Tag: parenting
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Instant gratification from cookies
The marshmallow test Walter Mischel My children surprise me in many ways. My son went to an overnight summer camp for the first time without me this summer. So one of the dad was going there mid week, so I asked the dad to bring him a care package with home made chocolate chip cookies.…
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It is ok to pause.
Being a single mom with a full time job, it is sometimes a challenge to check with myself and see how I am doing as a person. Am I overwhelmed with the to-do list? Am I feeling ok in this busy life? This past weekend was an example of forgetting to put self care first…
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Reflection of a mom of a teenager- have I done my job?
It is graduation time, lot of people are reflecting about the role of a parent, since kids are moving on to be wherever they need to go. And I was no different. I was reflecting on parenthood a bit and realized that sometimes we just have to be grateful that our children are moving on…
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Parenting- we all have bad days and good days. So do the kids.
Well, there are times that children have to cry and there are times that they have to misbehave. And I learned from my children is that you just have to be flexible sometimes, it is ok, if things change, and it is totally ok, if I need to give them time to process their feelings…
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Show up for your kid- even if you are going to be late
My son had an end of the year picnic at school, and I had to facilitate an important meeting at work. I knew I will be late to the picnic if I go after the meeting. Feeling a bit guilty about not being able to be there for the picnic, I realized that showing up…
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Perfectionist & baking- Mom had a meltdown baking cookies
I clearly remember my sons words “Mom, they are just cookies”. When he said that, it woke me up. On a day in June, the baker in me decided to make some sugar cookies with my son. My son decided to cut the cookies in Bunny forms. I did not say much, but really the…
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Just be you. Be the authentic you
Growing up, I was constantly told that I was not thin enough, I was not smart enough, and not popular enough. I always looked at the other girls and envied them. I never knew what it was like to just be me. It always seemed that they had everything. I was so uncomfortable about being…
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Parenting advice- Who had the meltdown? Mom or the Kid?
I always say that my children are my biggest teachers in life. My life experiences with them led me to an amazing life journey and they make me self-reflect all the time. Let me justify my behavior that it was a very hot Spring day in the 90s. I wanted to take the boys to…
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It’s ok to not have it all. But have fun!
I remember there was an article about having it and how working moms today are so pressured by the society to have it all and it is actually ok to not have it all. My journey of a mom was full of up and downs and there were tons of moments that I knew that…
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All the places you’ll go
Where life took me “All the places you’ll go” by Dr. Seuss, I remember reading that book to my son when he was graduating preschool. And voila, all the places life has taken me. Life has taken me to three continents, four countries, two partners, one divorce, one cancer, two children, one corporate job later.…