Posts by intentionalmama

[QUOTE=mckennasmomma;14065919] EX A "Your child resists going to bed, first pretending not to hear you announce that it's bedtime, then begging for a few more minutes, then insisting that there's only one last little-bitty thing...

[QUOTE=mjg013;14061484] It's hard as 1 to argue against 35 so if they get particularly hateful, we go home. Since they don't see us that often knowing that we will leave if the talk becomes racially charged tends to curb a lot of...

I love this word "cherish" in the way we relate to our children. How wonderful it is for anyone to feel cherished. For me, it has a sacred quality to it. I feel the time with my child; which can be so encompassing, is also...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rainbow2911 I come from a mixed race family and was lucky enough to never witness any racism as a child. It wasn't until I was a teenager that I realised that there really were racists around...

[QUOTE=Swan3;14012781] We're in a mixed marriage, I'm Latina and he 8th generation Canadian (Caucasian) and just tonight we were talking about how sick it makes me to hear how racist his folks are. It INFURIATES me. I have no qualms...

[QUOTE=smeisnotapirate;14031294] For my parents, it was fear of looking bad in front of their friends. We were always told (by others) that we were the "perfect kids" .. I can really relate to the above. My parents always...

Quote: Originally Posted by julesdsm What odd things to your kids do? I really like this. I remember being here a Waldorf speaker talk about how kids have so many little quirks. And I think these little odd...

Quote: Originally Posted by smeisnotapirate subbing. ...from a family of shamers and have to constantly remind myself that it's ME who has the problem, not DS. I feel like I am beginning to understand why my...

[QUOTE=Evan&Anna's_Mom;14009256]You aren't, of course, going to change their opinions on this. You realize this, yes? You know, I don't know. I guess part of me is hoping that they will soften somehow. I do believe that if I...

[QUOTE=spicyrock;14008859] And definitely, speak up at gatherings about how offensive you find their behavior to be! It was hard for me to do this with dp's family at first. But now that I feel I have a voice, events are much more...