be with them now; the rest can wait.
Tag: parenting
why taking care of yourself is not admitting defeat.
Put on your own oxygen mask first. Always.
sometimes we just have to hold them.
I scooped up that five year old, all arms and legs, brought him to my lap and I hugged him tight. I held him and I told him he had every right to feel angry.
dear pandemic parents:
for the guilt you harvest for falling to pieces.
ode to my other half
let’s pretend this / never happened
sometimes our children are the stabilizers.
The key chain from the aquarium sat at the other end of the kitchen table. I watched the blue-dyed water and the turtle inside shake, each time he sunk into his chair and wriggled, refusing to read an assignment.
today I managed to be fully present for you.
I snapped quick photos of your concentration, placed the phone down and watched your fingers move, how you dipped your brushes a little too aggressively, swirled through the orange like a hurricane then slapped on too many layers.
feeling anxious? try EFT tapping.
A gentle tapping (or rubbing) of these pressure points in moments of extreme anxiety is thought to help one ease through the triggering thought rather than being swallowed by it. Think of it as wrapping yourself in a metaphorical weighted blanket for a few good breaths.
day 321: yesterday it snowed
The light outside is almost blinding; the stillness hits differently.
it’s a wild ride.
Does your brain ever feel like it’s on a carousel? ‘Cause mine sure does. Every. Damn. Day. Spinning in circles, everything lost in an up-down blur. You…… Read more “it’s a wild ride.”
Magic Mama 