tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post3668106808813921376..comments2024-01-26T09:08:27.967-08:00Comments on The Friedli Family: Where do WE fit in?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06951072949790787063noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-42996747680542635122012-09-27T08:31:54.268-07:002012-09-27T08:31:54.268-07:00This blog is so honest.... I can relate. Thanks fo...This blog is so honest.... I can relate. Thanks for posting this link on my blog. It helped. :) Jaimie L. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771925144044724834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-25536025052170871082012-04-05T11:14:21.673-07:002012-04-05T11:14:21.673-07:00Tessie, you are one of those mothers they talked a...Tessie, you are one of those mothers they talked about in General Conference that are the sweetest most patient kind mothers. You are so selfless. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us all. I learn and grow from listening to you. I love your sweet family. I still remember one day when Dakota was over at my house I was vaccuming and cleaning and stuff and he followed me around in his little cowboy boots and watched everything I was doing and talked to me. That is a sweet memory I have of him. He was my little buddy that day!Terrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435904018392808096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-10798922133045442582012-04-03T21:04:29.909-07:002012-04-03T21:04:29.909-07:00You don't know me but I stumbled upon your blo...You don't know me but I stumbled upon your blog and am always amazed at your strength. We too have one of Heavenly Father's little Angels and could not imagine life without her. We pray for miracles each and every day and have learned patience, love and gratitude in our little ones first few years. I have loved being able to read your blog and hear your amazing faith..our situations are very much different but I have found comfort in knowing that we are not alone and sometimes it helps to hear someone elses trials to help you through your own.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818451827060980343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-39345691561331954872012-04-03T16:22:50.147-07:002012-04-03T16:22:50.147-07:00That is so great you got to go to that concert. I...That is so great you got to go to that concert. I've followed Molly's blog since they lost their Lucy. I went to high school with Molly. She actually dated my older brother for a while. It's funny, I see you almost every week and there are always things I want to ask you about but never dare cause I don't want to upset you, but mostly, because I know I have absolutely no comprehension of what you go through each day. So those things I always wish I could ask, end up on your blog. I have looked at you so many times and thought it must be worse than actually losing a child (again I have no idea what it must be like, I can only imagine). I understand why you would ask where you fit in. You lost your Dakota and got a new Dakota. I am so glad you can write about this and other things. It gives me a lot to consider as I look at my own practically perfect life. I love that I get to come help with Dakota. I really can't thank you enough. It brings me back to reality and makes me so grateful for all I have. I wish everyday that you, Zach and Dakota didn't have this trial. I pray everyday for miracles for your family. But I know you are touching and blessing the lives of others through your trials. I can't thank you enough for the blessing you are in my life! Thank you!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873267317247903715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-24193398950192646272012-04-03T08:25:55.697-07:002012-04-03T08:25:55.697-07:00I was thinking about you this weekend during confe...I was thinking about you this weekend during conference. Especially during the talk about children, our bodies, and the trials we experience in life. I can't remember who gave the talk, but I remember at the end they said the mothers of these sweet children are the most patient, loving, and kind mothers on earth. They are the most like their Savior... and I couldn't help but think they are so right, and that is so you! You are amazing and such a beautiful example of what a mother should be.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023985192095052487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-51135866407741733192012-04-01T16:29:46.747-07:002012-04-01T16:29:46.747-07:00I am so glad we all got to spend the evening toget...I am so glad we all got to spend the evening together. I don't completely understand how you feel at all...but my heart does feel lots of those emotions you described... for you guys. You are brave and strong. I love you so much!!! xoChelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053669834307125011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-18824908566210576952012-03-31T21:29:39.158-07:002012-03-31T21:29:39.158-07:00Dear Tessie,
I have been following your blog for ...Dear Tessie,<br /><br />I have been following your blog for nearly a year now. Thank you for all the hard feelings you have shared. You have a beautiful way of saying it, how it really is. I did not know Dakota before but I feel to mourn with you. I do not totally understand how you feel either, but in some ways I do understand. I mourn for my little son who was so perfect and now he is much changed due to the progressive Muscular Dytrophy he has. He is a teen now but his life, upon looking back, seems to be in two categories. The first, when he was little and healthy and enjoyed life and now the last 5 years as he has lost so much ability. He can not walk, he can not breath well, he can not eat by himself, he can not clean his body, he is too tired to go to school. Even his personality is so different now. There is so little that he can do and now it is even affecting his ability to think clearly. His friends are leaving on missions but he needs a fulltime caregiver. It is hard and I do sometimes wonder where we fit in. I do know God has a plan for each of us, Trust in God and hang on. Thank you again for your insightful blog that lifts me up everytime you post. Ginger BenedictGinger Gerstnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318759862284089441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611856663576328123.post-54944324294554069652012-03-31T18:22:22.587-07:002012-03-31T18:22:22.587-07:00Wow. That's a beautifully honest post. Your fe...Wow. That's a beautifully honest post. Your feelings are so valid, and so normal. I have a child with SMA, and cannot move and I'll outlive him. I often feel like he's different than his disability, he's the little guy I knew before SMA defined him to everyone else. I say that to let you know that you are<br />so NOT alone. So many of us moms out there go through our own grief for what will never be, even though our children are still alive. Stay strong, you are doing great. And from this reader's perspective, you are so....normal ;)Jen from MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100122296328871446noreply@blogger.com