(If you aren’t familiar with the five love languages, please take some time to inform yourself.) (Also, please note that I believe that while we might have a primary love language or two, I do believe that most of us speak most, if not all, the languages…just some are of more concern to us than …
What does it mean to be a good mother? I wish— no, I don’t wish that I had a complex answer for you. I don’t believe what makes a good mother is so very complicated. Anyone can be a good mother. You needn’t teach your child piano, guitar, Chinese, Spanish, karate; how to cook; …
good mothers are not perfect mothers; but they are wonderful! Read More »
“I don’t play with my children.” “It’s not my job to entertain them, this is why I provided them siblings. They can play with each other.” It is absolutely your choice how to parent your child, so long as it isn’t abusive and neglectful (not playing with them does not count as ‘neglect’, though not …
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Okay, so I’m not exactly single. But I do check the “Single” box on my taxes, as it’s accurate to my situation. I’m not married, nor do I expect that to change anytime soon. Some will agree that I’m single, as I am unmarried. That I’m merely playing games until I find something “real.” That …
I never said I am the eternal optimist. Sometimes my tiny turtle mind says, “Hey, little dude, you’re flat on your back and you can’t get up!”
I learned many lessons from my family growing up. I learned lessons from my parents, siblings, from my mentors, from my friends. The second most important lesson I received from my mother was this: Happiness is a choice. At the Las Vegas “Life is Beautiful” festival, the year it first began, I painted this sentiment on …
“What is love,” someone asked me. “You mean being in love, or love itself?” “Both?” Well, let me ponder that. “Being ‘in love’ is an infatuation. At least, that’s what it seems to mean. It’s used by the same sort of people, in my experience, as those who use phrases like ‘protect the relationship’ or …
I’m done being right for someone. Say it out loud. Why not? Feels good too say it, doesn’t it? Every day, someone, somewhere tells me to be prettier for someone—to be sexier, to be calmer. Overtly, indirectly, unknowingly. No, not my friends. Fortunately. I’m not interested in keeping that kind of company. But Facebook ads, some …
I find a certain peace in watering the plants at my parents’ house (and might even have my own some day!). Early in the morning, when the hummingbirds spin round, before the heat of the day sucks the moisture from my body. I prefer sturdy plants that don’t require a great deal of water, so …
the more I water and care for my garden, the more it produces Read More »
