I allowed myself to lay in bed in these past several mornings. I don’t feel the need to leap up and go downstairs…
I am considering how to emerge from the “Lull”. I’ve been working on so much behind the scenes and in my head. Caught…
I get the feeling that in the old days, people had kids to add more hands to the labor pool. The more bodies,…
Remembering that we learn from others and especially our parents how important we are. Without this early context we are doomed to search for it.
At my daughter’s school, the children’s behavior is monitored daily by a stoplight inspired grading system. If you’ve behaved yourself , you get…
When my son was little, if I saw he was doing something that would hurt himself intentionally, I’d say, “Don’t hurt my friend”.…
I’ve always said she wants to be my hat and sit on my head. When my daughter is feeling needy, she can’t be…
Since being a mother, I’ve had many “growth opportunities” to rethink how I express how I’m feeling about myself or my children. These…
At our dinner party the other night I asked my friends what it was that they remembered having the crazy notion to do…
It’s conflicting to be a parent. They are of me but not mine. I need to be open and honest for them to…