Comments for Elizabeth Lombino

Comment on 2012: The Year Ahead, From the View of a 5 Year Old by Meredith Henry

Meredith Henry — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:25:44 +0000

E I laughed out loud at the Tiger Beat and the cassette recording references of old! U rock!

Comment on On Being a Social Worker by Veronica Piper-Jefferson

Veronica Piper-Jefferson — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:50:51 +0000

On Being A Social Worker. This is a great post. Very insightful and inspirational. I train CPS workers about stress management. Would like to share this with them with your permission. It’s a great reminder as to why we came into this profession. The rewards are endless…

Comment on Thanks for the Guilt, Online Moms (So-Called) Support Community by Amy A

Amy A — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:15:17 +0000

That’s why I say we need to trust our own guts, especially with something as important as parenthood. Good for you. It’s hard though, especially when a seed has been planted.

Comment on More Mom Opinions … Will it Ever End?? by Thanks for the Guilt, Online Moms (So-Called) Support Community « Elizabeth Lombino

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:48:37 +0000

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Comment on The Constant Search for Parenting Perfection by Thanks for the Guilt, Online Moms (So-Called) Support Community « Elizabeth Lombino

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:48:35 +0000

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Comment on Thank You Social Media: Mom Edition by Thanks for the Guilt, Online Moms (So-Called) Support Community « Elizabeth Lombino

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:48:31 +0000

[...] have found solace and wide support among the many moms and dads I have met through social media outlets. Many have their own unique family dynamic and we share our stories. We don’t judge, we share [...]

Comment on We’re Still Having Only One Child by Thanks for the Guilt, Online Moms (So-Called) Support Community « Elizabeth Lombino

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:48:28 +0000

[...] no secret that my husband and I have decided to have one child. I have written about this topic and have shared my thoughts openly. We are proud of our decision. [...]

Comment on Ode to September by Lynnette Blount

Lynnette Blount — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:54:15 +0000

Hey Elizabeth , Its funny I can remember the exact thing I was doing when the attacks took place on 9/11 . And it was a time in my life when I living destructively but I will tell you, seeing those bulidings fall and the people jumping out of the windows struck something deep in my soul I was destroiyng my body and mind with drugs and Alcohol which was and act of attempting sucide on a daily basis. And these people were fighting with all they had to survive and some just couldnt take the pain and decided to free themselves . It made think about life so differrently my compassion for it , I beleive that as tragic as it was 9/11/ was the beginning of me respecting life and wanting to live better than I was doing . My prayers continue to go out every one who was affected by that tragedy . So in closing I just wanted to let you know that you are missed here in the Newark office and I am now a speaker for BMS and will be sharing my story wtih people who are infected and affected with HIV and Aids.

Yours truly
Lynnnette Blount

Comment on Is it 1990 Again? HIV/AIDS Myths are Alive and … Scary by Breaking the Silence Again: Why We ALL Need to Care About HIV/AIDS « Elizabeth Lombino

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:04:40 +0000

[...] silent again. HIV infection rates are soaring among young people. Many youngsters are once againembracing the myths that were prominent in the early years of the epidemic. Ones like “You can tell someone has [...]

Comment on One and Done: Reducing the Stigma of Having an Only Child – Updated by nikki

nikki — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:22:47 +0000

Amazingly and perfectly said. You took the words right out if my mouth. My husband and I have a 3 1/2 year old beautiful, healthy, little girl. I’m 30 he’s 32! Emotionally in a way we do want another child, not positive but for right now no, maybe a little down the road but practically in this day and age it is almost too scary and slightly foolish. People say you’ll never be financially exactly where you want to be when you have children and I say bull crap yes you can, to an extent of course! We’ll never have all the money we want in life yes, but It’s great to have a plan and not live your life as “we can manage it somehow someway” NO I don’t want to live my life like that. I want to set goals for my family and try and meet those goals by whatever financial means that we have to do so. Even it’s very little money we are making. I want my daughter to as you said, have the best life possible. Meaning go to a good school which if you’ve looked it up, not cheap. I had ADD all through school and wished I went to a private school just for the sheer fact of the smaller class sizes and more teacher attention. I struggled tremendously with all the other garbage and distractions going on, not to say going to a private school is amazingly perfect and makes you a better person, but I believe with smaller class sizes you have more of an opportunity to excel and I needed that! Not to mention the cost of sports, ballet, karate, gymnastics….whatever it is your child wants to do. We’re already pinching pennies, why make our child not have all the advantages in life just so she can have a playmate who she might not even be close to anyway. I have an older sister, 4 years older and we got along slightly well when we were younger but couldn’t be more different and farther apart now. No emotional ties at all really. It’s pretty sad! I’ve always felt like an only child anyway. I have always been a very social child my whole life and had so many friends growing up and always someone to play with at home or church or wherever. I always had people around me and never felt alone. I felt more alone when my sister was around to be honest and more at peace with my friends. Most of my friends are more like sisters than my actual sister. So who’s to say just because their kids get along now and it’s wonderful now, who knows maybe it won’t be in the future??? Plain and simple, if we had more than 1 child we could not give both children those things we desire for them so why not give 1 child, all those benefits or at least the option to have them. My husband and I are dang good parents to that little girl and love her so much and I am sick of ignorant, big mouthed people sticking there noses where it doesn’t belong and trying to make us look like we’re mean, bad and selfish for having only 1. Guess what??? We have a great, loving and kind daughter, granted she has her days, but who’s doesn’t, and we are raising her as well as we can and frankly it’s just none of your freaking business!! Worry about yourself and your family! I heard someone else say before too that the people who give you the most grief about your decision are just jealous that they didn’t make the same decision themselves! I have many friends with more than one right now and they’re all about ready to go off the deep end with all the craziness! No thanks!!! If God does want us to have another one we will and we will love him or her, but a very nice age gap sounds very appealing if we do. Parenting is the most amazing yet hardest thing you’ll ever do in your life and its up to you to decide what it best for you and your family. People need to wake up and realize that this world is going to hell in a hand basket and quickly. Things aren’t what they used to be, even 5 years ago. Emotionally, yes it would be great to have a wonderful large family living in the country all huddled together singing and dancing and everything is just peachy but in reality we live in a very scary world with the economy down the crapper,corruption, God being taken out of everything, violence, murders, too many children in public schools and not enough teachers, parents doing themselves in for conforming to societies beliefs of having all these kids that they can’t handle. Yes all this stuff has been going on for a long time but the intensity and frequency of it now has drastically increased and to say any different is ignorant. Judgmental people out there who don’t know everyones situation, please refrain from rude & inconsiderate comments. You have no idea if the person with one child wants more but is physically not able to or came down with a disease or severe illness or their husband lost their job or any other reason that you are oblivious too. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. You might have had great pregnancies, lots of money, wonderful children who never made a mistake in their life “ya right”. Great for you, not the case for everybody! I have friends that can’t have children and would do anything to Have “just 1″ so please WORLD, PEOPLE, start being considerate of other people’s feelings and choices and not just your own!!! If myself or others have gone off on this subject its because one, too many people have inappropriately dug into our personal lives one too many times regarding this topic and have gotten us all to the fed up stage! They’ve tried to make us feel insecure with our actually, normal decision. It’s so rude and intrusive and needs to stop! If u have 1 or 20 children, be thankful you were lucky enough to be given such a precious miracle! Love and cherish them and guide them in the way they should go!!!