Category: parenting
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The Red Umbrella Dance~
We had no plan that evening, just the sea, the sand, and the last light of day brushing everything with warmth. My daughter picked up the red umbrella we had carried for shade earlier, and without a word, she stepped into the water and began to dance with the wind. It was one of those…
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From One Role to Another~
In a reflective moment, a mother contemplates her evolving relationship with her grown daughter. The daughter shares a profound realization about parenthood, sparking the mother to see her not just as a child but as an individual. This newfound perspective fosters a deeper connection, allowing love to mature and develop alongside them.
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A Parent’s Instinct: The Universal Call of Protection
Today, as I walked through the park, I was pulled into a scene that demanded my full attention. By the pond, loud, rhythmic quacks echoed through the air, halting passersby in their tracks. Drawn by the urgency of the calls, I saw two parent ducks leading a group of about fifteen ducklings. They moved cautiously,…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 79/365
As long as I remember, when I still lived in Lebanon, my father would sit by the fireplace at our home at the foot of the mountain and on cold days continuously feed wood to the hungry fire and watch its raging flames and listen to its crackling sounds as it vanished into ashes. It…
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Morning Coffee Talk~50/365
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Good Morning, This image is one of my favourites that I have taken of my daughter and is both sentimental for me and expressive of her playful nature. I was looking at it today and thinking of how important it is to remain lighthearted and free. We get that bashed out of us as we…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 49/364
Good Morning, Sitting here at home and caring for my lovely daughter who is in quarantine with covid, I find time playing games with me. It goes fast, then very slow only to go fast again reminding me that I have absolutely no control over it. That is one of the natures of time, it…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 47/365
Good Morning, I suppose it was inevitable and at some point Covid would come knocking on our door. There is a positive test in our home today so we will be in quarantine for the next 7 days at least. Luckily we live at a time when we can remain connected with loved ones, friends…
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Morning Coffee Talk~26/364
Good Morning, Every year since my daughter was a small child, we visited this forest near the town of Xanten in Germany. This year was no exception. I always walked with her there and upon arrival we stopped and took a moment to greet the forest. One hand on a tree and she still recognises…
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Discovering the ladder of understanding~
This morning I was driving my daughter to her weekend Chinese class and we had a very interesting conversation. She was complaining about her inability to always find interest in continuing to learn Chinese whilst living in Germany and this took us to musings about the human brain and how we, humans have so much…