lemonade and an unschooling moment
mary
This is really corny but, I was sitting down looking out onto the deck
where I saw a half full glass of lemonade. I smiled. At one time I
would've looked out and saw that same image and thought someone left
that out there, it needs to be picked up... But, today I
thought-someone enjoyed lemonade (made by herself) out in the warm
sunshine. Change feels good.
mary
where I saw a half full glass of lemonade. I smiled. At one time I
would've looked out and saw that same image and thought someone left
that out there, it needs to be picked up... But, today I
thought-someone enjoyed lemonade (made by herself) out in the warm
sunshine. Change feels good.
mary
Jenny C
At one time I
unschooling works or doesn't work. If you can't see the learning and
the beauty, you will have a hard time unschooling. It seems to work
best in all those small ways that add up to the bigger picture.
> would've looked out and saw that same image and thought someone leftIt's all about that mind shift isn't it? It applies to so much in how
> that out there, it needs to be picked up... But, today I
> thought-someone enjoyed lemonade (made by herself) out in the warm
> sunshine. Change feels good.
unschooling works or doesn't work. If you can't see the learning and
the beauty, you will have a hard time unschooling. It seems to work
best in all those small ways that add up to the bigger picture.
Amy
--- In [email protected], "mary" <froggybanjo@...> wrote:
says "While you're up, could you get me my gummy worms?" The old me
probably would have barked something about how I was in the middle of
making dinner. But I said "Okay" in a pleasant way. She says "Mom,
what's right and what's left?" So I look around the corner at her and
say "You're left hand is holding the remote, you're right is holding
your head." ds: "Okay, they're on the left side of my cupboard."
It seems like such a little thing, but I was so happy that I had given
her the space to figure out something that she was interested in,
instead of shutting her down with my crankiness. Change does feel
good, and I love all these lovely, simple moments we have now. I love
that life is more fun now.
Amy
>I love these moments. The other night I was making dinner, and dd (5)
> This is really corny but, I was sitting down looking out onto the deck
> where I saw a half full glass of lemonade. I smiled. At one time I
> would've looked out and saw that same image and thought someone left
> that out there, it needs to be picked up... But, today I
> thought-someone enjoyed lemonade (made by herself) out in the warm
> sunshine. Change feels good.
>
> mary
>
says "While you're up, could you get me my gummy worms?" The old me
probably would have barked something about how I was in the middle of
making dinner. But I said "Okay" in a pleasant way. She says "Mom,
what's right and what's left?" So I look around the corner at her and
say "You're left hand is holding the remote, you're right is holding
your head." ds: "Okay, they're on the left side of my cupboard."
It seems like such a little thing, but I was so happy that I had given
her the space to figure out something that she was interested in,
instead of shutting her down with my crankiness. Change does feel
good, and I love all these lovely, simple moments we have now. I love
that life is more fun now.
Amy
graberamy
<<<It seems like such a little thing, but I was so happy that I had
given
her the space to figure out something that she was interested in,
instead of shutting her down with my crankiness.>>>
I had one of these moments with my ds 8. I was busy doing something and
he asked me "Mom shouldn't 30 be 20?" I stopped what I was doing
because in all my mommy years I've learned that in his thought process's
he's most likely correct [;;)] . I could have just said no 20 is 20 but
instead I looked at him and asked him in a completely curious way, "what
do you mean?" He said well 20 has 21 and so on and 30 has 31 and so on
but 10 doesn't. I thought about it for a few minutes, really trying to
figure out what he was meaning. And I said "do you mean like it should
be tenty one, tenty two and so on?" He looked at me with wide eyes and
said "YES!". I explained that I didn't know why they called it 11 and
12 and so on but that it meant the same thing! He seemed so pleased to
have clarity! And I was so pleased w/myself to have been able to take
the time to have understood him!! I felt privileged to have gotten to
be a part of one of those AH HA moments!!!
amy g
iowa
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given
her the space to figure out something that she was interested in,
instead of shutting her down with my crankiness.>>>
I had one of these moments with my ds 8. I was busy doing something and
he asked me "Mom shouldn't 30 be 20?" I stopped what I was doing
because in all my mommy years I've learned that in his thought process's
he's most likely correct [;;)] . I could have just said no 20 is 20 but
instead I looked at him and asked him in a completely curious way, "what
do you mean?" He said well 20 has 21 and so on and 30 has 31 and so on
but 10 doesn't. I thought about it for a few minutes, really trying to
figure out what he was meaning. And I said "do you mean like it should
be tenty one, tenty two and so on?" He looked at me with wide eyes and
said "YES!". I explained that I didn't know why they called it 11 and
12 and so on but that it meant the same thing! He seemed so pleased to
have clarity! And I was so pleased w/myself to have been able to take
the time to have understood him!! I felt privileged to have gotten to
be a part of one of those AH HA moments!!!
amy g
iowa
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In a message dated 4/22/2008 12:16:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
amylizkid1@... writes:
<<<"You're left hand is holding the remote, you're right is holding
your head." ds: "Okay, they're on the left side of my cupboard.">>>
Very cool-such a neat example of how kindness leads to more kindness... I
love it!
Peace,
De
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amylizkid1@... writes:
<<<"You're left hand is holding the remote, you're right is holding
your head." ds: "Okay, they're on the left side of my cupboard.">>>
Very cool-such a neat example of how kindness leads to more kindness... I
love it!
Peace,
De
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