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by PureJoyParenting | Feb 28, 2010 | Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting
I’ve learned raising a beautiful, strong authentic daughter requires I live and parent from this place inside myself. Learning to trust myself andrelying on my internal wisdom, instead of using techniques to control my daughter’s behavior, has been...
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by PureJoyParenting | Jan 10, 2010 | Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Unconditional Love
When I adopted my daughter 9 years ago, I promised to be the BEST parent I could be. Honestly, I was afraid to be a mom, so I waited until my forties to adopt. Even though I love children, I was always afraid I might not be able to be the mom I always dreamed I could...
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by PureJoyParenting | Sep 8, 2009 | Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen
Today, I am feeling the tenderist place in my heart. As I open to this exquisite place, my heart breaks open to an even deeper place with my daughter. Often, when I’m busy and trying so hard to ‘keep it together” as a mom, I notice that my heart...
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by PureJoyParenting | Jul 23, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen
Being a single parent, I get overwhelmed with all the things my daughter leaves around the house. I am always picking up something that shouldn’t be there. One of my biggest irritants are those long clear, tube popcicle wrappers. Of course, I buy boxes of...
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by PureJoyParenting | Jun 30, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen
Being a single parent, I move into overwhelm when I have too much on my plate. Trying to make sure that everything gets done, often doesn’t leave a lot of down time to take care of me. Unfortunately, when I am overwhelmed, my daughter, joins right in. She...
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by PureJoyParenting | Jun 25, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen
What we focus on is what we will see. When I find myself focusing on all the things my daughter is doing that I judge as negative, I often find even more. When I’m tired and down on myself, I can walk in the house and within 2 minutes see everything that she...
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