tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post8511422731057918812..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: This One Is Mostly About MEDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-12562188440093024552009-04-19T19:31:00.000-04:002009-04-19T19:31:00.000-04:00I also thought you resemble Jennifer Aniston in th...I also thought you resemble Jennifer Aniston in these pics, especially the one at your grandparents' house. <br />I too was a sullen child, quite isolated and into my own head. It resulted in me being quite observant, hypervigilant in fact. I am the oldest and my parents split up when I was 12, so it makes perfect sense that the weight of the world was on my shoulders. I was also a people Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998700965688959938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-61978426737199041702009-03-05T06:37:00.000-05:002009-03-05T06:37:00.000-05:00oh, and i'm a runner, too (although injured right ...oh, and i'm a runner, too (although injured right now). not a mama, though. yet.sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-39405303628631567332009-03-05T06:36:00.000-05:002009-03-05T06:36:00.000-05:00i LOVE your sullen looking pictures. you must hav...i LOVE your sullen looking pictures. you must have been quite a force as a kid.<BR/><BR/>i just found your blog (i'm a peds resident) and we see eye to eye on a lot of things . . . i have seen MANY 'lists' like the one in your previous post; parents seem to love writing those sorts of things. <BR/><BR/>anyway, i really like your writing style and i will definitely be reading, so i just wanted sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-4856041001547132822009-03-04T07:22:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:22:00.000-05:00Jennifer Aniston???http://doctorstube.blogspot.com...Jennifer Aniston???<BR/><BR/>http://doctorstube.blogspot.com/Doctor househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979366008754078034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-25105099246139630492009-02-28T12:44:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:44:00.000-05:00Also, r3, I think you're right. (And Jennifer Anis...Also, r3, I think you're right. (And Jennifer Aniston does make me feel better about my pointy chin.)<BR/><BR/>15! That's exactly when things turned around for me.DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-86362955522785357762009-02-28T11:10:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:10:00.000-05:00yep. i hated being little. i was awkward and not r...yep. i hated being little. i was awkward and not really social. when we moved after 6th grade to where we are now, it got soo much better. my childhood was a horror. im 15 now and am muuuuuch happier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-87695979717026992772009-02-26T12:51:00.000-05:002009-02-26T12:51:00.000-05:00"Though having kids is another thing. It's a joy, ..."Though having kids is another thing. It's a joy, but you give up some of those precious freedoms that come with adulthood." Oh, yeah. It's one of the hardest parts for me ...DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-47956133006269107132009-02-25T21:50:00.000-05:002009-02-25T21:50:00.000-05:00Great pictures. You were a serious youngster! (Tho...Great pictures. You <I>were</I> a serious youngster! (Though in the one with your grandparents, it almost looks like you're kind of smiling a little.)<BR/><BR/>I was actually pretty happy as a kid, despite a rather bumpy childhood. But even so, I recall a lot of boredom and frustration with my lack of power. It was better to be an older kid, then even better to be a young adult, and better to be E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-40368542245826661152009-02-24T10:09:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:09:00.000-05:00I was gonna say the same thing. You've got a Jenni...I was gonna say the same thing. You've got a Jennifer Anniston pointy (but hot!) chin goin' on. To me, you just look thoughtful, focused, cerebral, and well, PRACTICAL. As if to say, "OK people, let's get this shit right." Like a documentary filmmaker covering some profound historical event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-31292306652297768652009-02-24T00:41:00.000-05:002009-02-24T00:41:00.000-05:00Isn't that Jennifer Aniston dining with your grand...Isn't that Jennifer Aniston dining with your grandparents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-77544141130091297342009-02-23T19:55:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:55:00.000-05:00I've never tried ice maxi pads. I can only vouch ...I've never tried ice maxi pads. I can only vouch for diapers. I supposed that they might work as well, but I would worry about their "holding" power. Diapers are designed to hold A LOT of liquid. I've never had an ice diaper leak.<BR/><BR/>I would, however, recommend the newborn size (seeing as your friend is having her first, it doesn't really apply). I have used a variety of sizes (the joy Everyday Superherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276435559527640825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-37849911046769396892009-02-23T19:24:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:24:00.000-05:00Thing is, I kind of had the bills too -- I did our...Thing is, I kind of had the bills too -- I did our budgeting and checkbook balancing starting at age 12 because I was so tired of my mother bouncing checks.DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-72896332249434556802009-02-23T16:16:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:16:00.000-05:00Wow . . . where'd you get the pics from my childho...Wow . . . where'd you get the pics from my childhood? Being a grownup is way better . . . except for the bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-7415949300909255722009-02-23T15:59:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:59:00.000-05:00Not only do iced pads work well, the best trick is...Not only do iced pads work well, the best trick is to freeze them business side up in a mixing bowl. That way they freeze in a more helpful shape. (they also squick out spouses who don't know why there's a bowl of pads in the freezer)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619368779795343942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-60371913246669851052009-02-23T14:14:00.000-05:002009-02-23T14:14:00.000-05:00Yes. All those people who talk about how they wish...Yes. All those people who talk about how they wish they could be a child again... didn't have my childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-91454624005595172692009-02-23T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:44:00.000-05:00You do look a little, ah, not excited to be a chil...You do look a little, ah, not excited to be a child. Good thing you're not one anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com