Rather than rewrite every past post, can’t we all assume that I have at least as many positive thoughts about my work as negative? I glance over previous entries and fear that I sound too negative, too anxious, too whatever. I’m working on being more accepting of myself–the good, the bad, the ugly. […]

Mine are not bad children. In fact, most of the time they are extraordinarily lovely and cooperative. But all children can push our buttons or make us entertain many drastic thoughts toward them. Often, without our full awareness, we devise negative scripts about ourselves or our children that undermine our ability to mother effectively.

Mine are not bad children. In fact, most of the time they are extraordinarily lovely and cooperative. But all children can push our buttons or make us entertain many drastic thoughts toward them. Often, without our full awareness, we devise negative scripts about ourselves or our children that undermine our ability to mother effectively.