tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post702152676230758131..comments2023-06-22T10:55:11.329-05:00Comments on Suzassippi's Lottabusha County Chronicles: Becoming a pioneer womanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-57747890998079930822016-01-10T13:22:33.137-06:002016-01-10T13:22:33.137-06:00I will anxiously await to read it then, Kristin! ...I will anxiously await to read it then, Kristin! I think what matters is when we each do what we can to support each other. If not for Rand's parents the first year we were married, I do not see how we would have made it. In a way, I think this is an opportunity to repay them for what they did for us.Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-59837782305456371602016-01-10T12:43:07.911-06:002016-01-10T12:43:07.911-06:00Looking at my own family there are, and have been,...Looking at my own family there are, and have been, intergenerational families both right now and in each generation past. Although we haven't always had money to help out, there have been numerous times when we had space for our children and grandchildren to move in for awhile and then move out and they have done the same for each other. I see cousins doing it and I think I see a blog post Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-48691247028434636432016-01-07T07:47:27.655-06:002016-01-07T07:47:27.655-06:00You said that perfectly, LindaRe. The opportunity...You said that perfectly, LindaRe. The opportunity to nurture and support our becoming more effective human beings in relationship with one another and our environment is a blessing and a gift that gives us so much.Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-3700431487678677912016-01-06T11:02:30.383-06:002016-01-06T11:02:30.383-06:00Looking over census records, you see multiple gene...Looking over census records, you see multiple generations living together, supporting each other, meeting needs. Your niece and her family are fortunate to have family members willing to teach and support her during this transition. I am a firm believer that one's success is attributed to a long list of people and institutions, no matter the size of the contribution. I like to see someone LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-63364741493298262122016-01-05T21:49:51.813-06:002016-01-05T21:49:51.813-06:00And so it is, that the women, the pioneer women, h...And so it is, that the women, the pioneer women, have always been the ones holding things together, pulling others along behind us, lifting them up in front of us. That is not to say that men did not do so as well--in different ways to be sure--merely that we often fail to acknowledge the role that women have played. And if there is one thing I am all about, it is acknowledging women--we rock Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-12790541154924614982016-01-05T21:44:33.446-06:002016-01-05T21:44:33.446-06:00Great post! Many good words that speak truth. Sad...Great post! Many good words that speak truth. Sadly, my own daughter seriously missed the boat on "keeping house", but has come full circle in her 30's. But, she had Mom to help her get it together. She pulled up her bootstraps as she stood on my shoulders!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157081169613826974noreply@blogger.com