Comments on: The Lonliest Job

By: christy

christy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:45:44 +0000

Yes Kate, that was you. :)
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By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:44:11 +0000

I’ve felt like I don’t know how to talk to adults anymore, and I’m not even home full time. There’s just so much you have to process all the time as a Mom, I think it’s a huge adjustment – and takes a while to “get your groove back”!
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By: Elisa

Elisa — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:17 +0000

Oh, yeah. A mix of post-pregnancy hormones and a lack of outlets and adult interaction will do that to you. Been there. For what it’s worth, it does get better. But I didn’t like the organized playgroup thing at all, it made me nervous. I much preferred taking a walk with the baby and just ending up exchanging a few words with moms at the park. Much more relaxed. And of course there’s always Twitter ;-)
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By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:56:02 +0000

Great post Christy. I remember feeling very lonely those first few months home alone with a newborn. It’s a tough time. Don’t give yourself a hard time though. I think you can love your daughter and being at home with her, yet still not love everything about it… like the loss of adult interaction.

I wish we lived closer because I love Prosecco. I’d be there in a heart beat.
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By: Jessica - This Is Worthwhile

Jessica - This Is Worthwhile — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:15:44 +0000

It’s this crisis of identity that flushes us all out of our little rabbit hole homes into the big, bright, lovely world of the internet. Even though virtual can sometimes be a pale second to real touch, face-to-face stuff, it’s still a REAL lifeline.

I would have gone bat shit crazy by now if I hadn’t started writing and I barely have my sea legs in this amazing community of women – my head is spinning with all the BlogHer talk and excitement (I’m not going) and all the established connections between soandso and whatshername. But I’ll happily put up with the confusion and the virtualness of it all because it’s helping to reshape my identity: a woman who is a mother and writes.

Cheers, girl!
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By: Kate Coveny Hood

Kate Coveny Hood — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:59:35 +0000

Wait – is that first e-mail friend me? I totally think it’s me…

And I remember the isolation of being home with your first baby. I went back to work after 3 months – but those first few months at home were pretty intense. An yes – hormones really do play a role.

Scary Mommy – we may have crossed paths many times. Christy is only one of five of my friends who lived in that little G-Town building. We called it Melrose Place. Good times…
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By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:43:03 +0000

Christy – What a great post…honest, heartfelt and very much something that a lot of moms, including myself, can relate to.

Life is filled with good and sad…as long as the good outweighs the sad (which in your case it outweighs it by lots!), you’re doing OK.
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By: Ryan Ashley Scott

Ryan Ashley Scott — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:33:50 +0000

Yep, that sounds about right… or wrong or however you’d describe it. We’re so fortunate to be at home, but there are still bits of us that need more than what “home” can offer. As far as conversing with adults again, that’s why I’m here. IRL, I can’t backspace/retype inappropriate gibberish.
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