Remembering Yesterday
Viewing comments for Chapter 27 "A Growing Family"A widow's journey into her relationship with her
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Comment from barbara.wilkey
I am still really enjoying reading this trip down memory lane. My older two boys used cloth diapers. My third used cloth most of the time, but when we moved to Germany, disposable, but he was close to being potty trained. The youngest disposable all the way. LOL
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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I am still really enjoying reading this trip down memory lane. My older two boys used cloth diapers. My third used cloth most of the time, but when we moved to Germany, disposable, but he was close to being potty trained. The youngest disposable all the way. LOL
Comment Written 12-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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Thanks for the review and the nice comments. I used the cloth will all mine. It was easier when the grandchildren came along.
Beth
Comment from Marjon van Bruggen
Lovely again, Beth. I never had twins, and lack the experience. But I could follow the struggles both of you had to feed them during the night when you both were so sleepy.
I am so very happy for you, even now, that everything went well this time.
All of them are grown up now, so the baby troubles are over. I see in your biography that there is a fourth one coming, and that you have three grandchildren. Do you have a lot of babysitting to do?
Love,
Marjon.
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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Lovely again, Beth. I never had twins, and lack the experience. But I could follow the struggles both of you had to feed them during the night when you both were so sleepy.
I am so very happy for you, even now, that everything went well this time.
All of them are grown up now, so the baby troubles are over. I see in your biography that there is a fourth one coming, and that you have three grandchildren. Do you have a lot of babysitting to do?
Love,
Marjon.
Comment Written 12-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the lovely comment. The last child will straggle along ten years later as a surprise. I did some baby sitting particularly with the oldest grandchild. I guess there will be ggrandchildren some day, but I'm beginning to wonder. My two oldest grandchildren are in their twenties and aren't dating yet.
Beth
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My two oldest granddaughters (25 and 26) are having on-and-off boyfriends, but nothing yet to marry and start mothering. I think in these modern times, they want to have some independence and professional career first
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
I love this account of the birth and early infancy of your twins. I especially like the note you put at the bottom, that you want your children to know you both as you knew each other; it really puts things in perspective.
I found some minor errors:
my healthy babies weighted 6 lbs. 9 oz. and 6 lbs. 12 oz..
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my healthy babies weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and 6 lbs., 12 oz. [double period not necessary]
I think she believed they were her babies,too
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I think she believed they were her babies, too
I had three 12ct. package containers
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I had three 12-count package containers
or trip on floor grate,
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or trip on the floor grate,
and doll would wet her pants.
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and the doll would wet her pants.
Granted the meal you helped me prepare...
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Granted, the meal you helped me prepare...
The ones you see now are build...
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The ones you see now are built...
This account is so beautiful, so honest, even the part about how you both were so exhausted that you would fake sleep! The photo of your babies is beautiful. I like the way you described how you were so loving to your first child, Carol, and helped her make the transition to sharing you with two new siblings. I've never had children of my own, which makes me appreciate your personal recollections even more. Thank you for sharing your story!
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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I love this account of the birth and early infancy of your twins. I especially like the note you put at the bottom, that you want your children to know you both as you knew each other; it really puts things in perspective.
I found some minor errors:
my healthy babies weighted 6 lbs. 9 oz. and 6 lbs. 12 oz..
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my healthy babies weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and 6 lbs., 12 oz. [double period not necessary]
I think she believed they were her babies,too
-->
I think she believed they were her babies, too
I had three 12ct. package containers
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I had three 12-count package containers
or trip on floor grate,
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or trip on the floor grate,
and doll would wet her pants.
-->
and the doll would wet her pants.
Granted the meal you helped me prepare...
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Granted, the meal you helped me prepare...
The ones you see now are build...
-->
The ones you see now are built...
This account is so beautiful, so honest, even the part about how you both were so exhausted that you would fake sleep! The photo of your babies is beautiful. I like the way you described how you were so loving to your first child, Carol, and helped her make the transition to sharing you with two new siblings. I've never had children of my own, which makes me appreciate your personal recollections even more. Thank you for sharing your story!
