mamagotcha: (bad judgement!)
2010-07-07 08:38 pm
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Thoughts on parenting

So FaceBook has been all atwitter about that article about why parenting sucks, and I have some thoughts about it. )

TL;DR: No, I don't think parenting is supposed to make us deliriously happy. But I don't think it has to make us miserable, either.
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2009-02-15 08:45 pm
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Toxic Parent Brain

I want to write more about what this article touches upon, but it hasn't happened and I don't want to lose the tab and never get it onto the blog. So... here it is. Some pretty basic truths that are easy to let slide...
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2006-03-21 11:18 am
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On forcing kids

So generally I do my best to practice a respectful version of parenting. I try not to set up situations that will wind up with draconian results. Musings on motherhood... )

Was it the right way to go? I guess only the kids' therapists will know for sure.