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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Urban Parenting

URBAN PARENTING: The Cause for Quitting

When quitting is a good life lesson

Like mother like daughter. I know the adage and I see it acted out most days with my teen. She does not look like me at all and we certainly have our differences but we both "over commit". I always hear that women who over commit do not know how to say "no" or how to decline requests for help. That has never been my problem. I am not easily intimidated or even very sensitive. But I am very curious. Whenever someone approaches me with a new project or activity, I am always prone to say "yes" just to learn more about something new. I am a generalist and can get excited about fine art, international development or feral cats at the drop of a hat. Maybe it is "adult onset ADHD", I do not know. But I have always been like that and regularly …

Dont tread on me 1776

6:24 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012

All you can do is as a parent is love and forgive..Yourself and your kids.   more ›

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