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Let it Begin with Me

June 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments

There is a hymn I’ve loved since I was a child. I first remember the folk choir singing it from the balcony of our small church in small town Connecticut. Over the years I have heard many people sing many versions of this song, but the lyrics remain the same:
Let peace begin with [...]

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So Many Worries, so Little Time

June 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The school year’s almost over. Teacher gifts are ordered, homework is done. I’m counting the remaining days (3.5 after today) until we can slow down. I’m dreaming of the beach and the lake and long days building forts in the woods.
However, the hectic pace and whirlwind schedules are never too full for [...]

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Unconditional

May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

When my husband and I were heading out the door for our 10th Wedding Anniversary trip my daughter Pack Rat asked how come we were going without her and her sister. The only response I could come up with is, “Mommy and Daddy need some time to spend alone. We have been married for 10 [...]

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Resigning as an Adult

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Kevin Carroll has written a couple of books, my favorite of which is “Rules of the Red Rubber Ball”. He talks about how he grew up, what we might think of as “at risk” outside of Philadelphia. He talks about how the playground saved his life and it’s where he discovered something [...]

Tags: Fun · Mental Health

Too Much Of A Good Thing?

February 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Is there such as thing as being too generous with your time? I’m starting to think I’m at that point. Since college I’ve been active with some non-profit organization. I’ve tried to recall how I got started volunteering, but I truly don’t remember what it was that drove me to give of my time. My [...]

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Overcoming Your Parent’s Mistakes

January 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Recently my counselor recommended I do some work to overcome issues from my childhood. She told me that I was in a good place (haven’t seen her since my infertility days except for an occasional issue and one happened to pop up in November…the first in many years). This all came about when I couldn’t [...]

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My Experience with Postpartum Depression

August 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Isn’t it interesting how we can think that Postpartum Depression is something that happens to other people even while we are surrounded by the signs of depression within ourselves?
I struggled with Postpartum Depression with three of my four births and I’m not yet out of the woods with my fourth. My fourth baby, Laurelyn, is [...]

Tags: Mental Health · Pregnancy

Engineering Transitions

June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

How many of us are currently coping with, or about to cope with, our children’s schedule changes? The transition from school year to vacation is heavy on the minds of most of the parents I know and has figured prominently here in recent posts on GNMParents. My own children are in the process of leaving [...]

Tags: Mental Health · Parenting

The Science Of Parenting Meets
The Prostituting Of Science

June 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Recently, a group of investigators at Harvard were found to have been personally enriched, through consulting for drug companies, to the tune of $1.6 million dollars, each, over a period of seven years. That’s approximately $228,500 per year. Based on what my husband makes as a physician at an academic institution, this would [...]

Tags: Mental Health · Parenting

Do You Take Retreats?

May 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Every 6-8 weeks, I try to go away by myself for a weekend. Even before we completed our adoption, Peter and I agreed that I would take time off once in a while as compensation for the weekends he’s on call at the hospital and seldom makes it home.
It’s easy to explain to K and [...]

Tags: Family · Mental Health · Parenting · Travel








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