tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post6535070727322897907..comments2023-12-28T09:32:32.680-06:00Comments on Good Day, Regular People: The Best Thing About BloggingAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-39638516455365564982011-08-04T23:53:34.616-05:002011-08-04T23:53:34.616-05:00Alexandra,
I'm one of the people you met at B...Alexandra,<br /><br />I'm one of the people you met at BlogHer today, and I wanted to say that I enjoyed the honesty of your post and to say that I'm sorry about what happened to you as a child. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Gail-TzipporahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-43378554790293658952011-06-01T19:33:58.900-05:002011-06-01T19:33:58.900-05:00Oh sweetheart. I can't even begin to say how t...Oh sweetheart. I can't even begin to say how thrilled I am that you have been able to share the real you with us. Becaue the real you is such an amazing, tender, beautiful, kind, supportive, fun, funny, and incredibly genuine person who we all love and adore so very very much. Thank you for having the courage to be who you are and not hold back anymore. I'm sad that you did that for so many years and felt so alone. But I'm honored to be one of the people who know the real you now. I love you dearly, sweet Alexandra. From the bottom of my heart.Organic Motherhood with Cool Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305464822153790948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-41344175200347399382011-05-30T18:11:16.306-05:002011-05-30T18:11:16.306-05:00I just stumbled upon your blog, and I love it! Th...I just stumbled upon your blog, and I love it! Thank you for being so open and honest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330258043942106185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-20388146498386757562011-05-30T16:27:26.204-05:002011-05-30T16:27:26.204-05:00I just became a follower of your blog! :) Erin
ww...I just became a follower of your blog! :) Erin<br /><br />www.healthybranscoms.comErin Branscomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407601790786018819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-6977243543677825552011-05-30T16:06:07.909-05:002011-05-30T16:06:07.909-05:00I probably don't need to say that I'm in c...I probably don't need to say that I'm in complete agreement with you and I know exactly what you mean. I've left my bags out for everyone to inspect, too. Some days I worry about it, others I could care less.<br /><br />LOVE YOU! xoxoxoerin margolinhttp://www.erinmargolin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-78837495701683913532011-05-30T00:09:09.632-05:002011-05-30T00:09:09.632-05:00Love this, and love you for writing it.
I'm ...Love this, and love you for writing it. <br /><br />I'm not the same person I was three years ago (none of us is, but I mean I'm really, really not after the whole baby/PPD thing). And the person I was 4 months ago compared to who I am now? Wow. So different. <br /><br />I started my blog telling my true story. It scared me every day to do that, but how empowering it is. Even so, there are sides of myself I haven't revealed too much of because I was afraid someone would think I was some weirdo hippie (which I'm not - not a hippie, anyway - and with no disrespect meant to hippies). But over the last couple of weeks all of that is starting to be okay too, and I'm writing what I feel. Do I think the Universe is talking to me? Yes. Am I listening? Yes. Am I going to write about that? YES.<br /><br />And I don't care if people think that makes me something other than what they thought I was. <br /><br />Can't wait to hear all of your stories. Hear to read and accept both them and you with love.MamaRobinJhttp://farewellstranger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-40812027768950547552011-05-29T16:55:43.024-05:002011-05-29T16:55:43.024-05:00This is the best thing about blogging. The very be...This is the best thing about blogging. The very best. Beautiful post, beautiful woman.<br /><br />xoAnn Imighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383249597505013239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-61621682083282431652011-05-29T09:39:02.277-05:002011-05-29T09:39:02.277-05:00I love you so hard right now. Totally.I love you so hard right now. Totally.Kimberlyhttp://makemommygosomethingsomething.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-68821279920653325942011-05-28T11:25:56.598-05:002011-05-28T11:25:56.598-05:00This is my first time here. We all need to be our...This is my first time here. We all need to be ourselves so good for you!Terrihttp://www.terrislittlehaven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-54835818191713795312011-05-27T21:28:59.075-05:002011-05-27T21:28:59.075-05:00Alexandra, bravo. That is all. XOAlexandra, bravo. That is all. XOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381279330033574052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-86537401170592969862011-05-27T20:56:25.358-05:002011-05-27T20:56:25.358-05:00Seriously.crying.right.now.
