Happy birthday, beautyofgrey!

[falcongrrl]

When I first met beautyofgrey, it was through iampranada, and oddly they both have different user names now. When I met beautyofgrey, she was trying to set boundaries with an abusive ex-, and her divorce was not yet final. She was a young woman in the process of becoming the person she wanted to be.

It's hard for me to believe that today she's turning 30, not because she's not young and beautiful (she is!) but because in the past few years she's gained so much experience and matured so much. When I turned 30, I was just figuring out who I was. I had a two-year-old child and I was going to be pregnant with another in a couple of months. I was confused and unaware and unsure.

beautyofgrey has come through fire and been transformed. She has gone through hell - some of which I have witnessed - and come out of it stronger and more certain.

beautyofgrey is an awesome mom. She and I compare notes and advise each other on parenting children with ADHD.

I strive to emulate her in so many ways...in terms of being frugal and eating mindfully and being independent and having a successful career.

My birthday wish for her is that she take a minute to just breathe and be. I hope she is able to realize how much she has accomplished and how far she has come.

I hope one day Zach and Daniel and Joel will regale each other with wild stories and Aubrey and Ellie will giggle and play together, and she and I can finally meet in person...two moms, doing the best we can...and frankly, sometimes our best is pretty fucking incredible. :-)

Happy birthday, T. You deserve every good thing present within your life, and then some. :-)

Comments

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, C. I am so glad to have you in my life as a friend. You never cease to inspire me, and I appreciate your encouragement over the years.

*great big hugs!*

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

Also, I apologize for not f-locking the post originally...or let me know if you're okay with it being public. I wanted any/everyone to be able to see how awesome you are, and didn't think about the fact that some of this might be private information.

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I thought about it, and it's fine public. It's part of what made me who I am today.

*hugs you again*

[birdbard.livejournal.com]

As I mentioned this morning, I don't read LJ much anymore, but I'm so glad I found this post at lunch. Watching the two of you grow and share over the years has been an inspiration to me. See you both try SO HARD to be a good parent pushes me to be calmed, more focused, a better Dad. Know that others struggle with the day-to-day is comforting, and advise and support key to surviving.

I second everything C says here, what a great tribute to a great Mom! Happy Belated Birthday!