A mom and a stepmom share stories, ideas, friendship and family
Posted in Tips on Jan 5th, 2008
One of the building blocks of improvisational comedy is the “Yes, and…” rule. When improvising a scene, you accept and build on what your partner does. The quickest way to kill a scene is to block or deny a suggestion. “Yes, and” is about more than not blocking, though. It’s about co-creating or collaborating on [...]
A long time ago, a friend told me that the best parenting advice he’d ever been given was to say yes as much as possible to your child. An aunt of his had given him this advice when his baby was first born, and over the years he found himself noticing that he was often [...]
“[Betty] Carter advises stepfamilies to “kiss the nuclear family good-bye. Stepfamilies simply cannot draw a tight circle around the household in the same way that nuclear families do. That always excludes somebody.” The stepfamily’s task is to keep permeable boundaries around the household [and] to facilitate coparenting…
“It’s a lot like tightrope-walking. “At the very time [...]
Posted in Links on Jan 3rd, 2008
Moojo Cafe: peace begins here - A poem about that universal first feeling that pops up when you find yourself stuck in a conflict: “i like the idea of / ‘peace begins here’ / it’s just that i want peace / to begin after i’ve had / my say, thank you very much!“ (more)
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Posted in Quotes on Jan 3rd, 2008
“When pain arrives side by side with your love
I promise not to flee . . .
This love is not a short-lived fancy
It is the daily prayer, the year-after-year fast
I live it, like an act of worship, till the end of my life”
– Rumi
Posted in Books on Jan 2nd, 2008
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Over and over again, it has been my experience that, from the moment people begin talking about what they need rather than what’s wrong with one another, the possibility of finding ways to meet everybody’s needs is greatly increased.” — Marshall Rosenburg, Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication [...]
Posted in Movies, TV & music on Jan 2nd, 2008
Smash Mouth covers Why Can’t We Be Friends
Posted in Links on Jan 2nd, 2008
NANCM: Effective Co-Parenting - “Does co-parenting seem impossible? Does it seem impractical? Are you asking yourself why you would want even to consider this idea? The answer to all of these questions is if you do not try co-parenting, your children are going to suffer needlessly.” (more)
Single Parents Blog: You Might Only Be Seeing a [...]
Posted in Links on Jan 1st, 2008
Izzy Rose from Stepmother’s Milk interviewed me for the Stepmom Spotlight section of her blog. What an honor! Check it out.
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