tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post4052017945644642627..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: You asked, no. 10: children and booksMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55175677289257301022016-02-09T16:27:29.387-05:002016-02-09T16:27:29.387-05:00Oh, anything that helps is good, isn't it? Yes...Oh, anything that helps is good, isn't it? Yes, there are years that are especially hard in terms of getting works done--but not so bad if we can just yield to what's happening where we must and work where we can.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-60361076694898963142016-02-09T14:35:03.849-05:002016-02-09T14:35:03.849-05:00Great conversations here with Mary! How I identify...Great conversations here with Mary! How I identify with all this, Marly, as a mother of three including a late one coming during a major renovation of our home, and at a time when I was just getting back to a serious art practise! I envy your husband being a cook though mine was too busy with the building after a full day at work. marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-9211739113872971352016-02-09T10:53:57.610-05:002016-02-09T10:53:57.610-05:00I'm very grateful for the good things that com...I'm very grateful for the good things that come from our time. I would have died in childbirth in another age, if I did not die in childhood from the German measles or some other childhood illness. <br /><br />And I never would set myself up as any kind of an example, so feel free to minimize! It wouldn't bother me a bit. The people I admire most in the realm of art are the people I know Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-37543417262175585832016-02-09T10:45:28.050-05:002016-02-09T10:45:28.050-05:00I've known a lot of people who seemed to feel ...I've known a lot of people who seemed to feel that way, though it shouldn't be so.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-2013431264120905752016-02-09T09:11:12.769-05:002016-02-09T09:11:12.769-05:00No, it is not the same situation, so do not think ...No, it is not the same situation, so do not think I am minimizing your challenges, but men with careers and families are similarly challenged when they also want to write. I have been reading about men and women among Emerson's circle in the mid-1800s, and I marvel at their ability to accomplish so much in a world without conveniences and technology; when we complain about the complications RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-56741432459959264062016-02-08T23:21:12.094-05:002016-02-08T23:21:12.094-05:00"The simple yielding to a larger life." ..."The simple yielding to a larger life." What a lovely way to put it. Good lesson for people who assume that life is necessarily a distraction from writing.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25901575771860571022016-02-08T22:05:33.778-05:002016-02-08T22:05:33.778-05:00It was definitely challenging to have three childr...It was definitely challenging to have three children, especially since most of my childhood was "only child" status. I had no idea about sibling behavior!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-45595401942305431512016-02-08T21:41:49.647-05:002016-02-08T21:41:49.647-05:00You've lived a large life, I think, and it'...You've lived a large life, I think, and it's still growing.How to contact Mary: marybullington53@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174581825078147922noreply@blogger.com