Parenting for Individuation P1 One thing I learned early on as a mother was to rid myself of the delusion that I was going to save my kids from what I went through as a child. My kids aren’t me. They are born into this life with their own journey to undertake and my jobContinue reading “Your Children Aren’t You”
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Mothers and Sons
My oldest son came home the other day from a two week work stint out of province. He’s been working rotation all summer – two weeks on and one week off. Every time he comes home, I swear he becomes more of a man – taller, broader, more articulate and thoughtful, strong of heart. WhenContinue reading “Mothers and Sons”
Reflections on The Oldest Child
This morning I woke up with my shadow reminding me of what I was like about 30 years ago. This happens within our healing process from time to time when we shift out of old belief patterns and habits – a small part of ourselves wants to remind us of who we were and thatContinue reading “Reflections on The Oldest Child”
In Love with an Idea
The other day, I met a friend for coffee. We were talking about life, our families, and that both of our youngest had graduated. We are both moving into new phases of our lives, and as conversations go, we got into some serious discussions on things. She asked me a question which I haven’t beenContinue reading “In Love with an Idea”
Congratulations are in Order!
So, it’s been a busy time this past while! My youngest son graduated high school and I received my diploma from the International Association of Counselors and Therapists as a Certified Hypnotherapist. I also felt the call to listen to my body as I was feeling a bit run down and I knew I neededContinue reading “Congratulations are in Order!”
The Last One…
Yesterday, I attended the final parent-teacher conference for my youngest son. Generally, I didn’t attend these conferences when my other kids were in high school unless there was an issue to discuss. My children have all been good students, had excellent report cards, and the majority of the time, teachers only had good things toContinue reading “The Last One…”
It’s Their Birthday!
(And I’ll Cry If I Want to…) The other day, my oldest son asked me how I felt about my youngest (his little brother) graduating from high school this year. I looked at him and burst into tears, trying to joke about how I didn’t want to talk about it. (Of course we did…) TomorrowContinue reading “It’s Their Birthday!”
It’s Personal
I haven’t known what to write for a while, nor have I made the time to. We’ve had a personal situation here that I won’t write about, but sometimes life is like that. We have stuff going on in our lives that makes all the other stuff we feel is so important take a backContinue reading “It’s Personal”
Post-Valentine’s Post
Valentine’s Day isn’t something I celebrate much anymore as my partner/husband and I celebrate each other in small ways all the time. This year, we did what we love with the people we loved – taught Qigong class with our long-time and new students. Then we decided to go out to eat at a placeContinue reading “Post-Valentine’s Post”
A Parent of Big Kids
Some of my most meaningful conversations with my children happened at random moments. You cannot predict when your child will ask a question about something they are processing through, or when they want to learn more about an issue, or when they require advice. There were a few times their questions surprised me because itContinue reading “A Parent of Big Kids”
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