Comments on: Expanded From My Journal: The Concept of Mine http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2008/11/18/expanded-from-my-journal-the-concept-of-mine/ Writing Our Ever-Evolving Story Sat, 19 May 2012 16:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nicole http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2008/11/18/expanded-from-my-journal-the-concept-of-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 Nicole Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:59:08 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/?p=661#comment-3912 Oh I hear you on this one. When Sunshine was born I kept looking over my shoulder when they wheeled me out of the hospital with her, thinking someone was going to stop us and take her from me. It was a very surreal feeling to leave the hospital with her. Oh I hear you on this one.

When Sunshine was born I kept looking over my shoulder when they wheeled me out of the hospital with her, thinking someone was going to stop us and take her from me. It was a very surreal feeling to leave the hospital with her.

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]]> By: Luann http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2008/11/18/expanded-from-my-journal-the-concept-of-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 Luann Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:03 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/?p=661#comment-3911 Jenna she still is yours. Maybe not in day to day life, but yours nevertheless. Not a day goes by that I don't look at my kids and thank God I get to be their mommy every day..but they wouldn't be "mine" if they hadn't been "her's" first. They will never fully belong to me exclusively. Part of her is always with them. And I would be doing them a disservice if I didn't acknowledge that. Jenna she still is yours. Maybe not in day to day life, but yours nevertheless.

Not a day goes by that I don’t look at my kids and thank God I get to be their mommy every day..but they wouldn’t be “mine” if they hadn’t been “her’s” first. They will never fully belong to me exclusively. Part of her is always with them. And I would be doing them a disservice if I didn’t acknowledge that.

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]]> By: Libby http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2008/11/18/expanded-from-my-journal-the-concept-of-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-3908 Libby Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:05:07 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/?p=661#comment-3908 When I was in the hospital after giving birth via c-section to the baby I'd made arrangements to relinquish, they brought her over for me to look at. She looked exactly like baby pictures of myself. It blew my mind. Suddenly she was no longer my "mistake," or my "decision." She was my child. Mine. I had no idea I would feel this way - up until then it was always "when will this be over" and "I am doing a good thing (adoption) to make up for my bad thing (unplanned pregnancy, premarital sex, what have you)." When I saw her face, so much like mine, I started to think maybe I can do this. And when I heard the name they wanted to name her I thought, that's not her name. So the concept of "mine" really resonates with me. As do the feelings of self-doubt that you mentioned. I still wonder sometimes if I'm messing her up and if perhaps she would've been better off with them. But she's 11 now and I wonder that less and less these days. Sorry to go on so long. Thank you as always for your thoughtful beautiful writing. When I was in the hospital after giving birth via c-section to the baby I’d made arrangements to relinquish, they brought her over for me to look at. She looked exactly like baby pictures of myself. It blew my mind. Suddenly she was no longer my “mistake,” or my “decision.” She was my child. Mine. I had no idea I would feel this way – up until then it was always “when will this be over” and “I am doing a good thing (adoption) to make up for my bad thing (unplanned pregnancy, premarital sex, what have you).” When I saw her face, so much like mine, I started to think maybe I can do this. And when I heard the name they wanted to name her I thought, that’s not her name. So the concept of “mine” really resonates with me. As do the feelings of self-doubt that you mentioned. I still wonder sometimes if I’m messing her up and if perhaps she would’ve been better off with them. But she’s 11 now and I wonder that less and less these days.

Sorry to go on so long. Thank you as always for your thoughtful beautiful writing.

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]]> By: Judy http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2008/11/18/expanded-from-my-journal-the-concept-of-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-3907 Judy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:51:04 +0000 http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/?p=661#comment-3907 Oh, I'm all weepy over this. This is beautiful, Jenna, just like you and your sons <strong>together</strong> with your husband. Your beautiful family. <em>sniff</em> Oh, I’m all weepy over this. This is beautiful, Jenna, just like you and your sons together with your husband. Your beautiful family. sniff

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