Profound, right?
Well, I said I would write about how I view children, and I know there are all kinds of great philosophical debates about human nature and whether children come innately bad or basically good, or if they just come as a “blank slate” and they’re solely a product of their experience, but to explain children […]
Filed in: parenting | March 4, 2010
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
Jane’s latest amusement involves hiding somewhere — somewhere very obvious, obvious to the point of throwing a blanket over her head while I’m watching, and then saying, “Mom, come find me.”
But I’m not allowed to find her right away. Nooooo, how dare I?
“Don’t see me!” she will fume.
I’m supposed to search the room inside out, becoming more and […]
Today was a great day and now the older girls are in bed (and the baby is hooked on) (rather permanently, I’m afraid), but our days are not always blissful and I want to go ahead and dispel any myths about that, in case my depressing post a few days ago wasn’t enough to do that. […]
Okay, so I think I found the point of my last post through the comments section. (What blogger doesn’t love the comments section?)
It doesn’t really matter whether kids are technically “rational” or not, achieving cooperation is all about the connection, or feeling, in the relationship. As Nat2 reminded me, since we are the adults, it falls […]
Jane woke up in the night completely out of sorts and making all kinds of awful screeching noises. I took her into the living room and sat on the couch, trying, ineffectively, to settle her.
I noticed my irritation was growing so I started telling myself, “Remember, she’s not doing this on purpose. She’s not rational […]
Filed in: child development • parenting | January 7, 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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