tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post4562125503645688251..comments2023-09-03T01:26:04.350-07:00Comments on Natural Mom on a Shoestring: Maybe I do just need to writeBeccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843445845439279244noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-19589599369719494242007-05-28T00:34:00.000-07:002007-05-28T00:34:00.000-07:00Hi Becci. This is your mom speaking.You are beauti...Hi Becci. This is your mom speaking.<BR/><BR/>You are beautiful, always were beautiful, and always WILL be beautiful. Kids can be mean. Really mean. I have always tried to tell you that jealousy comes in many forms. Ridicule is one of them.<BR/><BR/>And about bullying.<BR/>There are times when kids need to learn to stand up for themselves. And there are times when the teachers need to quit ignoring the little wolfpacks that can form with their apathy given the situation. Too much goes on that is never dealt with. If the little wolfpacks are the leaders for the future, oh, help...<BR/><BR/>You go, girl, get your degree. But know that even a degree doesn't make you any more valued and loved by your family and true friends. I wish you the best on this and want to help however I can.<BR/><BR/>Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-89108597020445715912007-05-19T08:34:00.000-07:002007-05-19T08:34:00.000-07:00This is an amazing post; thank you so much for sha...This is an amazing post; thank you so much for sharing such personal memories with us--I think so many of us can relate to some degree or another from our own childhood. I recall being chased home from school by the bigger boys and having them throw thumbtacks at me when I wouldn't kiss them. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a Christian myself, but I am glad you found peace through your relationship with G-d and that it gives you the strength to see your beauty and goodness despite the negative messages you were sent as a child. I mean, look at Dorothy--how could she have come from anything that wasn't beautiful and good?!! :-)<BR/><BR/>(((Hugs))))sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387145957769474838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-28922043049340546582007-05-14T18:48:00.000-07:002007-05-14T18:48:00.000-07:00Wow Becci, your post gives me goosebumps. Obviousl...Wow Becci, your post gives me goosebumps. Obviously I to feel the sting of my past, and as you have pointed out, very similiar. We too were poor so my Grandmother would handmake all my dresses. I went to a private school so we HAD to wear dresses. I got teased a lot for it but still to this day I believe my dress is the prettiest.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand why God allows little children to be treated so poorly. I have to believe though that out of such unkindness and pain He can develop us into the compassionate adults He needs us to be to help others. Of course I wish He could do that a simpler way, but I believe it's those experiences that will allow you to show compassion to the least who deserve it.<BR/><BR/>So, yes, you are right, we are long lost from somewhere, huh!?The Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761019987630448156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-85203643893294946242007-05-14T16:02:00.000-07:002007-05-14T16:02:00.000-07:00Becci,I'm sorry I've been so out of touch! I'm tr...Becci,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I've been so out of touch! I'm trying to catch up on blogs right now. <BR/><BR/>My heart aches for what you went through in school - I had similar experiences. Thankfully you survived from these experiences, learned from them and now you are stronger for it. <BR/><BR/>I think you will make an amazing nurse! Go for it! If you need encouragement, just yell! I went to college right after high school and sometimes wish I'd have waited - I'm so proud of you for figuring out what you want to do - and going for it! <BR/><BR/>RenaeChris, Renae & Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503925597385204967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-66350903477382312732007-05-11T22:48:00.000-07:002007-05-11T22:48:00.000-07:00Oh, Becci. Big, big hugs. I, too, can't believe ki...Oh, Becci. Big, big hugs. I, too, can't believe kids would find anything in your face to tease you about; you are lovely.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad God has brought so much growth and healing into your life, and I pray it will continue.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-69271068857850447562007-05-10T21:01:00.000-07:002007-05-10T21:01:00.000-07:00Wow what a great post. I too was teased and bullie...Wow what a great post. I too was teased and bullied at school. I always felt ugly and not worth anything. But the one thing that got me through is my family, I remember my mum saying to me "you are very beautiful and you are a great person and in life the only people's opinions you should care about is ours" <BR/>If I am blessed with children I will always remember to tell them that.<BR/>I truly hope that you don't let fear hold you back from your dreams. I am sure you will make a wonderful nurse. And to all those people that put you through that horrible time - if only they could see you now - a wife, a mother and beautiful inside and out.<BR/><BR/><BR/>A reader all the way from AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-60500038672820195422007-05-10T20:36:00.000-07:002007-05-10T20:36:00.000-07:00Becci I can't beleive people teased you so bad. I ...Becci I can't beleive people teased you so bad. I think you are very pretty! I had similar problems in school though and moving all the time didn't help. I also ended up charging another boy in high school with sexual harrasment but it didn't really help.<BR/>You can do nursing if that is what you want. Don't underestimate yourself you'de be good at it.my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-43850777132192194932007-05-09T09:02:00.000-07:002007-05-09T09:02:00.000-07:00you hit the nail head-on: Maybe, just maybe, mothe...you hit the nail head-on: Maybe, just maybe, mothering is more about being there through the crap than it is about preventing it. <BR/><BR/>Rachel<BR/>pipsylou.typepad.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686966887504657288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-4492425621645903652007-05-09T08:20:00.000-07:002007-05-09T08:20:00.000-07:00Wow Becci, what a powerful post. It actually broug...Wow Becci, what a powerful post. It actually brought tears to my eyes, and brought back memories of my school years. School was not fun for me, and like you, it damaged my self-image forever. It is so hard to forget the things that kids said to me, and how it made me feel. You are a beautiful person inside and out, and you can do anything you set your mind to!! I worry about my kids too, going through the teasing and hurtful ridicule. Ever since my oldest daughter was little, I have always told my children how beautiful, smart and special they are. Some people tell me I shouldn't, that it will make them conceited, but I want to get to them before the children start to hurt them with hateful words. I want my kids to know that no matter what other people say, they are awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24778307.post-35569089226806805642007-05-09T00:01:00.000-07:002007-05-09T00:01:00.000-07:00wow what an amazing post. I commend you for postin...wow what an amazing post. I commend you for posting it! I know how difficult it must have been for you. Children are so cruel and don't realise the damage they can cause to someone else. I personally was never teased in school but I did get into alot of fights defending people that were. It always really bugged me to see such ignorant people hurt others.. even way back then!<BR/><BR/>As I was reading your post I was thinking to myself "This couldn't possibly have been happening to Becci????"<BR/><BR/>Becci, you are beautiful and I cannot imagine anyone teasing or saying stuff like that to you. Sure sounds to me like there were alot of jealous people in your school because there is no way any of those taunts would apply to you!<BR/><BR/>You can do this nursing thing and you will.. I am glad you are letting go of the fears and just stepping out and showing the world what you are made of!! Good for you girl!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281227691142336314noreply@blogger.com