tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post1190062609206263524..comments2024-03-26T18:32:50.307-05:00Comments on Taking the Long Way Home: Short stuffWendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-64346722200824334802014-05-01T16:51:15.261-05:002014-05-01T16:51:15.261-05:00I almost put that quote in the post! Thanks for yo...I almost put that quote in the post! Thanks for your thoughtful comments.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-63730725576409814782014-05-01T16:04:03.422-05:002014-05-01T16:04:03.422-05:00Coming from a very short (and VERY athletic) famil...Coming from a very short (and VERY athletic) family, I'm reminded of a saying of my dad's that's similar to the one you ended your post with, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." That's definitely what got me through days of running and soccer when I was *literally* a head shorter than my opponents- the thought that size doesn't matter, heart does.<br />I just hope that poor boy finds something that can make his dad proud of him... or that his dad finally figures out that a possibly short, but *healthy* son is worth celebrating, athlete or not. In my novel, that boy will grow up to be 5'4" and the star of his high school basketball team XD I mean, crazier things have happened!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-7774273043815536732014-05-01T06:27:49.681-05:002014-05-01T06:27:49.681-05:00That's my point. You get what you get, and you...That's my point. You get what you get, and you make the best of your abilities.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-69427364418717817292014-05-01T06:27:22.021-05:002014-05-01T06:27:22.021-05:00First world problems, right?
First world problems, right?<br />Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-8673100563825992632014-04-30T15:01:23.851-05:002014-04-30T15:01:23.851-05:00I don't have kids, but have a lot of friends w...I don't have kids, but have a lot of friends who do, so I often think about all the percentile comparisons they talk about, and how much they seem to be pressured to be in a panic about their child's progress (from friends/docs/etc.). I always think... can't we just let these kids grow and see how they turn out? I mean, I know there are things to watch for, but yeah, this 2 yr old sounds totally normal and I hope his dad isn't, I hate to say it, disappointed in him. I am much different than my sister, and I don't care! <br /><br />And funny you mention how runners all look different - I was just telling a friend last week that someone I know seemed shocked I could run the paces I could, because of my weight. Gimme a break!kilaxhttp://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-83586926646956779642014-04-30T11:36:41.035-05:002014-04-30T11:36:41.035-05:00Oh geez. This is so disturbing. Good Lord the boy ...Oh geez. This is so disturbing. Good Lord the boy is 2! I am frustrated with you on this one.Teamarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843904545493985865noreply@blogger.com