The Lessons of Anger

The Lessons of Anger

by | Oct 16, 2018 | Article, Existing posts

Last week, I explored whether avoiding all anger at one’s children might be too much of a good thing. In essence, I argued that when children see us deal with our aggression, they learn to deal with theirs. Anger is most essentially a response to having one’s...
When Motherhood Defeats Us

When Motherhood Defeats Us

by | Aug 3, 2017 | Article, Existing posts

It is a human need to experience ourselves as competent. When we are mothering children, whether we feel competent can play a significant role in determining how satisfying we find this role. While some women come by a sense of competence easily after becoming a...
Childhood’s Impermanence

Childhood’s Impermanence

by | Apr 29, 2017 | Article, Existing posts

I was doing some spring cleaning in the yard last week, when I found a small plastic T. Rex. He was somewhat muddied, but otherwise showed no signs of significant wear from his decade long exile from the toy box, and even retained his fearsome posture. Finding him...