And just to
see other parents in action, caring and being present for their children was priceless.
It can be a personality disorder, or some other constellation of disorders that causes the alienating parent to
see the other parent in «black and white» terms, and to view the targeted parent as deserving of malicious retribution in the form of losing a relationship with their children.
Not exact matches
Let's
see, you'll insult people's
parents (welcome to the third grade) or call
others «not right
in the head» (because you can't face even minimal challenge) or call
others uncivil (when virtually all of your comments are condescending put downs).
God did not
see fit to remove all
other life forms from planet earth on October 25, 2003, and so we shared that day with our
parents, our grandparents, our aunts and uncles, our friends, our church, our neighbors, the church custodian, the band, the caterers, the photographer, the nursery staff, the people who honked their horns when they
saw «Just Married» sprayed
in shaving cream on our car windows, and the people who didn't.
but if your
parents told you, from the day you were brought home from the hospital, that the Bible was the literal truth, and everyone — EVERYONE around you continually reinforced that belief —
in school, at home, at your friends» houses, and you were
in that 24/7/365 from the day you were born, you can start to
see — and have sympathy — for these people when
other people appear to be attacking their core conditional belief system.
From Nadia Bolz Weber «The Sarcastic Lutheran»: «So when I reject my identity as beloved child of God and turn to my own plans of self - satisfaction, or I despair that I haven't managed to be a good enough person, I again
see our divine
Parent running toward me uninterested
in what I've done or not done, who covers me
in divine love and I melt into something new like having again been moved from death to life and I reconcile aspects of myself and I reconcile to
others around me.
On the
other hand, I am a
parent, and have
seen my children grow
in the womb.
I am tired of how people who believe
in their own «gods» try to shove religion down
other peoples throat, what I mean is if your religion doen not let you support guns then don't support it but also don't try to change it for everyone else who doesn't
see it your way, I don't go around asking for you all's religion to remove crosses from public view because I don't believe and to remove the bible from public places (i.e. Hotels, Bookstores, etc.) so it can only be
seen in their respective places of workship, Remember WE ALL ARE BORN ATHEIST, YOU ARE NOT BORN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A GOD, YOUR
PARENTS HAVE TO TELL YOU THERE IS A GOD, A DEVIL, HEAVEN AND EARTH... THEN IT BEGINGS.
Jeremy have been asking the holy spirit for his help with this and
in regards to the lame man that Jesus healed I do nt believe that sin was the issue for him just like the blind man was it his
parents or did he sin the answer was neither but so that God would be glorified.What was the sin that may have been worse for him.The two situations are related of the woman caught
in adultery the key words being go and sin no more only two references
in the bible and will explain later the lame man we
see at first his dependency on everyone else for his needs he cant do it he is
in the best position to receive Gods grace but what does he do with it.Does he follow Jesus no we are told he goes to the temple and Jesus finds him now that he has his strength to do things on his own what his response to follow the way of the pharisees that is what is worse than his condition before so he is warned by go and sin no more.We get confused because we
see the word sin but the giver of is speaking to him to go another way means death.Getting back to the two situations of the woman caught
in adultery and the lame man here we
see a picture of our hearts on the one our love for sin and on the
other the desire to work out our salvation on our terms they are the two areas we have to submit to God.My experience was the self righteousness was the harder to deal with because it is linked
in to our feelings of self worth and self confidence so we have to be broken so we are humble enough to realise that without God we can do nothing our flesh hates that so it is a struggle at first to change our way of thinking.brentnz
Chrissy from what you have written i believe you have always had a sensitive ear to God that shows obedience and godliness that is not the norm.You must of had godly influence from
parents or someone close to the family.Its shows wisdom beyond your years what you know instinctively has taken me years to learn as my heart was stubborn and hard hearted.By your words i
see humility and surrender to the Lord that is a powerful testimony may he continue to strengthen you
in your Christian walk and may you be a blessing and a witness to
others who do nt know the Lord.It shows God has no boundaries he is able to reach people
in any situation if they have ears to hear.brentnz
However, the kids we raised during musically subpar
parenting phases found their bliss
in other ways, and today I
see little to no correlation between our kids» professional - personal fulfillment and whatever instrument everyone played.
But the
other week I
saw it
in the salad bar section at the Whole Foods near my
parents» house.
«The worst thing
in my life is
seeing other people hugging their
parents.
In other jurisdictions, I
see people fighting against subsidized day care because (a) young children should be at home with their
parents and (b)
other people should have to save and pay full price for day care just like they did.
• Greater father involvement
in infant care and
other household tasks is correlated with lower
parenting stress and depression
in mothers (for review,
see Fisher et al, 2006).
So far we've discussed why you want to read this book, «should» thoughts causing power struggles, power struggles being futile when the person is engaged with the
other person, the difference between being
in charge and being
in control,
seeing and accepting the child you have, and forgiving our
parents.
I've felt this many times myself; I
see other moms with their kids
in public and just assume they are so much better at
parenting than I am.
He has had an enviable sleep schedule ever since and I do not feel sorry when I
see other parents coping with fussiness and brattiness issues that are rare
in my son.
If,
in the end, it does turn out that women who breastfeed end up with flatter career trajectories overall (and I'd love to
see how something that typically lasts for a year affects a woman for life... if there is a correlation I bet that breastfeeding and
other parenting decisions are co-incidental, not causational), well I guess like
others, my response would be «so...?».
Add
in the possibility that sideline personnel responsible for monitoring athletes for signs of concussion, such as team doctors and athletic trainers, or coaches and
parent volunteers, may be away from the sideline attending to
other injured athletes when a player sustains a high force blow, or, even if they are watching the field / court / rink, may miss significant impacts because they occur away from the play, and one can
see why better concussion detection methods are needed.
