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Please help a pregnant mama!

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Please help a pregnant mama!
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How were you raised?
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Monica Manzano replied to Jen's discussion 'How were you raised?'
I'm 44yo and it's a bit hard to remember. I can describe up to a point, then I need help. Perhaps I need some memory regression therapy! Joking. Let me see, my family is Mexican American, I grew up in a small agricultural town, 90 miles from the U...
November 16
Charissa Vaunderbroad replied to Jen's discussion 'How were you raised?'
I was raised in a variety of different environments throughout my life and took a little here and there, I lived with my parents when they were happy and young with a variety of animals and lots of projects and art, my dad had to quit school and w...
November 16
Sarah replied to Jen's discussion 'How were you raised?'
Like many others who have already answered, I was raised in a very religious (Mormon) family. My mother had mental issues that were swept under the rug so as to keep up the image of a sufficiently righteous family. Sweeping it under the rug like t...
November 16
Sara replied to Jen's discussion 'How were you raised?'
I was born to a teen drug addict mom and a feral twenty-something dad who lived in the woods. I grew up with my mom. She was a mess. I took care of her and my 3 younger sibs as best I could. My mother was very expressively affectionate and loving,...
November 15
C. D. Eagle replied to Jen's discussion 'How were you raised?'
I was spanked, hit, had my hair pulled, hit with the spatula, cursed at, screamed at, wow now that I actually write this down, it seems really harsh LoL. Both my parents should not have had kids because they were inexperienced and clearly not read...
November 14
melissa replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
yes, it is choosing for someone else that bothers me...how can one choose for another, without actually limiting in some way? be it learning or choices or... If I choose for my child her bed time, when she is not ready for bed, Im not choosing he...
October 31
Sandra Dodd replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
Good point, Melissa! When we talk about "making choices" maybe some people see it as justification for choosing to limit. Or see it about choosing for someone else (a.k.a. "control").
October 31
melissa replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
"Children need parents to make choices for them because it makes them feel safe and secure." this sentence is usually phrased a bit differently, in my experience: "children need parents to set limits for them because it makes them feel safe and s...
October 31
Starr Sheppard-Decker replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
While I agree mostly with what you say here, I also think there are underlying root causes that can be pretty black and white. Like love and fear. There are myriads of gray areas in between, yet most of them can be broken down to a core feeling of...
October 24
Sandra Dodd replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
-=-This applies also to your idea of "self-protection." It isn't up to others around us (no matter how much they love us) to create a space of safety for ourselves; it is up to us.-=- Would you say that applies to a four year old, or are you cate...
October 24
Starr Sheppard-Decker replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
[First of all, I just want to vent my frustration.... I had almost finished a super-long & thoughtful response to this when my computer died because the plug had come loose..... here it goes again!!] It took me a while, but I finally got through ...
October 24
Alison MacNamara replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
Wow, Joyce, that was the perfect thing for me to read right now, as an absolute novice at this new relationship with my children, at letting go of resentment. That's where I'm coming from, and that's how I was reading what James wrote.
October 24
Deb Lewis replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
***How is it punishment when we require nothing of him?*** From his perspective you required a change in his behavior in order for him to receive your approval. He said something like, "...so you won't be annoyed with me" You didn't require him ...
September 12
Jen replied to Jen's discussion 'Please help a pregnant mama!'
Thanks to you both for responding. The mental image of my huge pregnant self trying to do yoga was hilarious! I think I hit sort of a low point these past couple of weeks. As someone who is a bit of a perfectionist, it's been hard to make the tra...
September 8
Meg Walker replied to Jen's discussion 'Please help a pregnant mama!'
It sounds like you need some help. Is there a homeschooling family you know with an older child who could be a mother's helper? A 10yo who is willing to come over and play with your 6yo could be a big help. Are there any family members who could c...
September 3
Valerie replied to Jen's discussion 'Please help a pregnant mama!'
Hi Jen. We have five kids and they, too, are pretty close. It's been awhile since they were that young. My youngest is almost 10 and my oldest is 17. Our only daughter is about to turn 16, plus the newly crowned 13 and our 11 year old (almost 12)....
September 2

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