tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post7321072364142943737..comments2024-03-14T13:08:14.915-04:00Comments on So, the thing is...blog: Ana Turns ThirteenBarb Matijevichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-51624220220258911052011-03-18T22:18:08.182-04:002011-03-18T22:18:08.182-04:00I love, love love your letter..this is the best bi...I love, love love your letter..this is the best birthday gift ever...versa4hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964809720958075636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-7132418162727985282011-03-17T06:34:08.308-04:002011-03-17T06:34:08.308-04:00Beautiful post and beautiful Ana..
Thank you for s...Beautiful post and beautiful Ana..<br />Thank you for sharing..merino outlast wool blankethttp://coolernights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-4464144882957008082011-03-15T15:03:16.774-04:002011-03-15T15:03:16.774-04:00You know, I don't really like this post very m...You know, I don't really like this post very much. If Ana is turning 13, that means that Jessica is too! How can that be??<br /><br />This is the exact same feeling I had reading your own birthday post. If YOU'RE turning 46 - that means........<br /><br />NO!!!Kathy Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318743435172713799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-50479577538656200402011-03-15T12:42:09.822-04:002011-03-15T12:42:09.822-04:00So, I'm late to the party as usual, but HAPPY ...So, I'm late to the party as usual, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANA! My own daughter turned 15 just a week ago, and I know how your mom feels. You're growing up too fast, but the pride she feels watching you turn into a beautiful young woman just makes her heart swell. Listen to her advice. I agree with your mom, I wish someone had told me all those things when I turned that corner and started to approach adulthood. I will also add one more:<br /><br />ENJOY TODAY! Like your mom said in Number 1, things will be hard, bad, heartbreaking, but you'll also be experiencing so many new things. There is so much joy and freedom to being a teenager. Drink it in, savor it. It won't be long before you are worrying about "real life" things, but for today, you don't need to. Relish in everything new, everything joyful that life has to offer.LaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09931860727807052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-39283965984119872182011-03-15T01:16:42.257-04:002011-03-15T01:16:42.257-04:00Happy birthday, Ana!! You are a lovely young woma...Happy birthday, Ana!! You are a lovely young woman.<br /><br />Barb: I wish my mom had told me the things you did on my 13th birthday. You are an amazing mom with two amazing and very fortunate daughters.Mokihanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504052259244873399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-4198945499144022842011-03-14T11:43:05.105-04:002011-03-14T11:43:05.105-04:00Lovely girl, wonderful advice.Lovely girl, wonderful advice.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-44306358213765405692011-03-13T16:30:41.247-04:002011-03-13T16:30:41.247-04:00Beautiful! Your post and Ana!
Happy birthday Ana...Beautiful! Your post and Ana!<br /><br />Happy birthday Ana!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910238896695633752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-53181444870202678812011-03-13T13:50:43.687-04:002011-03-13T13:50:43.687-04:00OMG that last pic of her in that blue hat makes he...OMG that last pic of her in that blue hat makes her look 16!!! She is definitely changing. Congrats on both of you surviving 13 yrs. The best is yet to me. and LOVE the advice. Spot on.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660761635166286074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-87790680951634289302011-03-12T23:01:12.668-05:002011-03-12T23:01:12.668-05:00That's a really wonderful piece.
I can't...That's a really wonderful piece. <br /><br />I can't give Ana a better compliment than to say that I'm sure she deserves it.Marion Gropenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469212301023650460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-6281175063770375612011-03-12T20:03:39.827-05:002011-03-12T20:03:39.827-05:00I, for one, will be printing this out for my 13 ye...I, for one, will be printing this out for my 13 year old to read. She is having many of the dilemmas you write of, and you write about it all so eloquently, she may accept your advice more readily than mine.<br />Thank you soo much!Jo Ashcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498449344477320495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-49771190325547956322011-03-12T16:23:14.347-05:002011-03-12T16:23:14.347-05:00Please scrapbook this column for printed posterity...Please scrapbook this column for printed posterity... and then mass produce it so we can all give it to our teenage daughters... such sweet words of wisdomLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840626912795197694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-8150374384012682032011-03-12T13:22:46.281-05:002011-03-12T13:22:46.281-05:00Barb, I have tears in MY eyes. Will you be my momm...Barb, I have tears in MY eyes. Will you be my mommy?<br />SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-17855304199990595482011-03-12T12:21:10.579-05:002011-03-12T12:21:10.579-05:00I have five girls, and you've nailed it on thi...I have five girls, and you've nailed it on this one. (The advice works equally well for those of us who are post-menopausal. Especially the part about boys. The best of them are a whole lot smarter and infinitely more kind than when we were all 13.)<br /><br />Ana: happy birthday!<br /><br />Barb: part of why she is who she is, is because of what she brought with her when she came to earth, and part of it is having you and Coop as her parents.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712412874073377368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-81694527082132023092011-03-12T12:18:16.273-05:002011-03-12T12:18:16.273-05:00Happy birthday to Ana, and happy anniversary to yo...Happy birthday to Ana, and happy anniversary to you and Mr. Cooper on the day you became parents!MarieMenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408919011873937331noreply@blogger.com