tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11449606.post4990603574211298882..comments2023-05-23T07:44:00.067-04:00Comments on At the end of desire: Parenthood, flexibility, fear, and politicsInannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16117834687295375810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11449606.post-23749374704465797232008-10-21T16:51:00.000-04:002008-10-21T16:51:00.000-04:00Livia, I think you're right that fear is playing a...Livia, I think you're right that fear is playing a large role in their response or lack thereof. It's hard for me to watch the people I love being so driven by their fears that they can't seem to take steps to assuage some of that fear. <BR/><BR/>Beverly, it's so great to hear about your doing things differently from your parents and the success you've had. I need as many stories like that as I can get. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, anon.Inannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117834687295375810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11449606.post-34092090727021696462008-10-21T11:58:00.000-04:002008-10-21T11:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for this post, it touched me very deeply...Thank you for this post, it touched me very deeply. I also value being heard and hearing others. I am so happy that you and Adonis are becoming parents!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11449606.post-58783566277087205882008-10-21T02:45:00.000-04:002008-10-21T02:45:00.000-04:00Greetings Inanna and congrats on your pregnancy! I...Greetings Inanna and congrats on your pregnancy! <BR/><BR/>I came from a very large family, the shy kid amongst a pack of loud and rowdy wolves. My parents weren't much interested in what I had to say or what I believed and even though I'm now 49 and realize they loved me the best they could they never really knew me. As a single mom of a 16-year old son, we share everything. We have an openness I had always wanted with my parents and it's this openness that makes him feel loved, accepted and worthy of respect, which I think everyone should feel. )O(Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605982388698248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11449606.post-28299959349592284302008-10-21T01:30:00.000-04:002008-10-21T01:30:00.000-04:00It's a shame that your parents don't want to liste...It's a shame that your parents don't want to listen to you. Perhaps they are just so wound up and caught up in their fears that they can't imagine a better or different, but just as good, way of doing things.Livia Indicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887285470232118424noreply@blogger.com