Hi:
I just tried to post a reply but it didn't go through, so here goes again...
I am the mother of a 3.5 yo daughter and do not plan more children. I am happily married. One of my major goals right now is to learn to speak French. We are planning to send our daughter to French Immersion in 2 years and I want to learn with her. So my goal is to begin French classes by January. There's lots of Acadian heritage here and we want to explore it together. I've always wished I was bilingual and want our daughter to have that chance.
I am a member of the Universalist Unitarian church and believe there are many paths to God. However, I have just discovered an Affirming United Church in our new neighbourhood that I am excited about. I think I'm ready to reexplore my faith.
We have a dog, too, that we came very close to giving up. We even had a new, kid-free home for him but I just couldn't say goodbye. So we took him to a behaviourist and gentle-discipline-type obedience classes. It's been a really hard road but we're still together. I'm hoping to spend some time on the Pet Forum because we definitely still have issues.
We also have a cat. We cloth-diapered. I tried to baby-wear but my daughter would have none of it and ended up being a really early walker. We are not vegetarian but do eat locally and organically (most of the time). I bake our bread and goodies. We delayed vaccinations. We are car-free by choice. We all sleep together. Right now we're trying to find a path towards parenting without punishment; no time-outs, taking privileges away, that sort of thing. We are really enjoying our little girl.
I think that about covers us.
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