Tag: parenting
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Day One Hundred Forty Three, June 14, 2011
Lea arrived to Shanghai in 2006 when she was just 2 years old. Since then China has been a new home to her. I often think about the influence that this move will have later on her life as an adult, growing up multilingual, mixing with different cultures, being a foreigner away from home;…
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Day One Hundred Twenty Seven, May 29, 2011
Recently there has been a growing and intense fascination with the small worlds of little creatures in our home. Every day, Lea makes sure she has a little cup or container that she takes to school with her just in case a bug of some sort shows itself that day. Then after school she makes…
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Day One Hundred Twenty Six, May 28, 2011
She woke up early on the day of her 7th birthday and ran to my bed declaring “I have dreamt that I was being swallowed by a giant clock!” And isn’t time like that? Isn’t it a ruthless giant clock that ticks and keeps on ticking whether we like it or not, whether we are…
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Day One Hundred Twenty Two, May 24, 2011
Little girls love glitz! It is that time again! When Lea and I go a bit nuts preparing her birthday party. This year will be just as glitzy, thanks to Shanghai markets where we can find all sorts of wild props. The countdown to Saturday afternoon begins, when Lea will turn a big ‘7’ !!…
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Day One Hundred Nineteen, May 21, 2011
I came back from my travels to find Lea with two major and pretty major “ouchies” on her leg. We have had to cancel swimming, sports, long baths, sand playground time and other weekly activities. These are the things that may leave a mark and be part of the stories we tell as we grow…
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Day One Hundred Fifteen, May 17, 2011
It is when you are far away from the thing that you love that you value it and miss it the most. As each trip that I take alone comes to a close, I feel a very strong tug and a yearning to see, smell, kiss, talk to and be with Lea. The last day…
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Day One Hundred Five, May 7, 2011
Being a parent we spend most days wearing different hats, care giver, teacher, guide, coach, nurse, leader, comforter, helper, dresser, shopper, cook,.. you know how it goes. But there are those special days when we find the freedom to just ‘be’ with our children. We enter their realm, we shift gears to be on their…
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Day One Hunderd Four, May 6, 2011
This is the look I call ‘the pout’. Children learn it at a very early age when their clever little heads realize they can exert emotional pressure on you. It immediately follows a rejection from you to one of their strong wishes. They test it repeatedly and they realize over time that it mostly works…
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Day Eighty Seven, April 19, 2011
At times in my parenting of Lea I feel like an internal reflection day is needed, a ‘her and me’ time that can bring harmony, rhythm and a much needed routine into lives together. Today felt like the right day to rewrite our daily plans, look back at our week, plan ahead and see what…
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Day Sixty Five, March 28, 2011
Not even seven years old and she declared herself a rocker! Lea came home today and asked me to tell her everything I know about Rock and Roll. She said: “I think I am rock and roll” and she proceeded to demonstrate. Should I be worried?? 🙂