Comments on: The Way We Wean http://www.jeanhee.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-way-we-wean/ The personal website of Jeanhee Kim. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Geri http://www.jeanhee.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-way-we-wean/#comment-153 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.jeanhee.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-way-we-wean/#comment-153 Jeanhee... I'm not sure what is more beautiful. The picture of you, Luke and Chiara or the fluid and poetic way in which you have described this phase of life with your precious, "chubby-cheeked" daughter. It's been many years since I weaned the last of my 3 daughters in that way. It always seemed that the days of each phase crawled by and then without warning turned a corner passed with in the blink of an eye. And then a new phase of life came that was even more stunning and beautiful than the last. Your story caused me to remember the earliest times of their life with a slower breath and remembering smile. Thank you. If only every new mother could read this and know to truly savour every moment before the blink comes. Jeanhee…
I’m not sure what is more beautiful. The picture of you, Luke and Chiara or the fluid and poetic way in which you have described this phase of life with your precious, “chubby-cheeked” daughter. It’s been many years since I weaned the last of my 3 daughters in that way. It always seemed that the days of each phase crawled by and then without warning turned a corner passed with in the blink of an eye. And then a new phase of life came that was even more stunning and beautiful than the last. Your story caused me to remember the earliest times of their life with a slower breath and remembering smile. Thank you.

If only every new mother could read this and know to truly savour every moment before the blink comes.

]]> by: Mike Melia http://www.jeanhee.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-way-we-wean/#comment-152 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:33:04 +0000 http://www.jeanhee.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-way-we-wean/#comment-152 Jeanhee - you are such an angel. I enjoyed reading this piece and can picture Chiara running to you when you get home. Having peripherally been involved with the weaning of four other beings - they all had a different process and as far as i can tell, none of their weirdness or lack of social graces can be traced back to thier emotional dismay from getting cut off. In fact I think the driving force winds up being desire to eat other things. As we grow our appetite changes. I do think, however, that we are evntually driven to eat the whole world, or at least sample its delicacies. Do savor these moments. Jeanhee - you are such an angel. I enjoyed reading this piece and can picture Chiara running to you when you get home. Having peripherally been involved with the weaning of four other beings - they all had a different process and as far as i can tell, none of their weirdness or lack of social graces can be traced back to thier emotional dismay from getting cut off.
In fact I think the driving force winds up being desire to eat other things. As we grow our appetite changes. I do think, however, that we are evntually driven to eat the whole world, or at least sample its delicacies.
Do savor these moments.

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