Without further ado, here are my picks of this week:
Sometimes it fells like we all want the same. Guys need to look a certain way, girls need to look a certain way. But where might it lead us? Trees of Transition brings it to the point: Give short guys a chance. You might miss out on the love of your life otherwise… I would take it a bit further: Give everyone a chance…
“Effective communication is like a dance. Moving together provides a beautiful flow. You might step on each other’s toes a few times but you correct the wrong move and continue dancing.” Loved this sentence and everything else Insight From A Woman’s Heart had to say in this post.
“The choice is yours. The power is yours. But only if you claim it.” This and some other wise words B’s Words mentions in this post are totally worth reading.
Do we really have it all together always? I am not so sure about that. Tempest admits, that she does not. I admire her for being so open about it. And by the way, if you are over there: She is looking for some guest bloggers…
Why is it such an issue, if a boy wants to play with a pony? Even if it would be pink, or if he would want to wear a princes dress, it does not matter. Let him play! After all he is just a little boy and the pony is just a toy. Right, California Tennessee? 😉
Talking about cutting some slack: Cut yourself some slack! Life would be so much easier, if we would just go with a “whatever, dude” philosophy every once in a while… I might need to use this too in my future… And here is another great advice on raising a girl.
Expectations can be so hard to handle. In so many ways. They can be crushing, they can make us feel like we have a swarm of butterflies in our tummy. Or they can make us fell bad. Abumble describes so well, what certain expectations can do to you… and she inspired me for my post about expectations as well.
Is it really about us or is it not about us at all? As Laura finds out, sometimes it is not. Maybe sometimes we have to take that step back and analyze what is actually happening.
Originally seen on Janey Does Blogging and decided to going to try this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mauricio-estrella/how-a-password-changed-my-life_b_5567161.html
So well said by Finding Fab-You-Lous and I hope she will enjoy her stage time!
She did it. She managed to change. And in what an amazing way! Read about Soberista’s journey here. Good on her! Alcohol can have such a huge impact on your life. Talking about how much it can affect a child is Half as long, Twice as bright, who describes what it did to him. And I guess this one probably only scratches on the surface…
Not going to loose a lot of words, as this post of Sofia Wisdom of The Ages speaks by itself.
Do you remember your first “first-time-mom freak out”? Oh, I do… and plenty others… Read all about Kelly’s first time here…Respectively here on Scary Mommy.
Social media… the monster of the internet… and how we get pulled in. Great post by Never Trust A Jellyfish.
Wow! Thank you so much for the shout-out! I appreciate it!
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Reblogged this on Trees of Transition.
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Thank you for the reblog 🙂
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You’re welcome! Thanks for reading my blog and adding it to your picks of the week. Are you home schooling your kids?
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Yes, well, my husband is actually teaching them. I am in charge of the ‘after school activities’ 😉
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Very nice–teamwork! 🙂 I was home schooled and have been thinking about it a lot recently.
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I would love to hear your take on being a home schooled kid. I feel like they are doing great and both love it. But would be interesting hearing what you feel about it.
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That is good to hear because I will be writing blog posts about it soon, so be watching :). I loved being homeschooled– (but now I can see the hard sides), and it is a great way to be raised. It helps kids discover who they were meant to be.
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You have no idea how good this is to hear! Looking forward to reading you post about it!
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Oh, good–because I sort of know how much work it is.
Yes, I will get my thoughts together and post pretty soon on that topic. If you have any questions–please ask. 🙂
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Will do 🙂
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Thanks for linking to my post! I’m thrilled and honored.
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You are very welcome 🙂
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Thanks for the visit and reblog!
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You are very welcome 🙂
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Thank you!
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You are very welcome!
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Thanks for the link! And I course for relating to it. So glad to know we aren’t alone in what we go through.
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Thanks for giving us all these great reads…..and also the mention 🙂
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Oh, you are very welcome 🙂 Glad you like them.
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