Comment Written 12-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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Mary Kay, you're an angel. You really have a sharp eye. I do appreciate you helping me fix the errors. and I'm so pleased that you found this worth 6 starts. I loved your comments.
Beth
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Dear Beth, it was my pleasure to do everything you thanked me for. Have a blessed Easter and may God keep you and your family safe.
- Mary Kay xoxo
Comment from Spitfire
How adorable. My children both had a lot of hair when they entered into the world. Here's where we're alike. I took a drug (rum and castor oil actually)to speed my second child up since my husband was about to be transferred again. It didn't work though.
Funny how six minutes apart made the difference in their personalities. An astrologer could explain that.
I dealt with diapers too, but had a delivery service, thank goodness.
Humorous (looking back) how you dealt with the feeding schedule.
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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How adorable. My children both had a lot of hair when they entered into the world. Here's where we're alike. I took a drug (rum and castor oil actually)to speed my second child up since my husband was about to be transferred again. It didn't work though.
Funny how six minutes apart made the difference in their personalities. An astrologer could explain that.
I dealt with diapers too, but had a delivery service, thank goodness.
Humorous (looking back) how you dealt with the feeding schedule.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. Maybe you should have tried the jogging. LOL I guess if your husband got transferred you didn't help with the feeding. As to the personality differences maybe the sexual difference account for some of that but they do have some aspects that are too much alike. They never got along extremely well.
Beth
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
(wet it's pants s/b its, frige s/b fridge) Captivating! I am so relieved they arrived alive--thanks for the preview last night. Humorous bit feigning to be asleep until one couldn't take it anymore. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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(wet it's pants s/b its, frige s/b fridge) Captivating! I am so relieved they arrived alive--thanks for the preview last night. Humorous bit feigning to be asleep until one couldn't take it anymore. Cheers. LIZ
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Thank you Liz. We did play that game. It has to get quite loud for one of us to move. Thanks for seeing the typos. Did I nominate you lately. I'll try.
Beth
Comment from forestport12
I think it is a wonderful way you are doing this, as if you are in the present tense, referring to your husband. He proved to be a good man to help you as he did with the babies, and before that, he never left your side. These are important scenes and moments to capture for your heritage. Amen.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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I think it is a wonderful way you are doing this, as if you are in the present tense, referring to your husband. He proved to be a good man to help you as he did with the babies, and before that, he never left your side. These are important scenes and moments to capture for your heritage. Amen.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and you comments. I really appreciate you reading this.
Beth
Comment from Ben Colder
Your story hits home in many ways with me. Never twins but six wonderful kids I cherish. Like your husband I sit and wait for the moment to hear good news. I know you miss him and I think you are right. Teach them all about him and every good point he had. Well done writer and well written. My daughter has twin boys and I laugh thinking about turns getting up and doing the thing. LOL.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Your story hits home in many ways with me. Never twins but six wonderful kids I cherish. Like your husband I sit and wait for the moment to hear good news. I know you miss him and I think you are right. Teach them all about him and every good point he had. Well done writer and well written. My daughter has twin boys and I laugh thinking about turns getting up and doing the thing. LOL.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Thanks so much for reading this and for your nice comments. You sound like a great dad. I don't know what I would have done if he'd been unwilling to help.
Beth
Comment from DeboraDyess
Oh, my goodness! This brought back so many memories, although our stories are not the same. My children are five years from youngest to oldest, and there are four of them. So I had multiple littles, but no twins. I understand that's MUCH different. What a delightful read!
believed she was having one baby. She told me she didn't envy me having two babies>>Lots of babies in these sentences! ! No pun intended, sort of...) I think I'd leave out the last 'babies here and just say 'one'..
