When I was a kid I had severe allergies. This was at a time before allergies were common knowledge (yes…I am that old). Some were to food, but the most deadly ones at the time were to grain dust. Now, growing up in rural Saskatchewan, one would think that you would build up a resistance […]
It’s the Symptom…Not the Problem
Have you ever had someone completely wig out on you about something completely insignificant, or perhaps about something that is actually none of their business? While that has been happening, have you ever wondered what was actually going on? If this has happened to you, then CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY A BONAFIDE MEMBER OF THE […]
The Purpose Behind Failure
We live in a world that is both overly harsh and overly enabling. The world can be an extremely beautiful and frightening place. There is a meme going around social media that goes something like, “Tell everyone that the world is beautiful…but scream it at them in German….because the world is also frightening.” I feel […]
The Trick
Someone asked me, after reading my last blog entry, what I thought the most important thing in parenting would be. This person found that my approach was “refreshing” and helped her to relax more about her own parenting skills. There is no one most important thing. There is no quick little trick one can do. […]
Losing It
My children have not always lived with me. After their mother and I split, she and I decided together that it would likely be best for them to live with her and visit me so that they were not bounced back and forth. I think still that this was the right decision for them. In […]