Keeping Perspective
The line I’ve heard that describes parenting the best is “The days are long but the years are short”. Today as our family took a digital walk through our past by stumbling across some old photos on the computer, it was especially relevant. My days with the kids are very full things. I typically spend [...]
Folk Fest Musings
Hey look! It’s my first piece for this year’s Summer Blog Challenge! Folk Fest is a big deal for our family. I’ve attended regularly since I was a teenager and we’ve turned the festival into a meaningful family tradition. Each year we get our weekend passes and each year it’s the same but [...]
But I was too busy
The house is a mess. Nobody has clean underwear. I can’t find my kitchen counter and the kids look like they were rolling in dirt. I was going to clean and get back on top of things, I swear I was! I was going to wash the dishes. I even had the sink full of [...]
Chalkboard visualization
All of us parents have had those days. We finally make it through bedtime, and as we look at our child’s sleeping face we replay all the hard moments from the day. We hear our harsh words in our minds, we remember the moments we let our kids down, we berate ourselves for all those [...]
Let me should on you
The world of parenting is a land of ”should”s. Other parents, the media and professionals of all sorts have long lists of things parents should do. You should breastfeed. You should buy stimulating toys. You should have a minimalist home. You should buy organic foods. You should stay home with your kids. You should enroll [...]
Gentle Parenting Principles
Last night I had the pleasure of listening to author Judy Arnall speak about gentle discipline. Judy donated her time to help the Attachment Parenting of Edmonton Society raise funds for our monthly meeting space. Judy’s information and approach were inspiring, and I had many lightbulb moments. Her description of various stages gave me insights [...]
It’s not a mess, it’s a life learning lab
My home is a full, busy place. In a one and a half storey home, we have two adults, three children, one dog and one cat. As homeschoolers we spend a lot of time at home, and as a mom who tries to make our foods from scratch I create a lot of dirty dishes. [...]
Top Ten Flower Essences for Families
Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living. [...]
Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone
Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi Took away my old man This afternoon, the kids and I were driving to a friend’s [...]
The myth of having it all
Tonight, my mind is whirling after some inspiration from a fantastic piece of writing on mothering and feminism, and also from a friend’s blog entry about her struggles. Together, these pieces of writing have me pondering the disservice of the “You can have it all!” myth. Children are told they can be anything they set [...]
