I finally found what I needed!!! Bedtime is hard for me… my daughter doesn’t want to sleep, even when she’s really tired. The jumping on the bed and the non stop taking get me on my nerves…
I love this idea so much! ❤️ Tomorrow night we will start day 1.
That is such a great thing to hear! I just got pulled in this past weekend to judge a speech and debate tournament. I used to do this 20 years ago in Arizona, and I was floored that, back then and in that region, the kids sort of made fun of the storytelling category. Here in Georgia, it’s considered a real skill, probably from long-held oral traditions. But what a skill to possess! Your son will grow up with that as his formative training. What could be better? 😊
This is beautiful!! I am now a grandma and with all the deep work I have done, it is amazing how I can conciously show up different for my grandkids. My grandaughter, (Step) Has a 5 month old. I have been working with her to help heal trauma and to use it as a superpower to raise her little one. What a gift you will be giving parents!
I’ve seen firsthand how healing trauma makes me a better mother. More aligned with my values.
And it works both ways. Being a mother gave me the opportunity to heal, to make better choices, and to look at my parents with more compassion. It also gave me a strong reason to grow now, not someday in the future.
I can see how being a grandmother and drawing from everything you have learned along the way would be different. More intentional.
You’re giving your granddaughter such a gift by supporting her through this.
Yes!!! It sure does make us look at our parents different! I remember making vows when I was a child that I would not do things that they did, (Unconciously) because I didn't like it done to me. I also vowed I would only have 2 kids so I could give my kids the attention that I craved. I have 10 brothers and 3 sisters. Being a Grandma fills me with SO much joy. It is a crazy DEEP love.
I finally found what I needed!!! Bedtime is hard for me… my daughter doesn’t want to sleep, even when she’s really tired. The jumping on the bed and the non stop taking get me on my nerves…
I love this idea so much! ❤️ Tomorrow night we will start day 1.
I hear you.
It was the hardest part for me too, when my son was younger.
I can play the scene of an overtired child bouncing on the bed in my head.
I hope things calm down. Soon. ❤️
Oh, I like this idea. Oral storytelling is a powerful tool. 😊
Oral storytelling changed everything for me when my son was five and was refusing to go to bed.
Sometimes I feel like shouting it from the rooftops 😄
(Thankfully, I channel that energy a little more wisely.)
That is such a great thing to hear! I just got pulled in this past weekend to judge a speech and debate tournament. I used to do this 20 years ago in Arizona, and I was floored that, back then and in that region, the kids sort of made fun of the storytelling category. Here in Georgia, it’s considered a real skill, probably from long-held oral traditions. But what a skill to possess! Your son will grow up with that as his formative training. What could be better? 😊
Thank you, April.
Your comments made my day!
Oh I’m so glad to hear that! 😊💕
This is beautiful!! I am now a grandma and with all the deep work I have done, it is amazing how I can conciously show up different for my grandkids. My grandaughter, (Step) Has a 5 month old. I have been working with her to help heal trauma and to use it as a superpower to raise her little one. What a gift you will be giving parents!
Shelly, thank you for your beautiful comment. 💕
I’ve seen firsthand how healing trauma makes me a better mother. More aligned with my values.
And it works both ways. Being a mother gave me the opportunity to heal, to make better choices, and to look at my parents with more compassion. It also gave me a strong reason to grow now, not someday in the future.
I can see how being a grandmother and drawing from everything you have learned along the way would be different. More intentional.
You’re giving your granddaughter such a gift by supporting her through this.
Yes!!! It sure does make us look at our parents different! I remember making vows when I was a child that I would not do things that they did, (Unconciously) because I didn't like it done to me. I also vowed I would only have 2 kids so I could give my kids the attention that I craved. I have 10 brothers and 3 sisters. Being a Grandma fills me with SO much joy. It is a crazy DEEP love.