Before my kids were born I had thought out my parenting strategy. Being a “spirited” child, I had this idea that as a parent if I could be open and my child knew their opinions mattered then the rest would fall into place. We may not agree but you’ll always have a voice and I’ll listen. We all want to feel understood. Although my strategy was a solid one. I forgot the one thing that I wanted more than anything as a kid which was to be seen as an independent person separate

What I have learned from COVID over these past 2 years is that fear and fatigue are the two things that we all have in common. To the vaccinated(myself included) I see you. I see you wanting to do the right thing. I see you are afraid of catching this virus when the outcome could be no symptoms, to a mild cold, to being extremely ill, and possibly death. To the unvaccinated I see you. You are wanting to do the right thing as well. Some see themselves as whistleblowers and wa

In a world where it seems we text more than we talk - I have experienced times where a well meaning message was interpreted in a way that it wasn’t intended. I think I text the way that I talk but, not long ago I sent a message and the intonation I intended versus the intonation the receiver read it were completely different. I remember reading the message to my sister and asking how it was possible that my message could be misunderstood. My sister read it back to me with a d