2″ x 2″ – at Richmondmom.com

Posted by Kate on Feb 7, 2011 in Acceptance | 0 comments I put up a personal post on Richmondmom.com under Real Richmond Parents instead of here.  I don’t like putting myself out thee because I worry if it opens me up for hurt.  The post is about understanding what really matters to me.
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Return on Effort

Posted by Kate on Jan 25, 2011 in Acceptance, Passably Parenting | 0 comments The other day I was reading tweets from @BurbDoc (be careful you might not want to go there)* and he was talking about acknowledging effort. Not judging the effort.  Not always valuing the effort based on the return.  Valuing effort. This came up again during #hcsm discussion on Sunday evening (1/16/2011).  The conversation was about getting some credit or discount from insurers if you use/d...
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Love Bigger Than You Live

Posted by Kate on Nov 23, 2010 in Acceptance, Ketilave | 0 comments I don’t pretend to be perfect.  I have faults.  Plenty of them.  I like to stay behind the scenes in the hopes of you not seeing the mistakes.  I don’t want to be perfect I just hate to let you down. I still feel this way.  It’s just not life or death.  I will not DIE of embarrassment.  But I tried. In December 1994 I tried to kill myself.  I would have been successful...
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Protected: Because you just have to look

Posted by Kate on Nov 16, 2010 in Acceptance | Enter your password to view comments. need more nylon Day 5 Day 5 [cincopa AEMAUX6P49dt]
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Modern Parenting is Today

Posted by Kate on Nov 7, 2010 in Acceptance, Ketilave, Mommyhood, Passably Parenting | 3 comments A friend posted on her Facebook wall a post about Modern Motherhood.  I didn’t read the link.  I HATE the attempt to define or pigeon hole parenting. Parenting truly is day by day.  Each day I wake up hoping to do a better job than the day before.  Each day I learn a little more about myself and each of my kids.  The only time I have ever been able to sit back and plan how I was going...
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Addressing Bullying

Posted by Kate on Oct 11, 2010 in Acceptance, Passably Parenting | 1 comment October is National Bullying Prevention Month and Cyber Security Month I’m not the first person to write about bullying and I probably won’t be the last (I wish I was).  I may not get a number of Facebook posts, blog posts or reTweets.  But I speak and act in the hope of reaching 1 person and if I am lucky 5.  My 5. I have my stories of mean kids saying and doing mean things....
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