One of my parenting resolves is to raise my child to be in touch with his emotions. This means letting him experience good and so-called bad emotions and giving him the emotional vocabulary to identify what he’s feeling. This is a challenge for me, since the little one is way more in touch with the full range of emotions than I am. A recent incident helped me to better understand what my little son might be feeling when he is having a full-blown tantrum.
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... while trying to kick myself in the butt only resulted in procrastination and further exhaustion.
Read moreLetting daddy be dad - and not making him a version of mommy
Even though mommy knows best, there are perks to letting daddy be daddy. There are perks in stepping back from wanting to do everything ourself.
Read moreToo cool to care
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Who knew breastfeeding would be such a b!#@h.
Read more'Good enough' mom
Needing to prevent myself from child-proving my edges away.
Read moreWhat I wish I had known before and during IVF treatment
These tipps would have made the IVF process less stressful for me. Maybe they'll be helpful to you.
Read moreWhen you talk to people, you may realise that you’re not alone
How opening up about fertility treatment (IVF) deepened my friendships and de-stigmatized the experience.
Read moreOn "Should" and Its Side-Effects
Who do I really want to be? What do I really need? If you are grappling with those questions, you’re already a step ahead! Most of the time, we don’t even ask these questions and just operate on autopilot and unconscious “should” rules that we have made up based on societal expectations and/or parental upbringing and role-modelling.
Read moreEmotional Layer Cake with Jealous Filling and Righteous Coating
How realising that I am capable of petty jealousy and righteousness brought me a feeling of elation and may potentially whisk away relationship problems that may not be any problems at all.
Read moreOn Seeing and Being Seen
Having someone witness who we are is extremely powerful. This is my personal discovery of just how powerful it can be.
Read moreMaybe Baby
How I came to embrace the wish to experience motherhood.
Read moreHow to Carry Your Burden
A tale of unicorns, giraffes, and elephants - and of finding the strength within.
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