I watched your live after it was live. Rosie. I hope you keep doing more lives. I think you have a great way of sharing. You're very relatable. I'm 60 years old and I was a parent but I lost my son 3 years ago. I'm very interested in creating community and I also am newly collapsed aware. So I appreciate you opening up your audience to include non young parents. Keep up the great work.
I also listened to the interview after it was live, I listened to it twice and will listen again as it was it was so meaningful on several levels, and then I read of your loss and desire to create a community. I am 76 years old and lost my relinquished daughter 3-1/2 years ago, when she was 53 years old. How do we connect to each other outside of Rosie’s Substack?
My stirred emotions are making it difficult to express my appreciation and support for everything that was discussed during your interview. Thank you for the validation for all the various forms of parenting/mentoring/teaching that have given my life it’s deepest meaning since relinquishing my only daughter more than 50 years ago;, the dark ages when we were never to interfere in this little “unwanted“ child’s life. I’d always wanted children, six to be exact, but there was no support for even one.
I did find my daughter when she was 16. By then I had already begun reaching out to other people’s children, culminating in the last 20 years of living in the Philippines, providing an open classroom on Saturdays for the locals of all ages. When my daughter died and I lost her for the second time, the Filipino community’s support saved my sanity. I am family. I love their children and in return they embrace me for loving their children.
I want to echo your observations about the value returned by becoming an Aunty. I receive a lot of praise for what I provide to the community if they do not listen to me when I tell them I am being selfish. As much as I give, I receive much more.
One observation: please find a way to include uncles? I have an aging bachelor stepson who is uncle Billy to everyone in his California neighborhood, and financially supports my Filipino students, that includes a scholarship to college for one and possibly another this year.
I watched your live after it was live. Rosie. I hope you keep doing more lives. I think you have a great way of sharing. You're very relatable. I'm 60 years old and I was a parent but I lost my son 3 years ago. I'm very interested in creating community and I also am newly collapsed aware. So I appreciate you opening up your audience to include non young parents. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Debbie! That means so much
I also listened to the interview after it was live, I listened to it twice and will listen again as it was it was so meaningful on several levels, and then I read of your loss and desire to create a community. I am 76 years old and lost my relinquished daughter 3-1/2 years ago, when she was 53 years old. How do we connect to each other outside of Rosie’s Substack?
I loved listening to this conversation, Rosie and Lisa. Will definitely being sharing this.
My stirred emotions are making it difficult to express my appreciation and support for everything that was discussed during your interview. Thank you for the validation for all the various forms of parenting/mentoring/teaching that have given my life it’s deepest meaning since relinquishing my only daughter more than 50 years ago;, the dark ages when we were never to interfere in this little “unwanted“ child’s life. I’d always wanted children, six to be exact, but there was no support for even one.
I did find my daughter when she was 16. By then I had already begun reaching out to other people’s children, culminating in the last 20 years of living in the Philippines, providing an open classroom on Saturdays for the locals of all ages. When my daughter died and I lost her for the second time, the Filipino community’s support saved my sanity. I am family. I love their children and in return they embrace me for loving their children.
I want to echo your observations about the value returned by becoming an Aunty. I receive a lot of praise for what I provide to the community if they do not listen to me when I tell them I am being selfish. As much as I give, I receive much more.
One observation: please find a way to include uncles? I have an aging bachelor stepson who is uncle Billy to everyone in his California neighborhood, and financially supports my Filipino students, that includes a scholarship to college for one and possibly another this year.
Thank you for this conversation. You've left me with so much to think about and thanks for the links.