Kolleen

>Damn... and although I haven't poured milk on anybody or thrown water
>in the girls' faces, I have done my fair share of poor-parenting. I'm
>outta here for tonight... gotta go mend some fences and work on my
>parenting skills.
>(*still* searching for the parenting manual that was supposed to be
>given out at childbirth)
>Sarah
>~xx~ ~xx~ ~xx~
>Sarah Carothers


Sarah, I've done my share of poor-parenting also. Maybe even more than my
share (not sure, mother-guilt can alter one's perception).

Working on your parenting skills is all a kid can ask for. So don't be so
hard on yourself. I know at times I am, and I have to remind myself that
as long as I keep learning and observing, it will be alright.

Even though my son was unschooled and had attachment parenting from the
start, I didn't always make the better choice. Sometimes I still don't.

Its not easy to ALWAYS think with one's higher self, instead of one's
childhood-trauma self.

Keep observing and keep learning.

I've come to realize that the manual is in the form of experience, hence
why the midwives, the hospitals or the doulas don't give them out *smile*.

warm regards,
kolleen