I love your words, I ...Seriously.crying.right.now.<br /><br />I love your words, I love your stories, I love your transparency and heart. <br /><br />What you have written right here, is what blogging is all about.Tracie Nallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908908021649000930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-51159189565037420442011-05-27T20:29:56.991-05:002011-05-27T20:29:56.991-05:00I could have written this post (only not as well)....I could have written this post (only not as well). I truly understand every word you wrote.Mommyfriend Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642537166547074406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-10126987361517554032011-05-27T14:04:28.759-05:002011-05-27T14:04:28.759-05:00Alexandra, good for you that you found a place whe...Alexandra, good for you that you found a place where you can be the most you. I, too, have found that through my blog and it's liberating isn't it? And the fact that the more you are honest with yourself, the more genuine your relationships with those around you become also help. At least that's what I've found in my community and friendships once I started to open up too.<br /><br />Great post!Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968048136720936198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-33920578777157354892011-05-27T11:09:04.974-05:002011-05-27T11:09:04.974-05:00We have so many stories to tell, and we need to li...We have so many stories to tell, and we need to listen to each other...without deciding a thing, just listening.<br /><br />You are all so wonderful.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-38532571613913795872011-05-27T10:08:57.455-05:002011-05-27T10:08:57.455-05:00This post feels like it deserves an eloquent comme...This post feels like it deserves an eloquent comment. But the damn post is so unerringly truthful and elegant that it speaks volumes and (almost) would be diminished by commentary. Because this post speaks for ALL OF US who are reading it, whether we write our own blogs or not. This is the shit that brings us here. There is enough bullshit out there in the world... in the media... in the people we "talk" to (often without ever really saying anything that matters, or hearing anything that matters)... that, corny though it may sound, we come here seeking truth. Truth doesn't have "adjectives," like good, bad, ugly... It simply IS. We want something real and genuine in a world where that is increasingly hard to find and facades are easier to build, as are barricades around ourselves and our hearts and our thoughts. We wall ourselves off from not only others, but our true selves. Sometimes unwittingly, sometimes intentionally -- not realizing the long-term damage until it's too late.<br /><br />Thank you for this beautiful post. And believe it or not... I will close without one of the sarcastic or snarky jokes I know we both love. But today, (or at least for the next few minutes), we will be above that, and revel in the very real and profound connection we all have forged here in your sacred empire :) xoMinkahttp://www.righteousventing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-7420174025937377262011-05-27T09:04:10.711-05:002011-05-27T09:04:10.711-05:00Alexandra, I don't where to begin...this post ...Alexandra, I don't where to begin...this post is so important, and it resonates with me deeply, right to my core. I wrote my blog on that premise too - to be able to let those old stories and blemishes come out. I've kept them inside for too many years, and as I told my 7 year old the other day about keeping bad feelings in, "It's poison. Don't keep poison inside of you."<br /><br />I think people like to be entertained, but they also need to feel validated and understood. <br /><br />When you open up about yourself, you help open the door for an afraid person too - you're telling her, hey, you're not the only one. You can talk about this.<br /><br />My FAVORITE posts of yours - the ones my eyes are glued to - are the ones where you speak honestly about things from your life. I LOVE your funny posts, but I love and appreciate even more the ones where you show courage to give us a slice of who you are. Because you are so wonderful, and I feel that I need to have more of Alexandra. Your personal posts allow me to build that intimacy with you.<br /><br />Keep going, Alexandra!!<br /><br />xoxoOnly Youhttp://onlyoublog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-51555275509830633062011-05-27T06:05:32.890-05:002011-05-27T06:05:32.890-05:00YESSSSSSSS. Awesome post.YESSSSSSSS. Awesome post.Anne Flournoyhttp://thelouiselog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-45584303126420453042011-05-26T23:50:17.847-05:002011-05-26T23:50:17.847-05:00One day it will be you and me, sitting on some big...One day it will be you and me, sitting on some big comfy couch. And we will talk, and you will make me feel safe, and I will talk. I love the you that is you, that you share on your blog. I want to be that you, but my stories are not always mine alone to tell.<br />But you and me, on that big comfy couch - you, I will tell xxxThe Sisters' Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797948652615263591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-15331804126475795002011-05-26T22:55:34.066-05:002011-05-26T22:55:34.066-05:00YAY!! I was able to comment. I've been trying ...YAY!! I was able to comment. I've been trying for days! Okay, resume your regularly scheduled programming...mypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-15312799460925821572011-05-26T22:54:58.471-05:002011-05-26T22:54:58.471-05:00You said this so well, Alexandra. For years, I did...You said this so well, Alexandra. For years, I did the same thing because I wasn't sure that the general public could handle the ugly truths, and I wasn't sure there would ever be an audience for harsh reality. But I've learned (as you so eloquently stated here) that to fully understand a person, it's necessary to uncover the things we don't often like to share. <br /> <br />I'm so happy you can now open up freely and let go of a bit of your fears. We will always be here for you, to guide you along and hold your hand when you are worried about the backlash. I, for one, am honored you have chosen us as your audience. <br /> <br />Much love always.mypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-39737717545683448502011-05-26T15:36:04.388-05:002011-05-26T15:36:04.388-05:00I tried to leave this comment earlier in the week,...I tried to leave this comment earlier in the week, but I think Blogger ate it up. Sorry if I'm flooding your inbox, but let's try again:<br /><br />Amen and bravo! I think you know that I can relate to everything you say here, but you've also helped me realize that blogging is indeed the place where I am most "me," contradictions and all. My mom - to whom I am very close and about whom I posted yesterday - even said to me that she is learning more about me by reading my blog. <br /><br />So here's to complicated women and acceptance of ourselves and the others in our tribe!<br /><br />xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-29770821790150240582011-05-26T09:08:20.947-05:002011-05-26T09:08:20.947-05:00I tried to post this several days ago, but Blogger...I tried to post this several days ago, but Blogger is the devil. You have seriously been a wonderful boost in my life. I think you are wonderful and you've really encouraged me to move toward the releasing of the "real" me. You are excellent and I love you. I have meeeeesed you!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-11968702617490785432011-05-26T08:38:23.838-05:002011-05-26T08:38:23.838-05:00i love you.i love you.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943302543621200954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-5187878853933749462011-05-26T07:20:22.339-05:002011-05-26T07:20:22.339-05:00Beautifully written. Not quite ready to go there y...Beautifully written. Not quite ready to go there yet. Maybe when I'm eleventy-eleventy I won't be such a coward.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-80729581140199353622011-05-25T22:35:46.440-05:002011-05-25T22:35:46.440-05:00You are a beautiful, wonderful lady and friend. Y...You are a beautiful, wonderful lady and friend. You opened my eyes the other day to some truth and I'm so grateful. This blog of yours is one of my favorite places. I *heart* you.Rach (DonutsMama)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14029074046922966097noreply@blogger.com