Journal
FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR BIG, BRAVE, MESSY FAMILY AS WE FIGURE OUT THIS MAGICAL LIFE OF OURS, FILLED WITH LOVE, + HARD STUFF, + MORE CHICKENS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT HERE ON SALT SPRING ISLAND.
WHAT IF WE LET THEM DREAM?
THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUR YOUNGEST TODAY.
Sometimes you just need to sit in a basket in your underwear with a feather from your favourite chicken. This is how I found our youngest today. Sitting cross legged, in the basket that usually holds blankets, staring off into space. When I broke his gaze, I asked him what was wrong, he perked up and said, “Nothing! I’m just imagining,” and then went back to his own world.
HOW DO YOU CO PARENT WHEN YOUR PARTNER HAS ALL OF THESE OPINIONS?
CO PARENTING IS HARD!
Why did no one say? “You’ll be more frustrated about this than almost anything else in your relationship. But remember to hear each other, really listen, past the fear, and to the value you are trying to teach, focus on that rather than the very specific path you think you should take to get there and you’ll be okay”