tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post8508058060041579690..comments2023-10-11T10:19:32.029-04:00Comments on Life On The Roof: Feelings of InadequacyJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04264227264937700027noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-83860248652419090772008-04-08T06:39:00.000-04:002008-04-08T06:39:00.000-04:00Hi I came here from Veronica's.. I am giggling awa...Hi I came here from Veronica's.. I am giggling away here at this post and nodding as well..<BR/>umm I have just set a trestle table up in the middle of my loungeroom so that I can do some slipcasting....<BR/><BR/>hehehehe cheers Kimfrog ponds rock...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06993183713914418876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-89477989867255032542008-04-04T12:27:00.000-04:002008-04-04T12:27:00.000-04:00Those perfect-life blogs are like airbrushed photo...Those perfect-life blogs are like airbrushed photos in fashion magazines. They don't show the poop-in-the-bathtub days or the sewing projects gone horribly wrong or the mess that's just outside of camera range, just like we don't see the fashion model's zits or undereye circles that rival a racoon's. They're not accurate pictures and they can generate such unreasonable expectations of ourselves. Then our perfectly normal selves feel somehow inadequate.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to read blogs that tell it like it is--not so gloomy that it makes you want to run away from your life, but accepting the fact that some days are really challenging and we don't have to be perfect to be good people.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853484593347916090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-31442781830848278452008-04-04T07:23:00.000-04:002008-04-04T07:23:00.000-04:00This is the best post ever. I agree with you compl...This is the best post ever. I agree with you completely. I actually don't subscribe to the 'perfect blogs'.<BR/><BR/>Gorgeous photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-74577309629449082342008-04-01T06:29:00.000-04:002008-04-01T06:29:00.000-04:00Its a wonder, isn't it, that everything can seem s...Its a wonder, isn't it, that everything can seem so rosy on a blog. And I know that feeling of intimidation and frustration when reading blogs where the world seems to perfect. <BR/><BR/>I've tried to keep my blog as upbeat as possible because I kind of look at it as an online scrapbook of my life. I choose to record and remember those details that make me happy. <BR/><BR/>But recently I did blog about something upsetting that happened to me and I was surprised to have so many responses to it. I guess folks do like to know that the blog author is a real person with problems as well as success. I enjoyed reading your thoughts about this subject :)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315635566608283734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-68176923521956022172008-03-31T15:04:00.001-04:002008-03-31T15:04:00.001-04:00Burgh told me to come on by. I totally agree with...Burgh told me to come on by. I totally agree with you. I removed a few people from my reader just like she did. Thanks for the "reality" of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-18758905676703163642008-03-31T15:04:00.000-04:002008-03-31T15:04:00.000-04:00Burgh told me to come on by. I totally agree with...Burgh told me to come on by. I totally agree with you. I removed a few people from my reader just like she did. Thanks for the "reality" of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-87298821644521976832008-03-30T20:36:00.000-04:002008-03-30T20:36:00.000-04:00Hi Jenn, I came here through boondockramblings, an...Hi Jenn, <BR/>I came here through boondockramblings, and I enjoyed this post. While I do agree with you that I don't like people who only post the happy happy joy joy stuff, there are a few blogs out there, in which the mom is so negative about her kids and husband that it puts me in a bad mood, so I've stopped reading those. I think we can be honest, but still try to be positive and have a sense of humor about the bad stuff.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164420416881517854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-47827536259527886012008-03-28T23:24:00.000-04:002008-03-28T23:24:00.000-04:00Jen:OK, so I started reading this and I was like "...Jen:<BR/>OK, so I started reading this and I was like "whoo..." she's not talking about me. Perfect mama's who only write about those moments? Nah, not me.<BR/>My family wants me to stop writing about poop and vomit, actually, but hey..that's real life. Babe, here's to keeping it real. I hope I can do the same right along with you.<BR/>I do agree with coley...who can make you feel inadequate with the talent you have artistically?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-68765648379132571942008-03-28T20:04:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:04:00.000-04:00Lady - you do it all. You are a fantastic mom to ...Lady - you do it all. You are a fantastic mom to a very energetic, very wonderful little boy; you work like 15 jobs and still manage to make beautiful things that the recipients cherish. Ignore those blogging "perfect" people.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100679726895700531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-26522587743205474322008-03-28T17:32:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:32:00.000-04:00A fine choice Jenn. It's so hard to NOT compare yo...A fine choice Jenn. It's so hard to NOT compare yourself to everyone else, but it's so necessary to feel good about your life. And frankly, I'm a little in awe of your artistic abilities, so I'm terrified to look at the blogs that make YOU feel inadequate. ;)Coleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076496858372073511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-70777294438158988472008-03-28T12:03:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:03:00.000-04:00Oh, thank goodness I know for a fact you aren't ta...Oh, thank goodness I know for a fact you aren't talking about me! Y'know, I have a few of those kind of blogs in my Reader. I think I'm going to go unsubscribe now because you're right, they only serve to make me feel bad about my TOTALLY NORMAL self. Everybody gets poop in the tub eventually (at least that's what I'm telling myself).Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-39119250558626884032008-03-28T09:54:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:54:00.000-04:00Here, here! Well, you've seen the less than flatt...Here, here! Well, you've seen the less than flattering photos I've posted of myself...and the state of my home is apparent in the background of every photo...though I DO sometimes photograph the rare instances of cleanliness...just because they're so friggin' rare! I don't really have any experience with such blogs as you speak - but they sound awful...and I'm delighted to continue discovering the great and fun blogs through your recommendations and some of the great bloggers that have been visiting you on 'the roof'!<BR/><BR/>love ya...keep keepin' it real, Jenn. You are entirely and thoroughly ADEQUATE...and then some!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-18093430954373065562008-03-28T08:53:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:53:00.000-04:00It's ok, just read about my life; you can't help b...It's ok, just read about my life; you can't help but feel like a superstar mom!! :)Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338834229223835132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17384073.post-25546211793065909122008-03-28T04:12:00.000-04:002008-03-28T04:12:00.000-04:00Jenn,I so know what you mean, not with the motherh...Jenn,<BR/>I so know what you mean, not with the motherhood thing, but the perfection thing. Makes me want to puke! Whose hair looks good all the time! I mean really. If you don't read this one already, read it http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/<BR/>She's funny, Canadaian, a knitter, and makes imperfect seem like exactly what you want to be. Love ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com