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Goosed: Guilt as a Terrible Parenting Strategy
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Guilt as a Terrible Parenting Strategy. If you had to ask me what is the single toughest task for me as a parent, it would be easy for me to pinpoint:. I react with my emotions all wrapped up in my children's behaviors. Whether they disappoint, shock, or please me, it is written all over my face and expressed in every word from my mouth. I said to him, "I understand. I understand that it is really tough to be kind to others when we feel like they aren't being kind to us.". I felt...
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Goosed: March 2015
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Monday, March 16, 2015. For years and years and years, as long as I can remember really, I have had this insecurity complex where I brace to be rejected. I had this feeling that unless someone explicitly shows they like me, they probably don't. If someone didn't specifically tell me I was doing a good job, I assumed I wasn't meeting their expectations or was letting them down. Even further, if someone actually rejected me, even jokingly, I took it hard. I cowered in the face of rejection. On the other ha...
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Goosed: Job and Moses and a baby named Ezra
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Job and Moses and a baby named Ezra. I've been re-reading the story of Job the last couple of weeks. I remember when I first read that book of the Bible - back in high school - I totally misunderstood it. In my high school Bible, emblazoned with my name on the bottom right corner of course, I underlined quote after quote spoken by Job's "friends". They were. Touting the faithfulness and splendor of God, after all. Are friends just items of profit and loss? These are the types of fr...
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Goosed: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. I would venture to say that most people tend to take the last few days of a year to glance back at the roller coaster ride that they have just been on. For better or worse, the ride is nearly over. Memories were made, mistakes were made, progress was made. For some the past year holds a whole lot of pain. For others, it was one giant celebration. For most it falls somewhere in the middle. Years end, and we look backward but move forward. Bring it on, 2015. As a mother, if this...
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Goosed: February 2015
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Friday, February 6, 2015. Finn is big on the idea of bad guys. He is at the developmental stage where he understands things as being good or bad. Black or white. Because of his daddy, he knows by heart who Superman's bad guys are, who Batman's bad guys are, who Flash's bad guys are. He's fascinated by the whole thing! The other day, he was playing with his superhero guys at our kitchen table. Then I hear him ask, "Mommy, who is Jesus' bad guy? Why is he bad? What bad things does he do? I felt like someon...
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Goosed: Stubborn Choice
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. So, I wish that I could say that since my last blog, I have been living in total victory over discouragement. In all actuality, the opposite is probably true. Life has not magically gotten easier. I didn't crack the code of some long kept ancient secret to never being discouraged. Days are still hard and it is still a daily battle and it truly takes a stubborn choice sometimes to NOT be discouraged. Over the weekend, I had the most annoying. And I can't find my body's on. I could ...
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Goosed: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014. I read an article the other day about a father who was being charged with murder by way of neglect. He had been home alone with his two daughters, ages 2 and 3, when he heard a loud noise come from their room. Rather than investigate said noise and make sure his daughters were okay, he stayed in his comfortable position. On the toilet. #2. One thought that had to have crossed their minds was,. Daddy will come through that door at any second and rescue us! Sure it seemed as thoug...
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Goosed: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014. It's no secret to most who have read my blog before or know me in person that I like to play it safe. I've written about it on numerous occasions - I like the consistency and comfort of doing things the way they "should" be done. I color inside the lines, obey the rules, and sing the song the way it was written. I looooove organization and everything in it's proper place. It's why I still enjoy playing Tetris (sorting? But lately, He has been revealing to me how much more.
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Goosed: To My Brother on His 38th Birthday
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Saturday, July 9, 2011. To My Brother on His 38th Birthday. Tomorrow would have been your 38th birthday. Each year when this day comes around, I cannot help but stop and think about where you would be if you were still here on this earth. Would you be working as a therapist? Would you own your own ranch? Would you still love a good cowboy hat? Would you be married and have children? Its been almost 16 years and that feels like such a very long time to not have you here. I love you and I miss you,. To My ...
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Goosed: July 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015. The last few days, I have been living under one dark cloud of crank. I wake up with a light heart and ready to face the day, and then some moment comes and reality breaks in and the crank comes out. I don't want to be active. I don't want to veg. I don't want clean. I don't want to play. I most certainly don't want to run errands with my kids, even though our refrigerator shelves are feeling lonely. The endless pop-up demands of mommy hood. There have been times this pregnancy wher...
