truffulatuft2003

I've been lurking for a while but I just want to thank you for this
list. I had a bad day yesterday triggered by my food allergies, but I
was focused on the lack of help I get in picking up the never-ending
messes.

I was feeling like a failure and a victim. But I woke up early and
thought "I'll search the unschooling board for advice on this". And I
found a great discussion that was SO helpful (early September 2004 if
you want to check it out).

Now I feel equipped to try again. My new mantra "I choose joy over
grumpyness"

Jennifer

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In a message dated 4/30/2005 10:12:19 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
truffula_tuft@... writes:

-=-Now I feel equipped to try again. My new mantra "I choose joy over
grumpyness"-=-


It's easy to induce grumpiness. I could make myself and my whole family so
miserable by the end of the day that Keith would want a divorce and the kids
would want to move out ANYwhere else.

I choose not to. <g>

Here are lots of encouraging links along that vein:

_http://sandradodd.com/chores_ (http://sandradodd.com/chores)

Sandra






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In a message dated 4/30/2005 10:12:19 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
truffula_tuft@... writes:

Now I feel equipped to try again. My new mantra "I choose joy over
grumpyness


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I went looking for some place to save your post for posterity, and was
asking Keith and Holly what was an easy-to-remember word for affirmation or happy
thoughts. I went to start a page, and found this one:
_http://sandradodd.com/chore/joy_ (http://sandradodd.com/chore/joy)
where I had already collected some sweet, positive happy-thoughts.

So, Jennifer, if you found some things from the 2004 discussion you think
would be good to add, please send them to me (or post them here if you want).

Sandra


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