On Motherhood and Fighting Raccoons
My mother, who surely saw her daughter running through the yard screaming and chasing a raccoon did not interfere. Or maybe she didn’t hear or see me sobbing while I battled the little beast …
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Category: Parenting
The Person A Child Would Feel Safe With
While scrolling through TikTok the other day I ran across a series of short videos stitched...
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Yes, Virginia, There Was A Santa Claus
“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” My son was standing in the kitchen in his Spiderman slippers and robe...
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Conflict Resolution with Attachment Theory
The other day my daughter came to me in tears. Her little brother had hit her in the head with a...
Read MoreThings I Want To Teach My Children: Breaking Rules
No child needs to be taught how to break rules. They do that all on their own with great enthusiasm. The hard part seems to be getting you little munchkins to follow any rules at all. When you read this you might get confused....
Read MoreThings I Want To Teach My Children: You Can Do It
No, I’m not going to tell you that you can do anything you set your mind to, or that you can be anything you want. The truth is that I don’t know if you can or not. And I never want to lie to you, even if I’m trying to be...
Read MoreThings I Want To Teach My Children: Build Something
We live in an age of convenience. Never before in history has a man or woman had more access to the things he or she may need or want. Not only are those things accessible, in most cases, they can be delivered right to your...
Read MoreThings I Want To Teach My Children: Vocabulary
Yes. Vocabulary. What you do not know yet is that words—language—is the tool with which we mold our very existence. With words we create, entertain, heal, hurt, build, preserve, educate, seduce, inspire, love, celebrate,...
Read MoreThings I Want To Teach My Children: Forgiveness
Things I want to teach my children: Forgiveness. Every time I talk about forgiveness I find myself surprised by how much push back I get. I shouldn’t be surprised. Forgiveness is not a popular character trait. It is the...
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