Hello dear readers,
I do not know what to write so I'm keeping my silence.Everything seems to be meaningless at the moment.
I can't justify whining about my daughter who wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to play for a few hours.I can't justify planning a weekly menu.
These all seem a bit awkward when innocent people are dying in Gaza and the world leaders seem to blind and deaf.
Like Cristy,I have read Naomi Klein's article on Saturday and am boycotting Israeli products.I am afraid this is all I can do at the moment.
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Oh Isil I know how you feel and your silence speaks volumes. It is just horrifying and heartbreaking.
Hi Isil, glad you are still around! I was wondering how things are going with Defne's sleep, hope it gets better soon.
I know what you mean, it struck me yesterday how irrelevant a lot of what we do, and talk about and worry about is in the face of what other mothers have to deal with in other parts of the world. But you know, I do think that knowing that doesn't make our own problems any less real, they may only be small problems in comparison but at 3am they can seem quite big! you know?
Like at the moment, I'm (trying to) cut back on LP's day nursings, and I was wracked with guilt yesterday thinking about all the babies in Gaza who have probably lost their mums and have no milkies and here I am purposely cutting back on LP's for no good reason other than the fact that I think it's time. But I guess we have to go on as much as we can!
I have become so much more personally affected by the news since I became a mum, it's so hard to see and read what's happening all over the world, not even just in Gaza.
Does any of that make sense? Possibly not, I have a cold and am getting no sleep, so when you're awake at night so am I, coughing and spluttering!
Hi Isil, my boyfriend and I have recently turned vegan, and I have just discovered your blog.
I love my new vegan lifestyle (it's been two months now) and only wish I had discovered it sooner!
I will put your blog on mine, which is all in German - have you ever lived in Germany? Because you mention having worked for a German company before....
Anyway, it's good to see you! :o)
http://myownveganjoy.blogspot.com
My dear Pixie,I hope I didn't offend you with my post today. Maybe I don't feel like writing not only because the news bring me down but also because of lack of sleep,tiredness etc.
I hope you are feeling a bit better now.The last 2 nights D. has been sleeping better,knock the wood,LOL.She didn't demand waking up to play.Such a relief!
Hase,
welcome to VW!I am glad you liked my blog.
I was born in Germany and lived there until I was 7 years old.
After Uni,I worked at the HQ of Real in Istanbul.
Cheers!
not at all my dear Isil, it has been on my mind too these days. It's so sad, so very sad, and your heart would break thinking about it.
I'm so glad D. is starting to sleep again! It makes a big difference, getting some sleep.
Hugs to you Mama. Sleep deprivation makes a heavy heart nearly unbearable. I share your sadness and respect your silence. May brighter days come soon.
Oh how I wish that you, HPP, Jumblemama and I could all meet for a nice cup of tea together just to chat at leisure about all of this. I think that we would all feel so much better.
However, I guess I should be counting the blessings of the internet for bridging the distance, rather than cursing the oceans that separate us physically...
Thanks to all the supports and hus lovely ladies!
Cristy,it would be wonderful,wouldn't it?Even though such a meet up seems quite unlikely,as we all live on different continents,I am so glad to have all of you in my life. It's interesting that I get to communicate more with my blogger friends than most of my real life friends.
"It's interesting that I get to communicate more with my blogger friends than most of my real life friends."
Yes, me too! I guess the computer is so much closer and easier to get to than the local cafe sometimes... Especially while our little ones are still so little.
Another factor for me is that while I love my non-blogger friends dearly, we have not come together due to such a such a close sharing of opinions and experiences in the way that our little virtual communities are formed. This naturally influences the kind of conversations that we are likely to share...
Hello there, I hope you are feeling better. We are just experiencing nighttime weaning, though our days have been somewhat rough (which is a little different from what you are experiencing now with nighttime play). What I am trying to keep in mind is that these moments are temporary; sleep sometimes surprises me one day and days at a time, and then, there it goes again. I hope you and Defne will be sleeping soundly soon. =)
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