I write a blog called Raising Mommy.
She writes a blog called Raising Mommy.
I live on the East coast.
She lives on the West coast.
I am in my thirty's.
She is in her thirty's
I have a husband who recently turned 40- um, 41!- and while I'm not going to make any judgements, he did go buy himself a fancy sports car.
She has a husband who recently turned 40, and she just hopes he doesn't have a midlife crisis and buy a fancy sports car.
I have two young kids. (girls).
She has two young kids. (boys).
I am addicted to reality television.
She is addicted to reality television.
I research melanoma. I hope to find a cure.
She lost her brother to melanoma.
I research breast cancer. I hope to find a cure.
She has breast cancer. She hopes to be cured.
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I hope she doesn't mind me advertising her blog so intimately; but she wrote to me and asked if I could identify my blog as mine more clearly, which I have tried to do by re-inserting my "About Me" gadget. But it struck me that despite our similarities- and there are a few!- our lives are so different that no one who knows either of us will mistake one blog for the other.
And although my prayers and well wishes- and my career- are with her, supporting her, knowing of her has made me pause to give thanks for what I have.
Thank you, Maryann, for giving me some perspective.
3 comments:
What a strange coincidence.....I agree though that, at first glance, your blogs are clearly different....
Realizing what we have & how fortunate we are makes us appreciate our family even more.You are blessed.
mom
Hi Tina. That truly was a beautiful piece you wrote. It is unbelievable how many similarities we have. What a coincidence you research melanoma and breast cancer. I too hope you find a cure. Couple more similarities...I have a sister named Tina : ) and Frankie and Tommy (my boys) have a Nonno and a Nonna too. They are visiting right now. Take care and I hope to keep in touch.
West Coast Mommy
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