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
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. […]
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 […]
We had the missionaries over for dinner tonight, along with this sweet couple who have been taking lessons and learning about the restored gospel. We had dinner together, and then Sarah and Jade went to bed and the missionaries sang a hymn and led a beautiful discussion for the rest of us. It was so […]
Filed in: spiritual | September 25, 2009
Hearing Jade say, in the powerful theatrics that comes so naturally to three-year-olds, “And she will prick her finger on the spinning wheel and DIE!” incited a little revelation for me today about my concerns with television and movies — especially those made for kids.
Of course I have the obvious concerns about TV and overstimulation (and plausible […]
I wanted to respond to this comment but thought some of you who might be interested would probably miss it if I left it in the comments section, so I’m making it it’s own post.
[The Usual Disclaimer applies: Her comment spurred an interesting train of thought for me; I write to think; Some of you […]
Filed in: parenting • self-reflection • spiritual | August 26, 2009
The Quote: “We must be so careful in speaking to a child. What we say or don’t say, how we say it and when is so very, very important in shaping a child’s view of himself or herself. But it is even more important in shaping that child’s faith in us and their faith in […]
Filed in: child development • parenting • spiritual | July 13, 2009
I’m sad that this has even had to become a goal for me, because it means I’ve slipped dreadfully far into a type of parenting that I never wanted to enter. It’s not frequent, and I’ve apologized and explained that I don’t believe what I just said on the rare occasions that it has happened, […]
Filed in: parenting • self-reflection • spiritual | February 8, 2009
Some thoughts floating through my mind as I drove to Target the other night (Where I spent too much money, by the way.) (Though that has nothing to do with this post.) (I always spend too much money when I go to Target.) . . .
Now that I’m ready to start typing this up, it […]
Filed in: child development • parenting • self-reflection • spiritual | January 16, 2009
We had a wonderful lesson a couple of months ago in Relief Society (the women’s organization in my church) on this talk. The discussion centered on self-discipline and self-mastery. A few thoughts I started working through right after the lesson, and finally realized I’m never going to get around to polishing them off.
I’m publishing anyway — because […]
Filed in: self-reflection • spiritual | January 12, 2009
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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