Parents who experienced a lot of criticism and frustration
in their own childhoods are more likely to
see condemnation and disapproval
in the eyes of
others and react
in an ineffective way.
As a
parent you
see your child
in a different light than
other people do.
In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
In the end, it all comes back to education:
In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
In the ideal world, a
parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving
in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
in the direction of safety, fortunately, as
seen, for instance,
in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision
in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
in which the risks of participating
in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participatin
in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of
other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.
• Greater father involvement
in infant care and
other household tasks is linked with lower
parenting stress and depression
in mothers (for review,
see Fisher et al, 2006) and is therefore likely to enhance mother - infant attachment security.
Suffice it to say, the new mandate hasn't made anybody happy and has garnered plenty of vocal detractors (and rightly so), from US Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body (which, among
other things, called the mandate «irresponsible» and premature), to coaches (who don't
see the flimsy headband approved by FHSAA — what one longtime game official told The Times looked «more like a thick bandana» — as serving any purpose and no more than a «costly distraction to
parents and the players»), to game officials (one told The Times that the only effect the headgear was having on the game was to cause delays because the headbands were prone to falling off) to the athletes themselves, who say all it does is get
in the way of their goggles.
Are we
seeing a shift
in how we view divorce, especially
parents who no longer love each
other but love their kids?
I personally would love to live
in some intentional community with
other parents who shared these progressive values, but I don't
see it happening.
You will be most confident
in your
parenting when you
see the desired results lived out
in other families.
It's a powerful moment
in a
parent's life when they suddenly
see their sweet little one as a separate, intelligent, worthy human being who can plan, make decisions, snap out orders, and lead
other humans on a journey through an imaginary rainforest or on a trip through outer space.
This isn't to say I'd be thrilled to join
other pumping moms
in a communal Mothers» Room, but if work culture continues to skimp on providing supportive environments for raising a healthy family, including flex time, paid leave, subsidized quality care and just the basic humanity that allows us to
see each
other as more than just workers boosting a bottom line, I'd take the company of
other moms like me so I wouldn't feel so alone as a working
parent.
Other children, who hadn't
seen apples being divided different ways (or hadn't discussed them with their
parents) struggled enormously with what seemed to them a new torture consisting of numbers and symbols to be manipulated
in increasingly mysterious ways.
(I've written about this sticky issue before
in Why Kids + Food = Conversational Hot Potato, and even here on The Lunch Tray, we've
seen sparks fly when
parents start judging each
other about kids and food).
When a
parent sees their child suffering because of the cruelty of
other children there is a very natural urge to rush
in and make it stop.
See what kinds of activities
other parents have included
in their baby's bedtime routine, from playing peekaboo to saying Goodn...
Smart well informed
parents, such as readers of TLT, most likely start off 5 preventive steps ahead of
other parents so I can
see why
in this forum one would feel comfortable being «blase».
In this way, you get to
see and socialize
other parents as well.
The ability to believe
in the light at the end of the tunnel, even if you can't necessarily
see it, will be so beneficial: You'll forever know that sleepless nights will pass, arguments will pass, and any
other conceivably difficult
parenting moment will, eventually, pass.
While many
parents do
see the Pinterest lunch as a way of showing their love and devotion, many of us would also be happy to show it
in other ways if we and our kids felt the school lunch was both tasty and nutritious.
In the early days, it can be hard to
see beyond the endless tasks of feeding, changing nappies and doing the laundry but Valentine's Day provides the perfect excuse to remind yourselves how much you mean to each
other, beyond your roles as
parents.
I've written a lot on this blog (and, really, I mean, a LOT —
see the «Related Posts» below) about classroom birthday treats, soccer snacks and the many
other ways
in which kids are offered junk food by people
other than their
parents on a regular... [Continue reading]
If you are a
parent who has made it to the
other side of living with colic, please share your experience and words of advice
in the comments below, let's help an new mums reading this to
see that it really does get better.
In some cases, you may need to have a move approved by the courts, and you may be expected to cover any additional transportation costs associated with your child's visits to
see the
other parent.
Plus you could
see other parents and get the scoop on what's going on
in the community.
For my new job working as a
Parent Support Partner
in our NICU... although it is emotionally challenging, I am thankful for the opportunity to help
other parents see the light at the end of their long, miserable tunnel.
Meredith's book tackles the importance of expressing unconditional love, supporting the whole team and
seeing the big picture, among many
other key points that can help
parents fully understand the incredibly important role they have
in their young athlete's life.
It's honestly nice to be able to
see what
other options there are, how
other parents are doing parenthood, how
other mothers are deciding to raise their children, so we can either be validated
in our own choices, or learn from
other parents and try their brand of parenthood on for size.
After about 10 minutes, an employee went out of her way to approach me and tell me how refreshing it was to
see a
parent in the store actually engaging with their kids instead of ignoring them and being glued to the phone while the kids either sat alone or entertained each
other.
The transition to having one
parent stay home is easier if both partners feel good about each
other's choice and
see the loss of a paycheck and change
in lifestyle as an acceptable trade - off.
We realize how difficult this would be,
seeing that it's a room
in which
parents spend a lot of their time, so here are
other solutions to keep children safe
in this part of the house.
It is not for the overworked and the overscheduled, and not
in homes trying to juggle the needs of adults and other family members (see Potty Training In One Day section for information on technique for busy parents
in homes trying to juggle the needs of adults and
other family members (
see Potty Training
In One Day section for information on technique for busy parents
In One Day section for information on technique for busy
parents).