tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947380155179926970.post8239715460612167237..comments2023-06-23T05:08:01.950-07:00Comments on Mom Material: Fear of Floods: Finding Freedom in MotherhoodRachel Dowlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14450571108209372564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947380155179926970.post-65665542583977560792011-03-26T08:34:08.106-07:002011-03-26T08:34:08.106-07:00Thank you, Valerie. I don't know how you foun...Thank you, Valerie. I don't know how you found me, but I thank you very much for reading me and sharing your responses. I'm sure learning to let go will be a long process, and there will be times when it's harder than other times. But I think my own mom would probably agree with you that it can be hard letting go even when your "kids" are in their 40's!Rachel Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450571108209372564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947380155179926970.post-90926006283741097282011-03-26T06:13:55.010-07:002011-03-26T06:13:55.010-07:00Rachel, this is a very moving essay, and one that ...Rachel, this is a very moving essay, and one that I can relate to on many levels. I had never known what happened to your sister, and I am so sorry about that, and with your family's struggle with bipolar disorder. Believe me, you will still have trouble letting go when Cayce is 25 years old and perhaps by then a father of his own child.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174084720174526234noreply@blogger.com