Most of us have heard the saying “When you fall off the horse, you have to get back on.” It speaks to the idea that when something goes wrong, your…
When my kids were young, I was very conscious of not cursing in front of them. While I admit that I can have a “colorful” vocabulary at times, I did…
Have you ever been told you are “overreacting?”While there are times that this feedback can be an important source of information, it can also be incredibly invalidating and hurtful. It…
When my son was four weeks old, my husband had to escort me, hysterically crying, out of our local Starbucks. We had been quietly sitting there with our newborn when…
After reading the book Small Animals by Kim Brooks and writing my post “Small Animals Considered,” I have been particularly tuned in to the role fear plays in my parenting…
On Wednesday afternoons I shuttle my son and two friends to their afternoon practice. It is a great opportunity to listen to what’s on their minds. In a recent ride,…
In my recent post, “Helpful, or Intrusive,” I referred to a book I recently enjoyed entitled Small Animals. The book clearly left me thinking because I feel the need to consider…