Comments on: No longer my baby

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:33:43 +0000

Thanks for your support everyone. Thankfully this has passed – as these bouts of illness always do. Sometimes I wonder if I should blog when I am clearly having a major wobble, but when I hear from you all, I realise it’s ok to be open about this kind of stuff.

With deep gratitude: thank you xxx

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:37:58 +0000

Dear Emma, sometimes words are so inadequate. All I can send is love x Joanna Young’s last blog post..Heading For the Hills

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:53:33 +0000

Parenting is a damned hard job, and a pretty thankless one, too. I hope the up days come to outnumber the down ones and by a wide margin. The way you are approaching the submission process is a good sign. Wishing you all the best. Tony’s last blog post..Self-promotion

By: Diane Whiddon-Brown

Diane Whiddon-Brown — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:47:13 +0000

Oh, Emma, this was beautiful and fierce and honest and oh so lovely. Truly, I want to hug you and comfort you for all that you’re going through. I’ve never had a child so I’m sure I can’t relate to everything you’re experiencing, but I just wanted to say how glad I am that I’ve found you and your blog.

And once again, I’m astounded by the synchronicity I find when I spend time among friends on the internet. I’ve had a weird and difficult couple of months myself and I’ve spent several weeks completely away from my blog and the blogs I love, only to come back here and see other people who have been going through something similar. God, it helps to feel like I’m not so alone. Looking forward to getting back to blogging a little bit, my favorite form of self-care.

Thinking of you and wishing you well …

Diane Whiddon-Brown’s last blog post..Discovering My Writing Process

By: Marc - WelshScribe

Marc - WelshScribe — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:57:19 +0000

Like Jason I am moved by your post but I have very little useful advice to give. I believe you are doing the right thing, writing and sharing. The best thing to do is to just empty all those toxic feelings in anyway you can. Marc - WelshScribe’s last blog post..SEO 101: An Overview

By: Paisley

Paisley — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:28:32 +0000

Emma, writers are different. They react differently because they see through layers that others can't. Writers are sensitive and yes sometimes even self-absorbed. And oh so complex. I don't think of my creations as babies. I think of them as finally becoming butterflies to be set free. Your writing is so wonderfully good. The trick is to find the perfect spot to release them whether as an independent publisher or not. I'm a great believer in small beginnings. The people around you already know you are a fantastic writer (heck, I'm on the other side of the world and I know it). It will ripple out. It may be fast or it may be slow. Don't be so hard on yourself Emma. You have a gift. Paisley’s last blog post..Brave Iranian Woman

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:53:22 +0000

I'm sorry you are feeling this way Emma. But don't think you're alone. Before, during and after the first few years of both my daughters' births I suffered an accentuation of panic disorder. I think our hormones are never the same once we give birth and also the addition of someone else (or two in my case) to be enormously afraid for is more than some of us can bear. I sought out a psychotherapist to deal with it when it got to the boiling point. Over time, I have reduced it to a simmer, or more pointedly, I now have some control over the situation - in all but the most difficult circumstances. Then I rely on the therapist again. I haven't posted lately either because there were things going on I wanted to write about and I felt like I couldn't, so I couldn't write anything. I still feel that way. Maybe your opening up here will help. At least it will let you know we're here for you. Diana’s last blog post..I’m dreaming of a blank canvas

By: Queenie

Queenie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:24:08 +0000

You certainly are a writer. And yay for that. This thoughtful, moving post proves just how much you have to offer. Your readers are lucky to have you.

Hope you feel better soon.

Queenie’s last blog post..Days of our lives

By: Jason Weaver

Jason Weaver — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:49:25 +0000

I'm just off for a bit of tea and cake now, as it happens. I suggest you do the same! It's a lovely day out there. Jason Weaver’s last blog post..The story of the writer

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:46:40 +0000

Yes, that would be lovely. We could sit by the window in a little cafe and watch the world hurry past as we let our stories meet each other over the tea cups. There would have to be cake too, of course.