I will admit it. I am SCARED of the dentist. I had some early trauma with dental work and proceeded to ignore my teeth (besides the usual brushing and flossing) during my 20s and ended up with lots of major work in my 30s (yep, you guessed it, due to the general avoiding of the [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The monkey goes to the dentist!
Posted in Being in the body, Health and Healing, tagged feeling safe, health care choices, pediatric dentist, teeth, trauma on June 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Alien Toes
Posted in Children growing up, Family life, tagged divorced parents, letting go, loving our kids, teenagers on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sweet boy leaves Friday to return home to Texas where he lives with his Dad and Step-mom. I wrote a post last week about how we can not protect our children from pain. The reverse is also true. As mothers, we are as vulnerable as our love is deep. People often ask me (when I [...]
Sleepy kiss
Posted in Connected Parenting, Family life, tagged breastfeeding, co-sleeping, connection, tenderness, the family bed on June 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We are currently enjoying the family bed (co-sleeping) with the monkey. As you might remember, we have had some challenges with sleep and found a solution that works for all of us. Sharing sleep does not work for all families. As a coach for moms, I always recommend finding the rhythm that works for every [...]
It’s just a game!
Posted in Children growing up, Connected Parenting, tagged do what you love, finding passion, gaming, teenagers, trusting your kid on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You might remember the post I wrote a few months back about Sweet boy and World of Warcraft. He is visiting for the summer and parked at our kitchen table, head-set on, gaming till about 2 AM most days. Sweet boy will be 16 in a few weeks. He is an engaging, tender and cool [...]
Protecting our children from pain
Posted in Children growing up, tagged Children growing up, compassion, fear, learning, mothering, over-protecting children, trust on June 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In my post last week about Sweet boy, I said this: We can not protect our children from pain. I truly believe this statement. It has taken me many years of guilt, striving, and lying to myself to get there. If you think you can protect your precious babes from the pain of the human [...]
Sweet boy
Posted in Children growing up, tagged choices, empathy, growing up, pain, pregnancy, teenagers on June 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sweet boy’s plane lands in PDX in one hour. He lives in Austin, Texas with his Dad and Step-mom. We have been journeying back and forth to each other for six years now. The last time I saw him (early April) I was shocked by his deep voice, the mature glint in his eyes, the [...]
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