Comments on: love, fury, lola

By: where the light gets in | Cleavage by Kelly Diels.

where the light gets in | Cleavage by Kelly Diels. — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:54:38 +0000

[...] Congruence: Why for so long “artist” meant “male” mystifies me because it’s such an essentially feminine enterprise. Writing, like birth, is an act of creation. Sometimes the little rug-rats even inspire a piece or two or an entire oeuvre or the best story I’ve ever written. [...]

By: kellydiels

kellydiels — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:56:41 +0000

thankyouthankyouthankyou

truly, I appreciate it.
xo

By: Mish

Mish — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:59:54 +0000

This is one of the many reasons I stay subscribed Kelly. Loved it.

By: Sunday School for Sentences #9: Thread the Grommets, Lace the Corset, Feed the Rabbits | Cleavage by Kelly Diels.

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:04:07 +0000

[...] Lola, my daughter, is a fire-cracker. Part of it is age three; part of it is who she is meant to be. [...]

By: henrietta

henrietta — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:55:29 +0000

“Only a mama can calmly surf a tidal wave of going-on four-ness”.
….or going-on nineteen-ness….as is my case. I was/am you. And it gets better/worse.

By: Angie Cox

Angie Cox — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:18:15 +0000

What a fireball! ….the kid and the mama. Keep it kindled.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:04:36 +0000

haha man i probably would have (maybe) saved me and my parents a world of stress if i’d been that capable of expressing myself at 3 years old. All i could ever managed was saying i wanted to go home, even if i was already at my parents place.

By: Shauntelle

Shauntelle — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:16:20 +0000

Oh man, you make me feel better about my “battles” with my youngest son. Three kids and it would have to be the youngest who is fierce, passionate, particular… stubborn. I’ve never had my feelings hurt so much as by this little five year old… but when he curls up for bed and he has to be touching both mommy and daddy to feel safe… it melts all the rest away.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:20:20 +0000

Oh how I love this post. It sounds like you are describing my relationship with my mini me. It’s a beautiful and tumultuous thing and you described it beautifully.

By: Tracy Todd

Tracy Todd — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:15:17 +0000

You write so beautifully! I’m so emotional reading this post. My son is almost 13. It feels like yesterday that he was throwing his tantrums at three. Enjoy every single decibel. It passes way too soon!