Don't Use Phrases You Don't Want To Come True
Yesterday I caught myself muttering to myself. Yes, the massive never-ending Passover cleaning I was in middle of was not helping my mood. For those who don’t know what Passover cleaning is, think spring cleaning and then multiply the amount of work and agitation. (Photo courtesy of Allen Goldblatt) It did not help matters that as I was actually managing to make some progress cleaning out the pantry/mud room the CamelBak water pouch my kids had used … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anger, Children, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Parenting
There Is Happiness In Every Day: Just Look For It
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shlabotnik) Every day no matter how stressful or hard brings happiness with it. You just need to look out for it and learn to recognize it everyday things. You need to learn to let simple moments infuse the happiness into your day. This is the second time I have been tagged with the Happy 101 Award. The award means that I have to make a list of ten things that make me happy. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Feel Good, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Work, blogging
Take Pride In Your Country & Your Heritage
Yesterday was an emotional day. My 2nd son returned from a week-long trip called March of the Living in Poland. As I have written before, the March of the Living is an educational trip for Jewish youth to teach them about their heritage and about the horrors that occurred in the Holocaust up close by visiting the concentration camps. The parents of all the students were asked by the school to come and meet their … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens
You Can't Fool Kids. They Know If They Are Truly Loved.
My little three year old is not only adorable but she is also a perceptive little character. Little N goes to the same village sponsored nursery that her older siblings went to. Her teacher and teacher’s assistant are the same ones her older siblings had. Over the years the nursery teacher has had some very harsh criticism from many parents because she yells a lot. My kids were never bothered by it. Hmm, hang on. Wait just … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Parenting
Sometimes Kids Don't Need To Know The Whole Truth
As parents sometimes we just want to shield our kids from some painful truths that they don’t have to know. I am not saying to lie to them. I am just saying they don’t need to know the whole truth. A case in point is little N and the goldfish that was hoisted unwittingly and unwanted upon us from her nursery. To say that I am not a fan of pets is an understatement. Even so, I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Death, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Parenting, Trust
Disappointments Will Not Ruin Your Child's Life
Disappointments will not ruin your child’s life. Though at that precise dismaying moment it definitely feels like you might be. Yesterday was a particularly hard day for my husband and I, as was the day before it. All because we had to crush an 11-year-old’s hopes and dreams. Okay, I am making it sound more serious than it was, but we did actually feel like that. We had to tell our 11-year-old that we did not want … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anger, Children, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Parenting
You Don't Know What It Feels Like Until You Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
Note from Susie: Today is a special guest post day. The post on my blog for today is not written by me. It is a special post written by my friend Dara from Canada. She has a great blog called Readily A Parent. She also writes a weekly parenting column for The Western Star. Of course I have written a special guest post on her blog as well, so don’t forget to check it out at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day, Life Happens, Parenting
Kids Are Sponges
(Photo courtesy of Horia Varlan ) Kids really are sponges. They hear everything, they see everything, they feel everything and they store away all that knowledge for the proper time. Once again I woke up today with a number of different topics whirling around in my head as potentials to write about. In fact I should say I got out of bed, because if you didn’t really sleep, can you wake up? My 3 1/2 year has been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day, Parenting
Life's Beauty is Comprised of Ordinary & Everyday Moments
Over the years I have many times found myself getting caught up in planning events, making occasions perfect and doing special things for and with those I love. Don’t get me wrong. Those things are important as well, but how many times have I ignored the people I am planning or doing the things for? How many times have we put off things until…………… It seems at least for me that I was always waiting … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day
Get to Know Your Kids' Friends
My second son turned 18 two weeks ago. (Where did the time go? But that a subject for another day) We are Sabbath observant and he asked to have 6 friends over for the Sabbath in honor of his birthday. Six 18 year old boys=lots and lots of food and cooking. So I worked hard for a few days and Friday afternoon before sundown his 6 friends descended upon us. I expected a lot more draining … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Lesson of the Day
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