Comments on: Cool Dad confession booth

By: Tam

Tam — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:34:00 +0000

im with the mocha-man, theres a certain honeymoon period to most all things in life. its like a marriage…you commit to it, but you still gotta keep it fresh and new.

i dunno. ive never done what you all have done either. which i still think is about the coolest thing ever!

i know when we were super stressed about our finances (during our bankruptcy) our perspective on everything changed. and not for the better. our stress kinda trumped our joy. im not in any way suggesting thats whats happening with you all, cuz i have no idea…im just saying it certainly can have an effect on us.

By: Amy Wright

Amy Wright — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:24:00 +0000

I really appreciate your honesty (and Mocha’s, too! ) – it helps others of us to remember to count the cost before being swept away in the romance of adventure… not to say that we wouldn’t still do it, but it’s important to know that it’s not 100% awesome.

By: ScottMocha

ScottMocha — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:50:00 +0000

I know that for me, the honeymoon has been over for a few months, and the cuteness of certain “things” about Paris are also becoming less cute. I am thankful to have a mission to lean against here for those 4am wakeup sessions (albeit sans l’enfant pour moi.) I think everything you are experiencing is normal, and half of the fun of this journey. I seem to also find a way to tell myself (a lot) that most people would have turned around or quit by now… I just keep thinking about how cool it will be to NOT be one of those.

Just my 2 cents, all the way from Paris. Much love to the cool fam, and I miss our chats. I am praying for you all though, my sister travelers, dream-chasers, life-livers… hang in there!
-Mocha

By: cool mum

cool mum — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:06:00 +0000

Thanks Mary! I often wonder how much of our difficulties are due to the simple fact that we have a toddler, or if it really is just our family being impacted by the move. I lean towards the toddler thing since I’ve heard from others that it’s difficult no matter what. I guess we can’t blame him for the high rent though!

And to all who were wondering, we ended up getting him to sleep from 7am-9am this morning! So we got another 2 hours after being up for 3. Yes!