Comments on: Power to women**

By: Don Mills Diva

Don Mills Diva — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:52:57 +0000

It was an incredible experience and I enjoyed chatting with you - I just posted on the ideas I took away from your panel - thanks for making us all think…

By: Lesbian Dad

Lesbian Dad — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:34:56 +0000

Okey dokey, I’ll start this group hug/ group thanks with the caveat that, per usual, a shortness of time (never a shortness of breath!) will make this terser than I’d prefer. More time, hopefully, will be around when I try to do up the Part Deux reflection on this weekend’s BlogHer happening. WoodHer. Blogstock. Whichever.

Immoralmatriarch, sister, I’m gonna bet there’ll never be enough time. Even next year (if I can find a pillowcase to start stuffing the dollar bills into, daily, to afford it). But I’m hoping there’ll be enough bandwidth at least. Thank you for being as fabulous as you are, AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE (People do you even know how many years she’s been on the planet collecting all this rockin’ power? “How long? Not long!” says brother M.L. King.)

Hatched, I was so surprised to get picked, let me tell you. And am extremely thrilled by what you say (ball & field-wise). That image has stayed in my head for days. And I dearly hope it’s true, too. We all win when we foster mutual knowledge and compassion, and I gained a lot this past weekend, too. About which more one day soon I hope.

Kimmylyn and zan and Crunchy and wigglerooms and Her Bad Mother: it was a real honor to be up there, let me tell you. Towering company. It could have been so many of us, and I’m just very grateful I got to be there. The previous few blogging years I’ve had my head down, either changing diapers or working for an honest buck or getting to know other lesbian parent bloggers. This weekend I met, either actually or virtually, an amazing number of amazing people, most of whom outside my sphere of identity, but none of whom out of my immediate sphere of intent. I totally agree with all you sisters that together we can do a powerful lot of good, and not just for one another. And we should. Damn the torpedoes, etc., is what I says.

By: Her Bad Mother

Her Bad Mother — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:27:36 +0000

Yes. YES (*pumping fist in air*)

Where else could we all be together, listening, speaking (even, in my case, as we nurse our babies), loving, disagreeing, cheering each other on?

It all just rocks. Hard.

By: wigglerooms

wigglerooms — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:48:26 +0000

found you via playgroups are no place for children, who was really impressed with you at blogher and whose opinions i generally agree with. anyway: she was right on. beautiful writing here (not to mention beautiful kids). every once in a while i need this kind of reinforcement for continuing to blog. “mouth to ear resuscitation” - exactly. thanks for today’s resuscitation. i’ll come back when i need more air - which is more often than i like to admit.

By: Crunchy

Crunchy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:23:41 +0000

I didn’t get to meet you, but was at the Mommyblogging session and between that and your amazing keynote reading….

wow….

Your writing stirs my soul…..thank you for being able to do that…..

And yes…despite my shyness and awkwardness…I totally loved meeting and seeing such a great swath of women from all walks of life.

By: zan

zan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:02:31 +0000

It was great to meet you and discover your writing. Your piece reminded me that at the end of the day we’re writers - the medium, no matter how great and far-reaching and new, is always beside the point. Our strength is in our words. Sharing our thoughts and dreams is exactly what this is all about, and you have the talent for getting people to listen. Quietly. With bated breath.

And you did it. 1000 people… and you did it.

By: Kimmylyn

Kimmylyn — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:55:56 +0000

I attended the conference this past weekend and wanted to stop by and tell you how much I enjoyed your views on the panel for radical blogging. But what really stood out for me was your keynote performance. It was a beautiful piece you shared with all of us. I look forward to getting to know your blog!!!!

By: hatched by two chicks

hatched by two chicks — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:16:36 +0000

I am thrilled, thrilled, to see/hear that you were part of the community keynote. When I first heard that it was in the works, I was so wanting there to be a lesbian voice in the mix. And it was you! And what a voice it was. I read your post and felt proud to be in your virtual company. (An aside: I also have a bird and baby story. It will post on August 11, my first daughter’s 4th birthday. I’ll send you the link.)

All this is to say, Wow. You are really moving our ball up the field and I am so grateful.

By: immoralmatriarch

immoralmatriarch — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:40:13 +0000

*sigh*
I miss you already. We didn’t have enough time to talk. We talked a lot I know, but it wasn’t nearly as much as I would have liked.

Next year!

By: Lesbian Dad

Lesbian Dad — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:17:40 +0000

If I weren’t burning my kids’ dinner right now I’d say more than thank you. But I’m tempted to. We’re all working to listen and mirror back, as best we can. And I’m honored to have heard something.

Thank you so much.