Daisy | December 30, 2010
This is one of my absolute favorite quotes. It is brutally honest, yet compassionate – the precise mix we all need to apply to ourselves (and those around us, too). We may not be the elusive “perfect” parent that we want for our children, but we’ve got to keep moving forward in the face of [...]
Daisy | December 18, 2010
Just a note to share that I am actually hiding from my own son right now to give me time to beautify (and to write about it). Why do I need extra time for extra warpaint this morning? Because the BEAR has a date. And I must look good to impress this three-year-old darling, her [...]
Daisy | December 15, 2010
We trimmed our secular and fake tree this past weekend. I used to insist on a real (secular) tree — the smell, the feel, all that stuff. That was before I got smart about picking and choosing battles and minimizing any and all things that require more maintenance or effort than truly necessary for [...]
Daisy | December 10, 2010
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.” St. Francis de Sales Of course the corollary is — you learn to parent by parenting.
Daisy | December 8, 2010
No matter how much we protest to appreciate our kids’ uniqueness and celebrate their individuality, I think all of us sometimes struggle with separating our own self-image from our image of our offspring. The more we find our children participating in social settings, the harder it gets. I’ve gotta stomp on my urge to [...]
