Comments on: A quiet day http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2004/05/31/a-quiet-day/ montessori at school, autonomous at home, all learning together Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:28:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Roslyn http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2004/05/31/a-quiet-day/#comment-118 Roslyn Tue, 01 Jun 2004 07:55:00 +0000 /?p=204#comment-118 Don't look at it as broken. A relationship is always a rollercoaster ride and you won't always get it 'right'. Stop beating yourself up about things and start again afresh today. If you try to go into something thinking negative it will be impossible to turn it into the positive.I 'fail' everyday. I have made some really stupid decisions. Pea can't decide how she feels about me most of the time and most of the time she drives me up the wall and around the bend!But I can't spend so much time thinking about it. I have to show her love, support, discipline, right, wrong.....She isn't always going to like me because of what I do or say. I won't always like myself for the same reasons. Think positive, have faith in yourself and be real. Yes you will make mistakes, yes you probably already have made some! BUT you have made loads of positive steps, focus more on these. Don’t look at it as broken. A relationship is always a rollercoaster ride and you won’t always get it ‘right’. Stop beating yourself up about things and start again afresh today. If you try to go into something thinking negative it will be impossible to turn it into the positive.I ‘fail’ everyday. I have made some really stupid decisions. Pea can’t decide how she feels about me most of the time and most of the time she drives me up the wall and around the bend!But I can’t spend so much time thinking about it. I have to show her love, support, discipline, right, wrong…..She isn’t always going to like me because of what I do or say. I won’t always like myself for the same reasons. Think positive, have faith in yourself and be real. Yes you will make mistakes, yes you probably already have made some! BUT you have made loads of positive steps, focus more on these.

]]> By: Sarah http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2004/05/31/a-quiet-day/#comment-117 Sarah Mon, 31 May 2004 21:49:44 +0000 /?p=204#comment-117 Again, my personal take on the sibling thing is that you just can't win. I know Abigail and I have lots of issues - I'm convinced part of it is middle child syndrome, while part of it is us being similar ... and while you might feel like you've made a pigs ear of things, you probably haven't really - and in another year's time you'll be struggling with Small ... she says, from personal experience! Parenting is just one long juggling act! Anyway, hope you feel much better soon. Again, my personal take on the sibling thing is that you just can’t win. I know Abigail and I have lots of issues - I’m convinced part of it is middle child syndrome, while part of it is us being similar … and while you might feel like you’ve made a pigs ear of things, you probably haven’t really - and in another year’s time you’ll be struggling with Small … she says, from personal experience! Parenting is just one long juggling act!

Anyway, hope you feel much better soon.

]]> By: Sarah, Roo and Kids http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2004/05/31/a-quiet-day/#comment-116 Sarah, Roo and Kids Mon, 31 May 2004 21:06:41 +0000 /?p=204#comment-116 BTW my 2 get referred to as Big Fred and Little Fred when I don't want real names to be used. Sarah and Freds BTW my 2 get referred to as Big Fred and Little Fred when I don’t want real names to be used.

Sarah and Freds

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