tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post2040748343823618952..comments2023-06-19T07:35:37.227-07:00Comments on At the Bee Hive: I Feel YouAt the Bee Hivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687281724760133985noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-84536916529121761242011-01-13T14:58:54.763-08:002011-01-13T14:58:54.763-08:00Wonderful post, mama! Have subbed.Wonderful post, mama! Have subbed.Witch Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230271988961202618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-21801038087179310142011-01-12T15:10:00.746-08:002011-01-12T15:10:00.746-08:00Beautiful wisdom! Thank you for sharing. reposti...Beautiful wisdom! Thank you for sharing. reposting on FB. :)dulce de lechehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641970264436339191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-46574342953269324452011-01-12T09:33:23.565-08:002011-01-12T09:33:23.565-08:00This was very well written, and thought-provoking!...This was very well written, and thought-provoking! I grew up being too empathetic... I would give away pieces of myself to make others feel better until there was nothing left for me. Motherhood has exacerbated this, but luckily with age comes a bit of temperance. <br /><br />But, raising twins, I can see the challenge of teaching empathy.Mama Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554633560302397335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-30229884742706653282011-01-12T08:36:33.809-08:002011-01-12T08:36:33.809-08:00*Squee* I have readers! I am beyond excited. Did...*Squee* I have readers! I am beyond excited. Did a little dance with the munchkin.<br /><br />Excitement aside, I too would love to participate in the Roots of Empathy program if I have an appropriately aged baby... I'll have to see if anyone is doing it in the DC area.<br /><br />The real spark for this post was watching a documentary on California's Prop 8. I don't understand how people can be so cruel as to deny someone's right to have a family. If you want to think they're going to hell, fine. Shouldn't that be enough? It was such an utterly heart-wrenching film. It makes me think that the denial of empathy plays a large part in any dogma.At the Bee Hivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687281724760133985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-15031297911949236872011-01-11T21:51:54.705-08:002011-01-11T21:51:54.705-08:00That's so insightful. You've made me wonde...That's so insightful. You've made me wonder if some of the people I know who are not very empathetic would benefit from time caring for a baby (especially some older men I know who were definitely not involved in the parenting of their kids). That connection with bullying is so interesting. I had read about the Roots of Empathy program before but forgot about it. I think I'll actually have an age-appropriate baby in the right place for next school year, so I'm going to write and see if they want me to participate!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-73032343609848593712011-01-11T20:14:29.916-08:002011-01-11T20:14:29.916-08:00Wow. Just... Wow. I've always been slightly em...Wow. Just... Wow. I've always been slightly empathic, it has definitely increased since becoming a mother. Trouble for me is; I tend to mother *everyone.* No matter the question or problem, I am driven to fix it. Whether my husband is feeling snacky, a coworker asks another coworker a question, or a child has been abused. I can NOT watch the news because of this!<br /><br />That aside, I really appreciate your point that you can't be cruel to someone if you feel what they feel. You may as well be cruel to yourself directly. Great post!Momma Jorjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736034293320117257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-9767751096506143532011-01-11T14:10:15.847-08:002011-01-11T14:10:15.847-08:00Thank you for taking this topic to a level that go...Thank you for taking this topic to a level that goes beyond yourself and your family. I really hadn't given much thought to the importance of empathy as relates to the host of world problems like the ones you mentioned, and I hadn't really considered how deeply important it is to pass some on to my babe. Like Dionna, I think empathy was something I was fortunate enough to learn in childhood, but now that you mention it, I think it has definitely deepened since I began my mothering journey.melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698231692999838673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-76096388517422210452011-01-11T11:46:05.175-08:002011-01-11T11:46:05.175-08:00Jamey - I was wondering if you're still postin...Jamey - I was wondering if you're still posting - I've been a little out of it - and it was such a pleasure to read this. You've always impressed me as someone who has this really awesome, rich and spicy personality full of humor, excellent advice and opinions - but also an incredibly understanding and compassionate soul. I think you must have had some of it before the bee, but I'm so glad that she keeps brining out the best in you.Red Raider Radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149985286530842245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695714680565718349.post-88968293262018482952011-01-11T08:37:09.509-08:002011-01-11T08:37:09.509-08:00While I can't say that I have not been empathe...While I can't say that I have not been empathetic all of my life, I am definitely *more* empathetic now that I'm a mama. Maybe in different ways - I consider others' feelings more often, I take time to look at different points of view. It is a direct result of becoming a mother!<br /><br />~Dionna @ Code Name: MamaDionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.com