“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.”
Eli Khamarov
When I drop Pip off at Daisytree pre-school two mornings a week, it provides Fig and I with a two-hour chunk of one-on-one time. During the week-long Spring Break, Fig demonstrated a few negative, attention-seeking behaviours [...]
“Language… has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”
Paul Johannes Tillich, The Eternal Now
Pip and I were snuggling together in bed one morning while Big-Daddy-O and Fig were getting a fire started. ”Mama, [...]
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.”
Lyman Abbott
Pip surprised me the other day by stomping her foot on the floor when she was frustrated. It was a case of her not getting what she wanted, and instead of talking about it, she [...]