tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post7457603947796480503..comments2024-03-28T18:23:12.898-04:00Comments on Slaying, Blogging, Whatever...: Book Tour - Eat, Pray, LoveDelennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12567889031642608101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-88081384873860679762008-08-20T23:30:00.000-04:002008-08-20T23:30:00.000-04:00I forgot to tell you thanks for entering our M&...I forgot to tell you thanks for entering our M&Ms giveaway. We'll announce the winners next week, so check back. We'd love to have you as a regular reader.<BR/><BR/>LoriLori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-64922292826970422552008-08-20T10:42:00.000-04:002008-08-20T10:42:00.000-04:00I think it's tricky, when you are writing your sto...I think it's tricky, when you are writing your story that is also someone ELSE's story, to know what is OK to tell. I wonder if she didn't spill more about her divorce out of concern for her ex's privacy. If so, I respect her for that.<BR/><BR/>I face this dilemma in writing about my children's adoptions. There are some things about their circumstances, and about their birthparents, that I feel are not MY story to tell.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading about how you dealt with your son. I've known other kids who require Tag-ectomies, but I never knew the technical name for it!Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-88806367089591844872008-08-19T20:38:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:38:00.000-04:00You have a good point, that not everybody has the ...You have a good point, that not everybody has the resources or book contract to travel & focus on themselves for a year. ; ) I did enjoy the book for the most part, though! <BR/><BR/>Most of us, in answering the crisis question, refer to our infertility. I found your account of dealing with your son's ADHD interesting & moving. Thanks for your comments!loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-42517187640284146102008-08-19T14:32:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:32:00.000-04:00I wasn't bothered by her leaving out the details o...I wasn't bothered by her leaving out the details of her divorce - though I do understand your point of needing to know the "what" so as to understand the "how" better. Certainly knowing what horrible things one has had to overcome makes the victory in overcoming much more admirable. <BR/><BR/>I did get a little tired of the "all about me" tone and just had to keep reminding myself that this was <I>her</I> journey, and as such, I would have to expect a lot of "me" in it.<BR/><BR/>The rest of the book - her descriptions of the food, people, places were enjoyable however. :0)JuliaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668995954240697998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-62770690721396073212008-08-19T13:02:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:02:00.000-04:00Cassandra,True about the depression issues. My hu...Cassandra,<BR/><BR/>True about the depression issues. My husband is a manic depressive, and it doesn't matter what your life is like--if you are depressed there is not an easy way out--at least in your mind. <BR/><BR/>I guess my thoughts were more that she did a LOT of self pitying which seemed to undermine her message of self discovery. <BR/><BR/>And, as one who has never had financial means to explore the world, I suppose I wish that the person I was taking this "virtual" trip with was laying off the "me, me, me" part of the trip.Delennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567889031642608101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-21260115481644910782008-08-19T12:14:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I wasn't annoyed...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I wasn't annoyed with her leaving the details out about the divorce until in the Pray section where she was "releasing" her ex husband or whatever it was.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867933967446707278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-88074606372387437692008-08-19T11:57:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:57:00.000-04:00I disagree that things are 100 times better for Gi...I disagree that things are 100 times better for Gilbert than for other people with depression. No matter someone's resources or capabilities, when they are in it, it's all encompassing. Should she have displayed more gratitude for all of her financial, circumstantial, and innate blessings? Yes, it would have been nice. Was she capable of that gratitude in the midst of her depression? Probably not.<BR/><BR/>In terms of IF, I have resources that others don't have (though paying for the next IVF cycle won't be easy) and I am able to travel internationally sometimes to get IF out of my mind for a while and I am able to blog about it and I am able to understand the science behind the treatments better than many. But does having these means to deal with my needs give me any better shot at having a baby or any better way of dealing with the past 6.5 years than others have? Not so far.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I enjoyed your description of parenting a child with ADHD, and also your thoughts on IF from the Embryo Culture post. I hadn't read that book tour, and it's funny to see how different those questions were than Eat Pray Love's!Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-43284823221109929712008-08-19T10:09:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:09:00.000-04:00Individually either crisis would be tough to deal ...Individually either crisis would be tough to deal with. I can't imagine dealing with both of them at once. It sounds like you are dealing with both admirably.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.com