tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post3281353857291964001..comments2023-11-03T02:51:37.788-05:00Comments on 24/7: The Edge of ReasonBinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161541480469324280noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-33959594636781532762007-04-25T12:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T12:06:00.000-05:00Oh, that's rough. I'm perfectly okay with my husb...Oh, that's rough. I'm perfectly okay with my husband expressing emotional weakness (misery loves company and all that) but physical weakness? That's harder for me to take. But that doesn't seem to be your husband's problem. Maybe his mortality, and the fact that he has a lot to be responsible for, is blocking him. Nothing wrong with that.Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-69100648746912171342007-04-25T09:54:00.000-05:002007-04-25T09:54:00.000-05:00Chris is so cute. It is nice when they get a bit ...Chris is so cute. It is nice when they get a bit vulnerable now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-46439678713364616442007-04-25T09:17:00.000-05:002007-04-25T09:17:00.000-05:00A man capable of showing weakness.This is very val...A man capable of showing weakness.<BR/><BR/>This is very valuable. Cherish it.<BR/><BR/>My He-Man would rather rot than admit a fear.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-3456799897881438642007-04-25T07:41:00.000-05:002007-04-25T07:41:00.000-05:00Great post. I am with Jordan. I am married to so...Great post. <BR/><BR/>I am with Jordan. I am married to someone fraught with self-doubt. I am more like The Partner. Hopefully our hybrid children have a fighting chance.Miguelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134489935342720776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-55362392740107715392007-04-24T22:17:00.000-05:002007-04-24T22:17:00.000-05:00oh. wow. it's amazing, isn't it, when we are able...oh. wow. it's amazing, isn't it, when we are able to step back far enough and see them in the 3 dimensions they actually have.<BR/><BR/>wow. what a great post.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-20428744269880253822007-04-24T20:31:00.000-05:002007-04-24T20:31:00.000-05:00My husband is the same way. I'm the one with all ...My husband is the same way. I'm the one with all the doubts and anxieties, he is the rock. When he does express a doubt or fear I really take notice.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post. I can't wait to see what you have tomorrow.Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-56281912359702377532007-04-24T19:49:00.000-05:002007-04-24T19:49:00.000-05:00I've never heard my husband say "I can't" either, ...I've never heard my husband say "I can't" either, but lately he has been hinting at it...maybe it is his age....erm....nope, probably not, I don't know what givesJerri Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347371743550736148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-75951233846208919512007-04-24T19:10:00.000-05:002007-04-24T19:10:00.000-05:00This is beautifully written and poignant. It's a ...This is beautifully written and poignant. It's a great view inside a different marital dynamic for me; I'm more accustomed to a spouse who expresses anxiety and vulnerability frequently. I'm sitting here trying to imagine what it would be like if he never did and then suddenly had a moment like you've described. I can imagine the shock and loss of equilibrium all of a sudden.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-55984550646425268932007-04-24T18:11:00.000-05:002007-04-24T18:11:00.000-05:00It's funny. I turn out to have much more gender b...It's funny. I turn out to have much more gender bias than I think I do. Because when my husband expresses vulnerability, anxiety, or fear, my first instinct is to feel a tiny bit of revulsion. (I'm being painfully honest here; I know how bad that sounds.)<BR/><BR/>But then my frontal lobes kick in, and I'm able to bring forth the appropriate, loving response.<BR/><BR/>I think maybe because I grew up with no dad around (he was in the foreign service, and my parents divorced before I was one), what I internalized about the male gender came entirely from The Brady Bunch.<BR/><BR/>And did Mike ever, ever show anxiety or fear?Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-52127018861973916412007-04-24T17:39:00.000-05:002007-04-24T17:39:00.000-05:00Mr. Chicken has recently been expressing doubts ab...Mr. Chicken has recently been expressing doubts about his career and what we are doing with our lives here in Illinois.<BR/><BR/>It is shocking to know he isn't 100 percent sure of himself.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it funny when we realize the ones we love are failable?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.com