I’ve been thinking a lot of conflict lately. More like the good aspect of conflict rather than the fear of it. Unfortunately we live in a culture dominated by fear of conflict, we’ve all backed down from our truth in order to avoid conflict at some point, and then felt badly about it later…realizing we [...]
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I got the school jitters big time! Just a little coaching needed for how not to get too involved in school politics but stay closely connected to Lula. It’s a tricky thing, this parenting school aged children. I don’t generally like being around large gaggles of parents, but then all of a sudden, I’m there, [...] I’m sorry. I’m so sorry for…. I’m sorry that I…. Apologizing is powerful. Apologizing instantly raises the energy of the interaction, so long as it’s sincere and not meant to manipulate. ’I’m sorry’ is something I pretty much use every day all throughout the day. There is always an instance where I was insensitive, there is [...] Here is a tip I’m learning about how to be a better parent. Take care of yourself by taking time for yourself. This means give yourself a good chunk of Time and your Present Awareness, your own Attention. Time to be alone and away from your children. Beg friends, hire a babysitter, ask MOM, or even [...] I wrote this a coupla months ago and for some reason didn’t post it…it’s a good time right now i guess. My mind of late has been on this topic of MEN more specifically Straight Men. They sure are interesting creatures. And in many ways, I do have compassion for all the roles that they [...] When I was a child, I used to think that we were born into our families in order to be our parents’ servants. Y’know, child labour. No really, I really DID think that was my purpose for being alive, to serve these big people. Just a straggling [...] SO TIred. is how i feel. And how I’ve felt much of this year. I know I’m a broken record to people who ask, but it is what it is right now. Max is now one year old and still wakes up at 4:30 in the morning expecting me to come and help him [...] A few mornings ago, my 6 yr old kid Lula and her friend were discussing ‘family’ on the drive to school. They discovered that they both have cousins from Edmonton named Mackenzie, then Lula decides to discuss RACE and was like, “my Mom’s side is Chinese, and my dad’s side is……(she trails off, tries a [...] |
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