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When Should you Teach your Children to be Independent? 1

When Should you Teach your Children to be Independent?

2014-02-01
By: Live by Surprise
On: February 1, 2014
In: Motherhood, Parenting
With: 0 Comments

I face a continual struggle with my children’s birth father with regard to parenting techniques.  I work very hard to foster their spirit and independence and self-confidence.  My ex doesn’t understand because that isn’t the way he was raised.  He works hard to ensure the children are dependent on him,Continue Reading

Diagnosis: Dysgraphia - Struggling Against my Ex AND the System

Diagnosis: Dysgraphia – Struggling Against my Ex AND the System

2014-01-30
By: Live by Surprise
On: January 30, 2014
In: Learning Disabilities
With: 8 Comments

My son was experiencing some difficulties learning to read.  He had been in the same day care since age one.  When I left my ex he was two and a half.  My ex worked 12 hours shifts, and to avoid conflict during our divorce, I gave in to his requestContinue Reading

Learning to Dance in the Rain

Learning to Dance in the Rain

2014-01-22
By: Live by Surprise
On: January 22, 2014
In: Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting
With: 4 Comments

A couple of summers back we experienced what they called a once in a hundred years storm. The skies opened up and dumped so much rain on us that roads were washed out, basements were flooded – and there wasn’t a thing we could do about it even if we’dContinue Reading

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