tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post235459169945896971..comments2023-10-26T03:31:02.412-07:00Comments on Trying to Stay Afloat in a Sea of Words: Unfathomablegae polisnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-168837422519265702011-09-21T17:23:29.232-07:002011-09-21T17:23:29.232-07:00Gorgeous Gae. The going off to swim floored me. We...Gorgeous Gae. The going off to swim floored me. We are all dealing with one degree or another of this right now. Sending you love and strength.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-67310215421444347892011-09-09T13:06:11.261-07:002011-09-09T13:06:11.261-07:00I hope you enjoyed the play, Lisa! Thanks for read...I hope you enjoyed the play, Lisa! Thanks for reading. Hugs.gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-43739514259931081102011-09-08T08:43:59.959-07:002011-09-08T08:43:59.959-07:00My firstborn has started his sophomore year. I fee...My firstborn has started his sophomore year. I feel your pain!<br /><br />The little one is in 3rd grade, and I've decided to catch both performances of his class play. Those moments will be gone far, far too soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-85128408589524824332011-09-07T16:11:48.383-07:002011-09-07T16:11:48.383-07:00Loving you back, Barb.Loving you back, Barb.gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-30302002419374423132011-09-07T15:10:50.713-07:002011-09-07T15:10:50.713-07:00Wow, we totally riffed on the same thing, darling!...Wow, we totally riffed on the same thing, darling! It never occurred to me that you would already be feeling your first twinges of that separation. It is at once awful and beautiful. Whatever. You write brilliantly about it!! Loving you. xoxo BarbaraDeb and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-55820235364588659922011-09-07T09:46:20.250-07:002011-09-07T09:46:20.250-07:00Thanks for all the feedback. My lovely friend Barb...Thanks for all the feedback. My lovely friend Barb wrote about a similar thing on her blog a few days ago. Her blog is one of my favorites. http://themiddle-ages.blogspot.com/2011/08/empty-room.html?showComment=1315413857688#c1038295500488816261<br /><br />Guess it's in the air. September may really be the cruelest month, then, after all.gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-57913817324821312972011-09-07T07:59:41.724-07:002011-09-07T07:59:41.724-07:00Very sweet, beautifully written. It is a bitterswe...Very sweet, beautifully written. It is a bittersweet time for mothers as we know that they are slipping away from us toward something neither of us can see, only that we'll have to come up with something different to fill our lives. The good news is that there is more beyond the door.historywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646517639758524668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-17025825328794388282011-09-07T07:52:26.614-07:002011-09-07T07:52:26.614-07:00I'm in shock just from my oldest starting Juni...I'm in shock just from my oldest starting Junior high, I'm sure in two more years when she hits high school it will be an even bigger shock. Where did the time go?Erin Beykohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024000763970886284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-43305766742404584242011-09-07T07:31:49.795-07:002011-09-07T07:31:49.795-07:00Annette, so appreciate your constant appreciation....Annette, so appreciate your constant appreciation.<br /><br />Lori, back at you, on so many levels. And, English sminglish. <br /><br />Megan, nice kick there. *rubs hamstring in commiseration.*gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-62779628739241447602011-09-07T07:22:45.923-07:002011-09-07T07:22:45.923-07:00"......having already graduated and gearing u..."......having already graduated and gearing up for three months in england starting next week......" that's proper english, right? :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930415413376102535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-71610562121722180032011-09-07T07:21:45.511-07:002011-09-07T07:21:45.511-07:0010th grade, 7th grade, and unfathomable-ist of all...10th grade, 7th grade, and unfathomable-ist of all, my oldest who as I write this, is still sleeping, having already graduated and gearing up for THREE months (yes, months--that's 87 days) in England starting next week. I have vivid memories of maternal fear of this very day from the time he was starting kindergarten. I had no idea then how I'd be able to let go.....and I still don't know how. But somehow, we do it anyway. we wade into the depths and fathoms in spite of our inability to grasp the concept of how we got here in the first place. we find ourselves in over our heads, trying to breathe through water as we watch them swim away. unfathomable. and it's paragraphs like the one I'm quoting, that make your writing so emotionally stunning, Gae......<br />"According to Mirriam-Webster, a fathom is a unit of measure used especially to determine the depth of water. Maybe that's what I'm doing there -- in the water -- all the time. I'm trying to grasp hold of a concept I won't ever be able to hold onto."Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930415413376102535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-61850110800413073652011-09-07T06:29:14.703-07:002011-09-07T06:29:14.703-07:00I'm on deadline today so thanks for writing th...I'm on deadline today so thanks for writing this up for me Gae...:)It's going to prove a real time saver for me as I spend most of every day singing..or would that be wailing... this very tune...though not nearly as eloquently. Best of luck to the boy in his junior year. Time will do what it does, which is to say evaporate, but to have had the gift of these precious, fleeting passages offers at least some comfort.garedicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869654769594149589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-47785595423292335302011-09-07T06:09:08.274-07:002011-09-07T06:09:08.274-07:00Ugh, yes. A sophomore and 8th grader for me. Bot...Ugh, yes. A sophomore and 8th grader for me. Both in high school next year. At least one will be driving by then. *cheers, waves pom poms in the air and does a kick for good measure*Megan Bostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811715491350987530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-50387800860507992312011-09-07T05:54:18.569-07:002011-09-07T05:54:18.569-07:00ah, Kindergarten. The lunchboxes and the bus photo...ah, Kindergarten. The lunchboxes and the bus photo! Good luck to her and to you! Enjoy every moment. Well, as many as you can. <3gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-69777156203292925602011-09-07T05:52:46.228-07:002011-09-07T05:52:46.228-07:00My little one is heading to Kindergarten next week...My little one is heading to Kindergarten next week. I can't imagine what I'll be like when she's ready for High School!<br />Your son is lucky to have you as a Mom. It might not get easier but everyday of life is better then the last :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270697355082230752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-18325140223800477242011-09-07T05:51:08.590-07:002011-09-07T05:51:08.590-07:00Thanks for reading, and for "getting it,"...Thanks for reading, and for "getting it," Angelina. <3gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076911909032996694.post-35076901329281839422011-09-07T05:46:18.286-07:002011-09-07T05:46:18.286-07:00Mothers everywhere are feeling your unfathomable a...Mothers everywhere are feeling your unfathomable angst. Beautiful post, Gae.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.com