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Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome”

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Simple “Fix It”

Don’t do it.

I have regrets as a parent…

…and I would change some things that I did…

One regret:  My reaction to….

the  “Momma Bear Syndrome”.

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You’ve all been stricken with it at some point or another.

It’s that uncontrollable urge to yell at the mother of the two year old child who just bit your two year old in the church nursery. And yes, you talked to her..you neglected to yell..but you took care of it. Continue reading Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome”

Simple Listening-Less Talking

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Simple Listening-Less Talking

“Did you enjoy practice?” “Yeah”

“What did you learn today in school?”

Universal Answer-“Nothing”

Conversations never seemed to end when they are younger. Conversations never seemed to start when they became teens.

If I had any advise I would give a parent today it would be…..talk to your kids, but do more listening. Continue reading Simple Listening-Less Talking

Simple Gardening

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Simple Gardening

I am a “city farmer.”
How can that be?
It is quite simple…I grow my tomato and pepper plants in pots on my patio. Whoo-Hoo

“Pepper plants in pots on my patio” Now there is a phonics lesson or a lesson on alliteration if I’ve ever heard one!! But I regress……………. Continue reading Simple Gardening