tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post595871396064787807..comments2024-03-04T00:44:07.072-06:00Comments on Under Thy Roof: I Seem To Be Obligated to Write ThisKirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-82020350782016929342017-08-18T10:58:47.920-05:002017-08-18T10:58:47.920-05:00I have also experienced crippling postpartum depre...I have also experienced crippling postpartum depression, which for me was due to a severe progesterone deficiency. Thankfully, my midwife came over our called agonist every day for weeks. Manny women struggle alone. Kimberly Cook https://www.blogger.com/profile/08487705659964186786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-70627709839530369372017-08-16T12:41:23.572-05:002017-08-16T12:41:23.572-05:00I am so over all the Facebook rage, and hesitated ...I am so over all the Facebook rage, and hesitated coming back to it because it seems like that's all people have been posting about these past couple of years. I was tired of listening to people argue, no one seems to have an open mind and create conversation, like you said, just screaming at and past each other. So I withdrew from it because it was only making me miserable with all the "awareness" people were trying to spread. And like you, decided that living real life is more important and makes a better impact on our future. Raising tiny humans, having face-to-face conversation, lending a helping hand to people offline and being a living example is what will beat out racism and hate. Not a Facebook post asking white people to stop being racist.gbdesignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448526342476355104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-25191525386405645302017-08-15T19:39:57.261-05:002017-08-15T19:39:57.261-05:00*slow clap*
Brilliant. This is such a relatable po...*slow clap*<br />Brilliant. This is such a relatable position to be in right now, and aim so glad you're bravely letting your voice be heard for all in this (or similar) position. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265742272064615961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-62451984779941048752017-08-15T09:15:53.705-05:002017-08-15T09:15:53.705-05:00Absolutely! I try to remember the exponential impa...Absolutely! I try to remember the exponential impact of mothering. Forming children who can respond to others with empathy and understanding will continue to facilitate change long after I am gone. I don't want change for the length of a news cycle - I want change for lifetimes!Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-65250534902027735792017-08-15T09:13:25.528-05:002017-08-15T09:13:25.528-05:00I know! When you have to see the world through the...I know! When you have to see the world through their innocent eyes, instead of our jaded ones, the true sorrowful state of the world comes into focus. Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-15662656188549221082017-08-15T09:12:21.640-05:002017-08-15T09:12:21.640-05:00Yes! A status update might score points with my in...Yes! A status update might score points with my internet friends, but in this instance I can make the most impact and actual change offline. Having real world results should be our first priority!Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-45534406964856414442017-08-15T09:11:05.441-05:002017-08-15T09:11:05.441-05:00In sociology classes we talked about a phenomenon ...In sociology classes we talked about a phenomenon called "the pain Olympics". The goal being to have the most oppression, the most to suffer, the most woke. Somehow that game is not often fought by those who are most in need of our help. <br />This is where fortitude on the internet comes into play. Sometimes it is my place to listen, and often my place to speak is not best done online.<br />I think armchair activism is when your sole method of speaking on these issues is from a status update or profile pic filter. If you are still having IRL conversations and changing what you can around you, then you are not an armchair activist. Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-86023361923471871472017-08-15T09:05:44.096-05:002017-08-15T09:05:44.096-05:00Amen! General accusations forget that there is a h...Amen! General accusations forget that there is a human being behind the keyboard. We don't need any extra division right now!Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-90633527227937986242017-08-15T07:15:22.732-05:002017-08-15T07:15:22.732-05:00I'm glad you wrote this. I took a much needed ...I'm glad you wrote this. I took a much needed social media break beginning on Friday through the weekend and had no idea something had even happened until later. I admit, it was so discouraging when I logged back on and the first things I was reading were not sorrow or about prayer or even just anger but indictments against the "silent." As if posting on FB is the only way to prove you're not a racist. I know it wasn't a personal accusation but I'm fairly certain general accusations like that only serve to divide or shame people. And honestly, I think there's something to the argument that social media outrage can, in fact, inflame tensions and cause us to look suspiciously at each other rather than bring true peace. Let's remember that the real enemy is evil and sin not each other.Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-9888085060762690002017-08-14T23:31:55.774-05:002017-08-14T23:31:55.774-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Kirby! I agree, you just ...Thanks for sharing this, Kirby! I agree, you just can't comment publicly on every current event and that's not a bad thing. In fact, sometimes when everyone feels pressured to put out a statement I worry it's just to win points for seeming the most emotionally torn up, especially as a white person in crises of white supremacy. I'd rather use my platform to connect people to those who are actually affected such as by retweeting the responses of my friends who are people of color. I guess that is technically armchair activism, but it doesn't have to be the ONLY thing we do. Hopefully that makes sense! <br /><br />CareyDreamwriter129https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713953224674866138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-26210913278136325782017-08-14T16:11:26.762-05:002017-08-14T16:11:26.762-05:00Kirby, this is TOTALLY how I feel. I speak up when...Kirby, this is TOTALLY how I feel. I speak up when I feel called to, but I pray, all the time. And I teach my kids, all the time. Neither of those things is less than Facebook activism. It's IRL change for a hurting world. Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-81186693315158919662017-08-14T10:16:47.846-05:002017-08-14T10:16:47.846-05:00This was great. Made me tear up near the end think...This was great. Made me tear up near the end thinking how we have to explain this stuff to our littles...so messed up. Laura @ Life Is Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217783333084830679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-4674469400714876292017-08-14T10:13:54.542-05:002017-08-14T10:13:54.542-05:00Absolutely!! I think, personally, what struck me m...Absolutely!! I think, personally, what struck me most in this post was, "I am speaking so tiny humans can hear." Hear, and understand that which is incomprehensible to me, even as an adult. <br /><br />I had a priest acknowledge once, as a wife and mother, I can't go out and be a missionary to the world. I can't leave my vocation to go address issues impacting the rest of society.<br /><br />But, what I can do is focus on my day-to-day... I can focus on my vocation, on teaching my little humans, and showing them how to be respectful, courageous, and loving in the face of nastiness. <br /><br />And, as a blogger, I can use my platform to make people aware - that violence and racism, hatred and bigotry are unacceptable.<br /><br />Thank you for this! If we all committed to ending racism, in whatever mannner itnanifests in our day to day life (ALL of us, not just "Mommy bloggers," or minorities, or any particular group), we would be vastly further to building a strong, united, living country!Beautiful Camouflaged Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648096506121680946noreply@blogger.com