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The Rules vs Path-of Least-Resistance

When my daughter Casey was on the cusp of 3, she announced to me one day, in her toddler gibberish that she no longer wanted to wear diapers to bed. As I recall (and that was many, many brain cells ago) she had been out of diapers during the day for about 6 months or so but still wearing them at night. I told Buff and we left her wear her big girl panties to bed from then out. And guess what? Not ONE single wetting episode after that! At that moment in her young life, she was ready to take on th… Continue

Added by Rene Syler on December 3, 2008 at 12:07pm — 2 Comments

Living the Life Authentic!

I got an email from a friend last night who lost her job around the time I did. She has since gone on to a full life, including a new baby! Well, this weekend she was at a memorial service for a friend and she ran smack dab into the man who fired her from her job. After a bit of uncomfortable chitchat, she mentioned to him that she still missed her old job. He was non- committal about hiring her back. She emailed me, sort of beating herself up for having said that. And my response to her surpr… Continue

Added by Rene Syler on December 1, 2008 at 12:34pm — 1 Comment

The turtles and me

I have a group of about 20 turtles that hang out with me at Good Enough Mother World Headquarters. They’re mostly silent; I take that back, they’re ALWAYS silent because they are fake! But their purpose is very real. See, I collect them, like I do my crosses and clocks and other stu… Continue

Added by Rene Syler on November 30, 2008 at 7:40am — No Comments

The meaning of Thanksgiving

Over a dinner of Romain lettuce and red wine (there was chicken on the salad so don't fret) I was talking to Buff about how sometimes life just isn't fair. Now one thing you must know about me, is that the moral part of my personality, the Super-ego, according to Sigmund Freud, is overdeveloped. In other words, I have a very strong sense of what is right and what is wrong and that is not always such a good thing. It can lead to a dogmatic, immovable outlook on life. So with that in mind let's go… Continue

Added by Rene Syler on November 27, 2008 at 8:44am — No Comments

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