tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317146076532815711.post3199081165766317796..comments2023-06-14T04:10:42.990-06:00Comments on Inside the White House: One-Half, One-ThirdMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583286432601536145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317146076532815711.post-72882372609401156472016-02-29T22:34:04.495-07:002016-02-29T22:34:04.495-07:00You are amazing! Thank you for your wonderful post...You are amazing! Thank you for your wonderful post and example. I love you.<br /><br />DianaThe Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310767410887379051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317146076532815711.post-38840466652133625742016-01-27T10:28:41.037-07:002016-01-27T10:28:41.037-07:00It's true that the path of my life has turned ...It's true that the path of my life has turned such that the decision I made 20 years ago to marry and have a family has pretty much determined the stages of the decades that followed. However, I'm excited for this decade where my life opens to new possibilities because the raising children part is coming to an end. Min, change might not happen spontaneously for you, but you can always choose to enact it. It was you, actually, who first put into my head the idea of choosing a new course every five to ten years. I look at your life and envy the freedom you have to change the scenery and the adventure. You can live anywhere in the world and do anything you want.<br /><br />As someone who works for a foundation that builds families, I have to add that I hope you won't cross motherhood off your list. I have a friend of a friend who, though she never married, adopted a little girl. She was in her early forties at the time, and she made a wonderful mother to that toddler. That toddler is now a happy adult. There are a lot of kids in the foster system who need a loving parent and who are dreaming of being adopted. If that's the path you want, I say go for it! If it's another path you feel drawn to, discover it!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583286432601536145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317146076532815711.post-30035286670561996102016-01-26T11:43:55.117-07:002016-01-26T11:43:55.117-07:00Min, knowing you, I have no doubt that your life ...Min, knowing you, I have no doubt that your life has been full of progress, whether you see it or not. Virtually all of everyone's steps forward are incremental, no matter the particular path. Whether your milestones along the way have been obvious or not, don't discount how you have continued to grow, and enjoy the sense of satisfaction that can come from realizing you aren't at all where you were 20 years ago! I know you are loved and admired, because I love and admire you!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609007694173801033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317146076532815711.post-6711580043979906512016-01-25T14:12:23.422-07:002016-01-25T14:12:23.422-07:00Ah, it all makes sense now. I'm dreading 40 an...Ah, it all makes sense now. I'm dreading 40 and hoping my life is half over. You're looking forward to 40 and see 1/3 of your life to go - that's because your life has changed and will change:kids, teens, empty-nester. I, on the other hand, have no life stages/phases like that. I know what is ahead because I've already lived it for the last 20 years. Nothing really changes like it does in your life. The only change I can get is scenery (live in a new location, or work at a new job). I don't even decorate for holidays anymore. Enjoy your next 80. Sounds exciting.Minhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563575285017895356noreply@blogger.com