I'm pretty sure, you, preferred it tha>> don't need the commas around 'you'.
dark hair like the two two babies>> Extra 'two'. YOu odn't need that with twins! lol
I love that you had to look in the diapers to see who was who, but what else could you do... :)
Believe it or not, I had a preacher in the 70s named 'Ray'. His twin sister wass named j'Faye'. Crazy!
hey were her babies too and was willing<< were her babies(,) too(,) and was willing
I had two babies in diapers at one time but I used disposable. YOu had three and cloth diapers? Yowza!
Frig >> frige
finally starting sleeping most>>start(ed)
The errors I marked are minor - nothing big, and I feel like some of them were things you changed from your initial draft and just missed a bit from the first edit. No big deal, since all of us do that.
It's a great idea to write your history for your children. My mom died young and, while I remember them as a couple, they were always Mom and Dad. I got to know Dad as an adult, but not the two of them together. And old folks are different than a young coulpe. I like the idea and think I'll start trying to do it for my family, too.
Be blessed today and forward!
Deb
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Oh, my goodness! This brought back so many memories, although our stories are not the same. My children are five years from youngest to oldest, and there are four of them. So I had multiple littles, but no twins. I understand that's MUCH different. What a delightful read!
believed she was having one baby. She told me she didn't envy me having two babies>>Lots of babies in these sentences! ! No pun intended, sort of...) I think I'd leave out the last 'babies here and just say 'one'..
I'm pretty sure, you, preferred it tha>> don't need the commas around 'you'.
dark hair like the two two babies>> Extra 'two'. YOu odn't need that with twins! lol
I love that you had to look in the diapers to see who was who, but what else could you do... :)
Believe it or not, I had a preacher in the 70s named 'Ray'. His twin sister wass named j'Faye'. Crazy!
hey were her babies too and was willing<< were her babies(,) too(,) and was willing
I had two babies in diapers at one time but I used disposable. YOu had three and cloth diapers? Yowza!
Frig >> frige
finally starting sleeping most>>start(ed)
The errors I marked are minor - nothing big, and I feel like some of them were things you changed from your initial draft and just missed a bit from the first edit. No big deal, since all of us do that.
It's a great idea to write your history for your children. My mom died young and, while I remember them as a couple, they were always Mom and Dad. I got to know Dad as an adult, but not the two of them together. And old folks are different than a young coulpe. I like the idea and think I'll start trying to do it for my family, too.
Be blessed today and forward!
Deb
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the delightful comments. I appreciate you finding the spots that needed fixing. I think they all occurred while trying to re-edit. I have fixed them and I'll nominate you for reviewer. Did you mean to give me just four stars. I hope it is worth five. I guess I'm spoiled. I'm not used to four.
Beth
Comment from royowen
I'm glad we didn't have twins, we had both sleeping with us in their early, when they finally left our bed, although we had quite generous bunk beds they slept with one another. Just love your biographical account Beth, I think most of us can identify with your infant dilemma, well done, a marvellous read, blessings and happy Easter, blessings, Roy
Typo : Like the two (two) I'd had before.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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I'm glad we didn't have twins, we had both sleeping with us in their early, when they finally left our bed, although we had quite generous bunk beds they slept with one another. Just love your biographical account Beth, I think most of us can identify with your infant dilemma, well done, a marvellous read, blessings and happy Easter, blessings, Roy
Typo : Like the two (two) I'd had before.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Thank you, Roy. Those were happy times but busy times. I do appreciate the review.
Beth
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Bless you
Comment from Suzanna Ray
Dear Beth, the story keeps rolling along,
I am glad that nothing worse than sleepless nights happened in this chapter. I am already thinking about how many times those words 'sleepless nights' will be repeated in the chapters to come.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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Dear Beth, the story keeps rolling along,
I am glad that nothing worse than sleepless nights happened in this chapter. I am already thinking about how many times those words 'sleepless nights' will be repeated in the chapters to come.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020
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You're right. Those sleepless night go well into when they reach adulthood and even after they leave home. I doubt I'm up for that many chapters. LOL Thanks so much for reading two of these long chapters in one day.
Beth
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I am fascinated to be sharing another person's life, at so intimate a level. I feel like I?m becoming one of those children you are writing this story for. (does that make sense?)
