child rearing

2018, Children, Communication, Fear, Identity, Life, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Self-Care, Relationships

Cut Yourself Some Slack... and Then Cut Some More

Perfection lacks flexibility. It forces us to BE without movement or allowances. What happens when you stretch a rubber band that has no elasticity? It breaks... And so will you.   Perfection is also an animal birthed from the expectations of others. Which is a major reason that it is unattainable.  

Friendship, 2018, Relationships, Parenting

I Like You, But Not Your Kid

Fast hard truth.  Our kids don’t need to be friends in order for us to be friends.  Step further: I really don’t even need to see your child for us to be friends. Like we can share stories about our children… We can talk about their grades… How much we love them…. How they get on our nerves… We can even go shopping for them together. And we can leave it right there.