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I posted this advice on our AP board today:
I’ve learned that if I am to have a relationship with someone, I have to be willing to accept their limitations and what they can or are willing to do, while at the same time setting healthy boundaries for myself and my family and not compromising on [...]

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live in the moment

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breastfeeding, CLW, consensual living, living in the moment on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I realized that my 3 3/4 year old had not nursed in over a month. I felt that I should offer so that she knew we could if she wanted to. “Do you want to nurse?” “No.” That was a first for her. As a baby and toddler she nursed 20-30 times a day. Instead, [...]

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speak to us of children….

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, consensual living, kahlil gibran, parenting on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Someone shared this on an unschooling list I’m on. I thought it was beautiful.
And a woman who held a babe against her bossom said, “Speak to us of
Children.”
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are [...]

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