Gradually, without fanfare, be more positive and more supportive
of her desires and requests.
SandraDodd.com/gradualchange
photo by Eva Witsel
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Gradually, without fanfare
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Patience and acceptance
I noticed one morning I was really patient with my irritating cat. That was cool, and I announced to one of the discussion lists that I was going to work it into my talk about things that surprised me. We've long been sweeter with our current dog than we ever were with a dog before, and somewhat the cats too, but usually I hiss at the cat to get away from me when he gets in my face early in the morning and this morning I told myself that the cat can't open a can, and he's excited that I'm awake, and the dog probably ate their canned food, so I just very calmly followed him in there and fed him and he was very happy.
I doubt it's my last frontier, it's just my current frontier.
photo by Sandra Dodd, of someone else's cat
Friday, July 8, 2016
"Pause it!"
The concept of a time-out lives more largely in younger people than in some of their parents. It's GOOD to wait a moment, to stop, to await other's input.
Human interactions should be like games, sometimes—after I "move," I can wait while the other person makes a move, a comment, a response. Then it might be my turn again.
photo by Julie T
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
No post today
Keith's 60th birthday party just wound down. It's two minutes until midnight (my deadline for a post) and I'm too tired to race it.
Thank you for reading and sharing these posts, and I'll have something for you tomorrow.
Sandra
SandraDodd.com
Thank you for reading and sharing these posts, and I'll have something for you tomorrow.
SandraDodd.com
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Try not to miss too much
You will miss much of your child's life. Try not to miss too many moments.
It only takes a second to do better.
sunset photo by Sandra Dodd
a repost from February 2011
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Thousands of nicer things
photo by Ve Lacerda
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Choosing not to whine
Sometimes I want to whine. Sometimes I do. It never helps. |
photo by Elise Lauterbach
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