tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post6068895636070391359..comments2024-01-01T06:44:24.089-06:00Comments on Some Mothers Do Ave Em: LossNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-21649820370521997152010-12-05T03:33:05.896-06:002010-12-05T03:33:05.896-06:00Your post really touched me. As an American expat ...Your post really touched me. As an American expat living in London I can relate to how your experience living abroad and your feelings about moving home. <br /><br />We do set down roots when we move to a new place and it's hard to leave good friends behind. (I've recently suffered the loss of my son at 36 weeks pregnant and without my friends here in London I'm not sure how I would have coped.) <br /><br />I can understand your excitement and nervousness about moving back home. I hope your transition back to life in the UK goes well. I'll look forward to reading how it goes.My New Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482513767849843084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-41608274452910246482010-11-22T10:32:17.497-06:002010-11-22T10:32:17.497-06:00So sad to read about Ernie, and don't beat you...So sad to read about Ernie, and don't beat yourself up about not being the perfect cat owner - I'm sure he had a terrific life and a loving home. <br />Good luck with the big move. Yes, you will miss everyone, but give it time, things will eventually fall into place.<br />I come up to North London once a month - if you want to, we could meet for a coffee or something one of these days.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-88329577292874372832010-11-20T16:15:43.550-06:002010-11-20T16:15:43.550-06:00Gosh, so much has happened in Chicago, such a lot ...Gosh, so much has happened in Chicago, such a lot of loss and so much gained too. I can imagine how it will be hard to actually say goodbye, even having anticipated this so much.<br /><br />I feel that life has chapters, and though you are leaving Chicago now, it will still be there, just 6hrs away, if you ever need it, and maybe it will be part of another chapter of your life. <br /><br />Who knows, maybe thirty years from now you will be living in a granny flat with one of your boys and his American wife by the shores Lake Michigan, showing the Chicago of your youth to your Grandchildren.<br /><br />I love the post, you have a great way of putting your feelings into prose. All the best xxgeekymummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529149669501249892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-73203953844889473682010-11-20T10:36:09.015-06:002010-11-20T10:36:09.015-06:00I think a big move makes you so aware of absolutel...I think a big move makes you so aware of absolutely everything around you. I'm always amazed by your strength and commitment and know that you will start your new life at the beginning of a new year with energy. Enjoy your last few weeks in Chicago...I'm sure your friends are already planning trips to the UK to see you.Calif Lornahttp://califlorna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-24770841324530608432010-11-19T13:00:09.770-06:002010-11-19T13:00:09.770-06:00So sad to be leaving and so natural to be having s...So sad to be leaving and so natural to be having such mixed feelings. I agree this is a loving and thoughtful post. Wishing you peace in this troubled time xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-4674121073133719152010-11-18T17:42:18.621-06:002010-11-18T17:42:18.621-06:00I know what it's like to feel most of these lo...I know what it's like to feel most of these losses and send you much love from good ole blighty.<br />xxlulu's missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137536605784710186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-61715898788463371712010-11-18T12:58:00.475-06:002010-11-18T12:58:00.475-06:00Expat Mum - I'm going to miss you tho. We nee...Expat Mum - I'm going to miss you tho. We need a goodbye night out - one last hurrah in over-talking each other!<br /><br />MWA - I hope so too. Maybe good to get the gloom out of the way now, so I can focus purely on the positive when I get home...<br /><br />The madhouse - thank you so much for reading. And apologies for being such a lax commenter of late<br /><br />NVG - I do have the 2 most fantastic boys, who are being incredibly stoic about it all. And no more excuses for me once I hit London - I really do just have to get on with my life. I am looking forward to it.<br /><br />Tattie - Thank you x<br /><br />Jo - I know I will keep in touch with many friends - but I also know that even with technology that some friends will just slip by the wayside. The time difference doesn't help. Most of us are busy mums. And that makes me a little sad. But still - I am also excited about all the new friends I am going to make.<br /><br />Helen - So nice of you!<br /><br />Teacher Mommy - I know I will too. I think I am still experiencing so much disbelief that this is happening. Still so hard to see that I am so close to being on the other side of the fence. At last.<br /><br />Iota - I SO want to be funny and irreverant...maybe that is waiting for me in London???Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-38475897077641590672010-11-18T09:34:18.599-06:002010-11-18T09:34:18.599-06:00I can't do any better than echo Mwa's comm...I can't do any better than echo Mwa's comment. Deep and thoughtful... Beautiful and sad...<br /><br />It will be easier, I hope, once you've gone, rather than now, waiting to go.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-83479854235583976392010-11-18T09:21:45.834-06:002010-11-18T09:21:45.834-06:00((((HUGS))))
And a firm belief that you WILL find...((((HUGS))))<br /><br />And a firm belief that you WILL find both a home, a strong support system, and YOU when you move back to England.Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215145025563985398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-48906436438318248332010-11-18T01:20:00.528-06:002010-11-18T01:20:00.528-06:00Keep plugging on, you are moving towards something...Keep plugging on, you are moving towards something positive, not running away from something negative. You can take all the good stuff from America with you - friends, experiences and lessons learned - and put everything else in a big box marked 'chicago' and leave it there. New start and exciting, wonderful times ahead, I'd give you a bracing hug but we've never met...Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-83519622585168719712010-11-18T00:46:23.075-06:002010-11-18T00:46:23.075-06:00Powerful, thoughtful writing. With regards to leav...Powerful, thoughtful writing. With regards to leaving your friends, I know exactly how you feel. I was just thinking the other day how I'd like to bring my friends and the life I've created for myself, with me when I move back home. We are in an impossible situation. The only thing I can tell you now is that with all the technology available, keeping in touch with friends is easy and there's always the holidays. In the UK, you will be able to move on and rebuild your life according to your terms - not your ex's and not Chicago's. Big Hugs, you're almost there.phoenixmummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250475400676676077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-83774659097883426042010-11-17T16:58:34.541-06:002010-11-17T16:58:34.541-06:00No words: just hugs!No words: just hugs!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-44973002676041966952010-11-17T16:25:04.467-06:002010-11-17T16:25:04.467-06:00You will get through this - and you will make a wo...You will get through this - and you will make a wonderful fresh start in London. The decade in Chicago has clearly been a difficult one, but on the plus side you have two lovely boys and friends who you won't forget. Hang on in there xnappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-86100517562548183242010-11-17T15:31:52.575-06:002010-11-17T15:31:52.575-06:00I have no words really, just to say I am readingI have no words really, just to say I am readingJen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-74622094649707667182010-11-17T15:05:09.505-06:002010-11-17T15:05:09.505-06:00What a deep and thoughtful post. I don't reall...What a deep and thoughtful post. I don't really know what to say except it is beautiful and sad. I hope you will feel better once you've moved, even if you can't feel excited about it now.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-50860622357344137862010-11-17T14:39:15.776-06:002010-11-17T14:39:15.776-06:00Even though you won't be around to make a fuss...Even though you won't be around to make a fuss of my dog, it's the right move for you and you will rise like a Phoenix!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com