:39.783-08:002011-02-25T21:58:39.783-08:00You are all so encouraging! Thank you for your ki...You are all so encouraging! Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your own thoughts and struggles.<br /><br />Momma Jorje, isn't it true?? I'm so embarrassed to admit it, but yes, that's essentially what it boils down to - "Why doesn't the entire world want to read MY blog?" Oh dear! Absolutely, though, just recognizing the issue makes a huge difference. Thanks so much for sharing that link!<br /><br />Barefoot Buttercup, it could indeed be so much worse. When I think of all that I do have, I feel immensely ashamed of myself for every moment I have failed to be grateful for it. And yes, praise God that He doesn't see us as the same way!<br /><br />CML, I love watching my boys learn and discover on their own too. It's so fun to see what's going on inside their heads! It's hard to let that parenting criticism not get to you some days. Bah.<br /><br />Young Mom, I want to get to that point too. I love it when I go to someone's house and it just feels <i>real</i>. So the sink's piled high with dirty dishes and the coffee table is covered in a child's recent snack - it looks just like my house!<br /><br />Hollie, thank you for your prayers and encouragement! I really appreciate your kind words.Hippie Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-20593343881522444822011-02-25T20:02:43.568-08:002011-02-25T20:02:43.568-08:00Ditto, ditto, ditto!! Great post. Thanks, glad I&#...Ditto, ditto, ditto!! Great post. Thanks, glad I'm not alone!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684698960387428709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-11864051459444152722011-02-25T16:29:47.138-08:002011-02-25T16:29:47.138-08:00I am so guilty of this to the extreme. It's so...I am so guilty of this to the extreme. It's so hard to let go of too. Even when reading through this, I was thinking thoughts of how my house is even less grown up than yours :-\ Thank you for being open and honest! You are one of those people that I tend to think "if I could only parent more like her ..." a lot! I'll keep you in my prayers Cynthia, that God will remind you of all you have to be joyous about. Really, thank you for posting this! It really touched me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-52001507610159238792011-02-25T12:44:39.804-08:002011-02-25T12:44:39.804-08:00Yep! I think every mom has those days. I seriously...Yep! I think every mom has those days. I seriously wonder how anyone with kids manages to keep their house clean, much less decorated. And yet I still feel this compulsion to try and get my house looking cleaner than usual when we are going to have someone over. I'm getting braver, but I'd love to get to the point where I can just be the person that quits stressing over it and lets all the other moms feel better about themselves. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674332089949439989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-24035048921692045912011-02-25T12:43:01.963-08:002011-02-25T12:43:01.963-08:00(((((HUGS))))) Be content knowing that God has you...(((((HUGS))))) Be content knowing that God has you in the circumstances you're in for a reason! It's hard, I know... The 4 of us are in an 860 squ ft 2-bedroom apartment, one bedroom being Jesse's office since he works from home. Which means we all share a small bedroom. And no yard at all! Yeah, real easy to dwell on what we DON'T have if I let myself... I have your blog on my feed reader which I check daily. And I comment when I feel I have something to contribute, not just to see more of my words online ;-) I hardly get any comments on my blogs either, particularly my parenting one. I never set up site stats because I don't want to know how many people AREN'T visiting LOL I try not to let myself get trapped in legalism - I don't HAVE to blog every day. Or every week. I don't HAVE to have people comment or visit. I don't HAVE to... Same goes with parenting. I've been criticized about parenting decisions since before I had kids. There's always more I can be doing. But it's nice to watch the boys learn and discover on their own and see what directions their minds take them!CMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319698236961774725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-29311996485020832202011-02-25T08:07:45.816-08:002011-02-25T08:07:45.816-08:00Hugs!!! I'm not even a mom, and I can relate....Hugs!!! I'm not even a mom, and I can relate...I have trouble visiting certain friends, because their homes always seem "perfect" and mine never does.<br /><br />Also, people with art on their walls bore me. Give me snapshots of family memories any day. Much better, in my opinion. :)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221873203623253786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-75476608568885333642011-02-25T05:52:45.686-08:002011-02-25T05:52:45.686-08:00Thank you so much for writing this. I think every...Thank you so much for writing this. I think every mom needs this reminder--I certainly do! <3dulce de lechehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641970264436339191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-41168694328203711052011-02-25T04:47:30.569-08:002011-02-25T04:47:30.569-08:00I can really relate to what you are saying here! O...I can really relate to what you are saying here! Oh can I ever! Im always comparing our home to other peoples home, other peoples parenting skills to mine. Its awful, downright awful. <br />God wants us to be content at where we are, and growing up in a society (and raising very impressional kids in this society) that is all about wanting bigger, better, best and more more more, its so hard to do that soemtimes because the world basically tells us that we are not good enough. Thank goodness that God doesnt look at us that way right! He looks at the heart, not our foutons... which might I add, I have one in my livingroom too, that has about six years of kid stains all over it as well. Drives me bonkers everytime I have to throw another ugly sheet over top of it, but it could be worse right? <br />HUGSCandace Novakowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872745391134995655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-17875543521482385742011-02-24T23:02:03.197-08:002011-02-24T23:02:03.197-08:00Can I just say... OMG I can relate! Wonderful post...Can I just say... OMG I can relate! Wonderful post! I have to let go of trying to be the "perfect mom" based on all these blogs I read. And I am SO with you on the blogging popularity contest. I watch each day for my numbers to go up, no new followers except during a monthly blog carnival. Sigh. Why doesn't the entire world want to read MY blog?<br /><br />We must, however, be authentic to ourselves as much as possible. Sometimes recognizing the issue really IS half the battle!<br /><br />Have you seen this link yet?<br /><a rel="nofollow">The disease called "Perfection"</a>Momma Jorjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736034293320117257noreply@blogger.com