tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post5459556456753986979..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: ISFJ + R x 4 = BurnoutHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-49239477138714952172017-10-30T09:48:55.509-07:002017-10-30T09:48:55.509-07:00So, I felt like I wrote this. :)
I am an ISFJ mom...So, I felt like I wrote this. :)<br /><br />I am an ISFJ mom currently homeschooling just one rebel. My other rebel and my obliger have graduated.<br /><br />I feel for you and am standing (or lying in the fetal position depending on the day) in solidarity with you! <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277818525123645172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-7585929776575677672017-10-25T17:29:39.214-07:002017-10-25T17:29:39.214-07:00Yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh unfortunately yes! I too a...Yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh unfortunately yes! I too am an ISFJ & Obliger, and my almost 16-year-old is a Rebel - though I think he may be an obliger going through a rebel stage, but it's really hard to tell, because it's been so many years of battle, and I forget who he was before :( :( I could have written this post, that's how closely it resembles my daily life. I want to cherish these teen years, but at this point I'm just trying to make it. I want to have rich, thought-provoking conversations with him, but everything I say provokes an argument rather than a thought. I wish you had an answer, but I'm almost glad you don't ... mostly because I'd probably try it and find it doesn't work for me, and then I'd cry. Again. lol I'm ready to dump Truth, Beauty, and Goodness for some peace, alone time, and public school. Sigh. But I know God is good, even in this. Maybe especially in this. And He loves me. And my son. There IS a purpose in this. Right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751148134993559872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-67797290760907807012017-10-24T21:03:35.735-07:002017-10-24T21:03:35.735-07:00Friends, thank you for your kind words and solidar...Friends, thank you for your kind words and solidarity. <3 It helps to know we are not alone.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-21602539928029632952017-10-24T09:57:42.860-07:002017-10-24T09:57:42.860-07:00Thanks Heidi for this post. So much truth and real...Thanks Heidi for this post. So much truth and real life all in one post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-22291994232548961002017-10-23T20:33:17.064-07:002017-10-23T20:33:17.064-07:00Man, I love these kids. Sister, you have a crazy h...Man, I love these kids. Sister, you have a crazy hard job, no kidding, and you are amazing - don't you doubt it!Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-81057074174241668512017-10-23T20:17:19.508-07:002017-10-23T20:17:19.508-07:00Thanks for being real and being honest. I will be ...Thanks for being real and being honest. I will be be praying for you because these teens years are just so much harder than any other stage. <br /><br />Your thoughts on being an obliger were helpful. I will have to look into that resource. I am trying to parent an obliger and trying to figure out how to parent him well. I think I'm probably also an obliger which is not helpful - our obliging moments are never at the same time or about the same stuff. <br /><br />Oh, and the parental differences, my goodness... I'm trying to learn in these teen years to take the different parental approaches with grace. Ironically, we are both INTJ's and supposed to be relaxed hands-off parents (which he generally is), but having given so much of my life to their education I sweat the small and large stuff and it's infuriating when he won't join me! Kimhttp://www.themountainisup.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-7575913751704289402017-10-23T20:11:58.675-07:002017-10-23T20:11:58.675-07:00Man I feel so much respect for you and I just have...Man I feel so much respect for you and I just have to say that you must be one strong woman to have four of those personality types in your home and to be a mom to. After I read your post and processed a little of what it means and what my life is like right now with all our personalities in my own home, I thought I would go and take the test you linked. I got rebel. �� I knew I liked my own way and didn't like being on anyone else's schedule (perks to homeschooling!), but I didn't realize the extreme stubbornness of what makes me me. I really hate to be told what to do and my husband has commented on that in the past. It gets me thinking that there is some major pride in my life and that I need to work through that and repent. Thanks for sharing today. Your words have helped me dig deeper into who I am and who I want to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-81590129266084965902017-10-23T13:57:05.332-07:002017-10-23T13:57:05.332-07:00I have never in my life commented on any blog post...I have never in my life commented on any blog post but today i will. All I can say is a very hearty,"Amen, Sister!"<br />Your previously unknown sibling,<br />Tara RAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999424698515386514noreply@blogger.com