tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post3724892565516282169..comments2023-09-07T04:08:51.951-07:00Comments on Bren's Left Coast: A life well livedBren in SoCalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13746198050445304371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post-60460009324461170892010-02-17T20:06:29.151-08:002010-02-17T20:06:29.151-08:00Oh Brennan--I loved this post. Thanks for sharing ...Oh Brennan--I loved this post. Thanks for sharing such great memories of your mom and her generosity.Annie Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post-91779860662877201302010-01-31T09:00:05.458-08:002010-01-31T09:00:05.458-08:00I was lucky enough to stumble upon your blog this ...I was lucky enough to stumble upon your blog this morning and even luckier to have met your mother many years ago. To have managed the family as she did was nothing short of a heroic feat. <br /><br />When it comes to turning over your life to children, let me tell you this (and please know that I certainly to do not compare my life with two small ones to hers with ten) -- we just do it. There's no real analysis, no deep introspection: little ones who we bring into the world need their parents. Some days suck, yes, but we just make it happen somehow. Because the love for your child is bigger than you are. Bigger than your own needs and desires. I know your mom loved you in the same way.ekshaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236113725430081995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post-29102146169140379782010-01-18T16:35:45.600-08:002010-01-18T16:35:45.600-08:00Your mother sounds like an amazing woman. What a w...Your mother sounds like an amazing woman. What a wonderful tribute to her. <br /><br />This reminds me so much of my grandmother. Recently I asked what ever had happened to my grandmother's wedding dress. Apparently, she cut it up to make a costume for her best friend's daughter's school play. As you point out, this type of action seems unimaginable in 2010, and yet I know my grandmother was not the only woman who cut up something that meant a lot to her in order to provide for others. I bet your mom did the same thing.<br /><br />On a side note, I can't decide which is more impossible--to imagine you with a five year old, or with a 21 year old. At your age, your mom's oldest child was 21. Can you imagine that?! When she was my age, my mom had a 13, 11, and 9 year old and had been married for 18 years. I simply cannot imagine that.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965762815438621684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post-6959445583834608232010-01-11T14:55:59.164-08:002010-01-11T14:55:59.164-08:00I agree. I also feel like I know her a little. :-)...I agree. I also feel like I know her a little. :-)CFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835203069006875510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580074694352109996.post-4942560435856834672010-01-09T05:09:58.726-08:002010-01-09T05:09:58.726-08:00I feel like I know her through you, well done Ma B...I feel like I know her through you, well done Ma Brennan. :)hina333https://www.blogger.com/profile/03225426702005992388noreply@blogger.com