Re: BATTLE OF THE YOUTUBE MOMSTARS ROUND 3 Illuminatta's

[sora4eva798]

good job.and i like your "farewell harry potter"and"harry potter fever"videos on live video,my vote is on u!!!

[Illuminatta]

Wow...thanks! Come back and vote in Round Four! :)

[citizenstand]

real life's a winner! 30 years!?!?!!?!

[Illuminatta]

I know, it's hard for ME to believe! LOL!

[foundonline]

What an excellent story from such a fantastic Mom. Thank you for telling your tale.

[Illuminatta]

Thank YOU for watching!

[Tinypuppies2]

you got my vote Toni:)

gosh toni your video's always bring me to tears happy tears your amazing very strong class A lady

you'll always be his mummy no maker how old he is:)

[Illuminatta]

You are so sweet, thanks so much! :)

[QuarksAreStrange]

Watch out for the flirting toddler! :P

Beautiful vlog; a sincere window on your emotional experience of being a mom. I didn't watch the other videos yet but something tells me you might have my vote again.

[Illuminatta]

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, his son is taking after him in the "flirting with girls" characteristic. LOL!

[MewCloverChan]

I'm definitely voting for you =)

[Illuminatta]

Thanks so much, sweety!

[eefgirl]

Wow... I have cerebral palsy and hearing you talk about your kids your son and daughter makes me appriciate my mom so much she stopped working and she is taking care of me...You are so great voting for you now

[sainter1]

You have my vote Toni :)

[poopsIingingmonkey]

That's a great story. A tribute to momhood.

[Illuminatta]

Thanks! And you ARE NOT boring! ;)

[DrLemur]

Your amazing. Got my vote Lumes. :)

[Illuminatta]

Thanks so much, Dr.L! Hey, I've already got two nicknames: Lumi and Lumes. I love it!

[MuggleSam]

Sorry! I forgot about the battle... I'll go vote!

[nazr14]

='[ *hugs toni* thank you for sharing...

[Illuminatta]

Thank YOU for your vote,Dan!

[TheFamousStacie]

Thanks for sharing so much of yourself. Being a mom can be so rewarding and ripping you to shreds all at the same time.

[Illuminatta]

Yep, exactly.

[Illuminatta]

The "no sweat..." and "LOL" comments was to Addue, in case these stupid comments decide to land elsewhere.

[Addue]

I'm sorry, made that last comment before you video took a serious note. Thanks for sharing. Don't know what else to say, except that I hear ya, and support you.

[Illuminatta]

Nos sweat, sweety. Hey, we gotta laugh, right? :)

[Addue]

Did you scream and scare everyone else in that hall? lol just kidding. But it really does seem like those who insist on no meds (and I respect that) end up screaming so loud the poor patients in that whole hall get scared. :-)

[Illuminatta]

LOL!

[Anjelikka]

First of all HUGS to you...ever so touching...I worked for many years in Special Education, I know how difficult that is for a teacher and it must be even more so for a parent. Once a MOM always a MOM!!! You rock :)

[Illuminatta]

Ajellikka - Not like you!!!You are an awesome mom with tons of love to give. :)

[MacBraveheart]

(((HUG))) Anjelikka! You worked in special ed? Sigh- we are all such talented and multi-faceted ladies! :D

[Illuminatta]

Are you a dad? :)

[katalina2007]

Toni, Thank you so much for opening up and sharing from your heart! Congrats on being a grandmother--how wonderful :)

[Illuminatta]

Thanks so much! :)

[MacBraveheart]

I had to wait for a quiet moment in the madness that is our home just now to listen, watch and respond. What a beautiful tale. The time flew past so please don't feel it is too long! OK- I am the result of a divorce and I can safely tell you that there is NO guilt being brought your way ever. Parents have a duty to part of it is the best thing for themselves.

[Illuminatta]

My husband left me. It took me a long time to get over the guilt I had...but I believe in both nature and nurture together. He had a rough time, but I think his father and I gave him a sound enough foundation that he eventually was able to work through a lot of stuff. He seems very happy now. And that's all we really want for our kids, no? Thanks for your kind words, McB, baby!

[MacBraveheart]

Well not wishing to sit in judgement of him- but he is a weaker man than you a woman. I say this because guilt-tripping is the lot of our gender (we do it more readily than the male of the species) and it wouldn't matter WHAT you did or he did- YOU would still be the guitly feeling one. :) Love ya!

[Illuminatta]

McB...Boy, do I hear ya! I always used to say I had an overactive guilt gland! LOL! It's a LITTLE better, now that I'm older. :)

[MacBraveheart]

I ended up having to curtail Guilt Production back in my early 30s because it was killing me. Now I deal with the issues which make me feel like guilt is going to be an issue. Sort of "nip it in the bud" approach. Helps with, if not eradicates it.

PS: I love how the comment you are responding to now turns highlighted blue... YT did good there. Pity the emails are nae coming through! Or sub counts correct...

[TheBennyZone]

good video

ur great

[LilCav68]

awesome :0) and I am glad your son is moving back to the east :0)

[Illuminatta]

AHa! You watched the whole thing! Thanks so much!!!

[Aprildew]

I can relate big time..thank you so much

[Illuminatta]

I thought I might meet a few moms with "special" kids...you? I put "special" in quotes because they aren't really more special than any other kid...we love all our kids equally. :)

[Mernie9]

Wow ... your daughter is very pretty and has absolutely perfect teeth!

I'm not done parenting myself, so I can only relate so much to what you've said. Have you seen the recent "For Better or Worse" comic strips? I think you could relate.

[Illuminatta]

I LOVE those comic strips, but since I never get the paper that has them, I don't see 'em. Hmm, I should check...they MUST have a website. :)

You will vote, won't you? *smiles hopefully*

[Mernie9]

For the last few weeks they've been doing this retrospective, bringing in old comics from when the mom was younger. There's been a lot of multi-generational stuff that you'd relate to. Today's was especially good. And, yes, you can find it on line.

Vote ... sure. I cast votes for YouTubian president today, so my fingers are quite good at casting e-ballots.

[winger1212]

That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[Illuminatta]

Woo hoo! The legendary winger1212 commenting on MY video! I've made the big time! <-this is NOT sarcasm, it's just me being a fan. :)

[octavia9]

i cant see through my tearsto type. You are an amazing human being. i thank you so much for this. it is absolutely beautiful. lovemolly

[Illuminatta]

Thank you so much. And you are an amazing talent! You make all these amazing, creative videos on top of the day-to-day gazillion things you have to do for your family. When I saw your video, I thought, oh, man, I really hope I'm not up against her! LOL!!

[StephStance]

I really enjoyed this.... just being you works for me.

[Illuminatta]

Plain and simple, you are a class act, Steph.

[gleegirloz]

Hey I think you being you is extremely creative and cool! Yes I could only have one and couldn't do natural, but made sure I was awake lol! Good luck! Glee :)

[Illuminatta]

Thanks so much! I hope you will watch all of them and vote in each one! :)

[gleegirloz]

But, of course! :)