So really guys, that last post was meant to be reassuring! But I’m grateful for the feedback that helps me see my own words in a different light, because usually I am so wrapped up in the point I’m trying to make, that I don’t stop to think about what other implications my words might have.
I […]
Feeling pretty awful about a rather rotten parenting moment this evening*, I came on here to write a little about my feelings on parental blunders, but just remembered I’ve already done that.
*I was not AT ALL creative (or patient … or understanding … or kind) when faced with resistance to cleaning up the After Dinner […]
Filed in: parenting • self-reflection • spiritual | February 17, 2010
Sariah asked if she could ride Jane’s bike. Jane’s reply, very upbeat and serious? “Yes, someday.”
A little while later Jane was putting it in the garage and I asked her if Riah could ride it now that she wasn’t. Again, very positive, very upbeat, but still very firm, “She can ride it someday. Not today.”
It only […]
A quote from Marjorie Hinckley recently struck me so much that I wrote it in my planner where I will see it often, and I think it will become my daily mantra for the next little while. Speaking to young mothers, she said:
There is no such thing as the perfect mother who fits all the eulogies. […]
So I’ve read all through the chore section of Sandra Dodd’s unschooling site, and lovely as it all sounds to be able to just get all the housework taken care of with happiness and bubbles, even if I am doing it all by myself while everyone around me continues on with life, uninhibited . . .
I […]
Filed in: parenting • self-reflection | February 3, 2010
Hi, I'm Kate.
I have a propensity for rambling at length about parenting, attempting crafting projects far beyond my capabilities, staying up entirely too late, and craving sugary treats. This is my journal.
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