My five year old asked me that just the other day. Without prompting of any kind. I looked at him, quite seriously, and said, "A Writer." I said, "What about you?" He said, "A Pokemon collector." Now you might not see this as a great career option, but let's face it, there are people who [...]
If you lose it occasionally, find yourself yelling at a loved one, the kids or strangers who have cut you off in traffic - that's pretty normal. But if you find yourself yelling daily, feeling totally exasperated and worked up on numerous occasions throughout the day, then there is a lot you can do about [...]
I thought about this question and whether I had the courage to truly answer it. Whether I was brave enough to write it down. If my wins were outweighing my sense that I am just never quite the parent I want to be. Parenting is: scary wanting to be perfect never feeling quite [...]
A snail's pace of change, winds its way through the world Time never demanding anything from anyone The world waits as mind's open up, receptive We talk but we don't hear We laugh but we don't connect We eat but we don't taste Wanting To feel as if we did when we were children Present [...]
My kids need time amongst the trees. To hear the wind whispering to them, the leaves enticing them and the grass supporting their growth. Too much of this world has been created to move them out of their essence. To designate safety over exploration. Security over freedom. Fear over love. We need to give them [...]
We are parenting our children out of fear of failure. We don't want to be the parents that f*#k up. The ones who have children who are bullys, addicts, no-hopers, depressive and anxious. We want our children to be our most glorious representation of who we are. We want to show the world we have an [...]
I was at the supermarket this morning and I was speaking to my bread guy, Bruce. Bruce is great. He is probably in his 60's and does yoga outside, he knows about earthing and even has earthing mats for his bed. When I went to grab the bread I wanted I had a sudden indecisive [...]
I've got three boys. One of them is an "I can't' child. One of them is an "I'm awesome" child. One of them can't yet speak in full sentences so I'm not going to categorize him 🙂 Which one do you think I'm most worried about? I know that isn't the be all, end all [...]
The world is changing. Technological advances, new discoveries, new ways of living. Pressure. Stress. Busyness. Debt. Materialism. Iphonitis. In my generation we were expected to go to school, after school, to go on to further study. These days you need a doctorate of that further study to be picked out of a line up for [...]
Now I'm not guaranteeing he still won't burst into tears when he's ear falls off at assembly but what I'm saying is that we don't need to be perfect for others. I don't need to hide my faults and my failures. What I need to do is step up and be a good role model for my son. Because even my dodgy craft skills are part of me and we shouldn't shy away in shame from the world over anything, it's not worth it.
