Tuesday, December 31, 2019

It's this:


Being a good parent is not martyrdom. It's this: Being (in essence, in life, in thought, in action) a good (not bad, not average, but quality/careful/positive) parent.



I don't know where I first wrote it, but Karen James saved and shared it in 2012.
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be is a fair match.
photo by Belinda Dutch
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Wrapped in comfort


"Being the parent to my kids that I needed when I was younger has wrapped my own self in a comfort I never got to have before."
—Jen Keefe (here)


SandraDodd.com/healing
photo by Kinsey Norris
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Sunday, December 29, 2019

If/then do more




Anytime an unschooling mother thinks she's not doing enough, the simple solution is for her to do more.
Here are some ideas: http://sandradodd.com/checklists
photo by Kinsey Norris

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Nothing you "have to" hate


Try not to hate anything more than you "have to," and once you get to thinking more positively, you might find there's is nothing you have to hate.

SandraDodd.com/negativity
SandraDodd.com/haveto
photo by Lydia Koltai

Friday, December 27, 2019

Warmer and more comfortable


Make conscious choices, in little ways, in ways that make your family warmer and more comfortable. Not a few big decisions, but a hundred of little decisions in the next 20 hours. Tone of voice. Smile/no-smile. Patience/rush. Gentle/jerky.

about stepping up and getting calmer
photo by Jo Fielding
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Thursday, December 26, 2019

Night lights

Small kindnesses are the best kind.



photo by Heather Booth

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Let it be

Let it be what it is.



photo by Janine Davies