tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910497790985764751.post3704248008081683595..comments2023-06-11T06:04:33.281-07:00Comments on Life by List: Monastic motherhoodEmmaNadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11813648613912843721noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910497790985764751.post-71724377236758857812012-09-26T19:05:11.744-07:002012-09-26T19:05:11.744-07:00To be honest, this is one of the things that stres...To be honest, this is one of the things that stresses me out when thinking about starting a family. I am a person who loves quiet, craves being alone, and could easily go days without speaking. Sounds miserably incongruous with raising a child. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984912445106695449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910497790985764751.post-16740083347524236432012-09-25T04:35:06.886-07:002012-09-25T04:35:06.886-07:00Interesting! I imagine it helps to teach kidlets ...Interesting! I imagine it helps to teach kidlets about respecting people's wide range of personal boundaries. craftosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497177448871104083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910497790985764751.post-15013761085543045202012-09-24T21:39:21.996-07:002012-09-24T21:39:21.996-07:00I know what you mean!
I hate being touched all da...I know what you mean!<br /><br />I hate being touched all day. Hate being sat on, pawed at, clung to, leaned on, kicked, tackled, petted, patted, etc.<br /><br />Drives me nuts.<br /><br />I hadn't thought it was the introvert in me, though. That's something to consider. I thought it was the fibro. Everyone I know with fibro is a no-touchy-me kind of person, possibly because impact=pain in most cases. Even gentle impact. <br /><br />I often have to gently pry a child off and look them in the eye and have emotional and intellectual contact instead of physical contact. When they let me, that is.Becca Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177698452364502845noreply@blogger.com