tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post8317503518103692232..comments2023-10-30T12:01:42.235+00:00Comments on my (elastic) gap year: Digestingapprenticehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-27287008318530479902008-01-18T21:19:00.000+00:002008-01-18T21:19:00.000+00:00Fabulous fabulous shots.I was having a good old we...Fabulous fabulous shots.<BR/><BR/>I was having a good old weep too myself the other night about just the sentiments you write here, the flying children and all. I've a very similar outlook to you on childrearing and I really hope I can do as good a job as you obviously have on your son. <BR/><BR/>Some days I seriously doubt I will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-28337142827520317102008-01-15T18:27:00.000+00:002008-01-15T18:27:00.000+00:00Hi Apprentice. I'm still catching up with my favou...Hi Apprentice. I'm still catching up with my favourite blogs. I've been enjoying reading your posts and have to say that these shots are absolutely beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-8225550330534393992008-01-15T10:45:00.000+00:002008-01-15T10:45:00.000+00:00Thanks all. I couldn't believe my luck on the pudd...Thanks all. I couldn't believe my luck on the puddles, and when I came back past them a kid had stomped all the ice and they were gone. I don't know why but I felt quite sad.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the support on the parenting. I feel better. <BR/>My son thanked me for a nice weekend and I got a rare peck on the cheek, which makde it all worthwhile. He and I are too alike in many ways.apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-69817222202580049882008-01-15T09:31:00.000+00:002008-01-15T09:31:00.000+00:00I agree - they are stunning shots - imagine seeing...I agree - they are stunning shots - imagine seeing that! I'm right with you on the 'off you go and fly' bit - I've always believed in showing them how to be independent. Mind you it means that already they are very opinionated, and don't get talked down easily; but that's no bad thing in this world.<BR/>I can't wait til the fledglings start flying - three years til the first flies!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-49757658499152114022008-01-14T23:36:00.000+00:002008-01-14T23:36:00.000+00:00Well done! It is a bittersweet thing saying good-b...Well done! It is a bittersweet thing saying good-bye to those days and appreciating the results. Life's a funny old thing ... But it does gladden the heart to feel proud.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-13716157081846621872008-01-14T18:17:00.000+00:002008-01-14T18:17:00.000+00:00I'm glad the dinner went well. :-) What a treat fo...I'm glad the dinner went well. :-) What a treat for you ... one of those life moments.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-15868346511839351502008-01-14T16:31:00.000+00:002008-01-14T16:31:00.000+00:00Brilliant photos.You have reached the stage faster...Brilliant photos.<BR/>You have reached the stage faster and less painfully than I did but then you deserve me-time and can appreciate it. It sounds like it will be a happy relationship - which is a relief when they are at uni.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-88865080875328057552008-01-13T22:31:00.000+00:002008-01-13T22:31:00.000+00:00They're both 18, almost 19. Very young indeed, and...They're both 18, almost 19. Very young indeed, and yet other poor souls their age and younger are having to make life and death decisions every day. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to be young again it is such hard work.apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-63718253398269603372008-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:002008-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:00yes, awesome pictures...as for your son's girlfrie...yes, awesome pictures...<BR/><BR/>as for your son's girlfriend story, that's very sweet. how old is he?moonrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21968349.post-12945944327336826212008-01-13T16:51:00.000+00:002008-01-13T16:51:00.000+00:00Those pictures are stunning!It sounds to me like y...Those pictures are stunning!<BR/><BR/>It sounds to me like you've had just the right attitude and done a great job of being a mother. I have friends who lament the onset of the empty nest or bemoan the fact that the nest is already empty. I'd have thought, speaking as one who chose not to have children, that suddenly there was this whole wonderful life just waiting for you, full of adventures and possibilities and with no more school runs and the like to interfere with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.com