Category Archives: Parenting
“People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.”-Anonymous
“I don’t worry. I think ahead,” said my 9-year-old son. That made me laugh out loud. But then it made me worry. He’s a Worrier. The boy was born with an extra dose of Anxious and a natural knack … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxious, bridge, catastrophizing, joy, kiln, plan ahead, ruminating, worry
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I Hope You Dance
Hope is a funny thing. The dictionary defines it as: ”the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best” Let me digress here–I want to split hairs for just one moment. I … Continue reading
I Can Have My Cake and Eat it Too
The kids are on vacation with their father this week. A week! An entire week! Seven days! But who’s counting? I made a mental note of all the projects I could finally tackle without interruption–cleaning out the office/guest room/de facto … Continue reading
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Shame on You, Shame on Me
My children’s mental health is very important to me. ‘Cause there’s nothing more shameful than a mental health professional with whacked out kids. Tongues wag behind your back and colleagues wonder about your professional skills if you can’t even get … Continue reading
brb
“I’ll be right back,” she said. I snapped my head up, but she was gone already, back down to the ocean splashing in the waves. Normally I’d have just muttered “Uh-huh” and kept reading my book in my beach chair … Continue reading
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Tagged be right back, beach, being present, brb, distractions, losing perspective, parenting, vacation
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Vows or Wows
I’ve met someone. OK, I meet a lot of people–even met Bradley Cooper. I will talk to anyone who doesn’t run away from me–Bradley Cooper walked briskly away, thank you very much. But you know what I mean. I’ve met … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ambivalence, dating, kids, marriage, relationships
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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness
We have people coming over this weekend for my daughter’s birthday party. The kids know what that means–time to really tidy up the house. BK (Before-Kids), I used to be a very meticulous neat-freak. Everything had its place–except dust–dust had … Continue reading
Time-Out
I was in a bit of a funk last week because of a little tiff I had with someone I care about. OK, it wasn’t so little–feelings were hurt and that’s never to be minimized. We used our words and … Continue reading
The Flawed Ones
It’s Science Fair time. Those of you who are parents are nodding right now–you know my pain. The Science Fair…it’s optional in our county. We live in a highly educated, competitive county, so even though it’s optional, a lot of … Continue reading
You’re Invited
My 9-year-old son was invited to a birthday party. Our lives consist primarily of barreling through endless homework, too many extracurricular activities, high-pitched whining, random Nerf gun fights, and chaotic evening routines–punctuated by holidays and birthday parties. So I assumed … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday party, boundaries, friends, friendship, kindness
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Thrive Fully Creative 