tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post2413201079372509961..comments2023-04-21T22:43:23.609-06:00Comments on A Musing Mom Speaks: Mistaking Model For FormulaLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-6538542434118492662008-11-09T15:58:00.000-06:002008-11-09T15:58:00.000-06:00I felt so bad when I first read your post, just kn...I felt so bad when I first read your post, just knowing how down you sounded... just wanted to add my two cents in writing.<BR/><BR/>It's so funny how we see ourselves so differently from how others see us. We all are so hard on ourselves (I usually think I'm the BIGGEST loser around), but others see us as successful! I was so busy seeing all of your successes that I didn't even notice you were everydayMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812990338739856399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-37072231907438998992008-11-08T21:51:00.000-06:002008-11-08T21:51:00.000-06:00Mominthemoon - well said and a good reminder of wh...Mominthemoon - well said and a good reminder of what matters. Makes me realize that even if I had a NY Times bestseller, it still couldn't hold a candle to the words I hear every night from my second-grader: <I>"You're the best mom in the world"</I>. Now that's some real success!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-46784934558975456012008-11-08T10:27:00.000-06:002008-11-08T10:27:00.000-06:00It's so important to remind ourselves of these kin...It's so important to remind ourselves of these kinds of things. The parameters of "success" are so narrowly defined by human nature that it's easy for us to feel defeated. But remembering the struggles of others who failed yet persevered to eventually achieve levels of greatness is important to point out as you did. Additinally, I was also once told that the winners' names of Nobel prizes, mominthemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056629357690736324noreply@blogger.com