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This morning, after I dropped David off at work, I took Shay’el directly to the park - so it was about 8:15. It was shady, cool and there were no other kids there. She had such a good time. She was watching some kids practice tennis and wanted to get through the [...] Related posts:
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Further Parent Ponderings: Re: Punishment (specifically regarding anger) Punishment is a reaction out of anger. There are no 2 ways about it. It’s saying “your behavior angers me, therefore, you deserve to be punished”. To think otherwise is deluding yourself. If you allow yourself to GET angry for a reason but “sin not”, [...] Related posts:
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The zoo on Saturday was a blast - we were there from 10-2 and Shay’el did AWESOME. It was a long hot day but she had a blast. Here favorite animals were the fish (”ish”), the lions (”roar!”), the monkeys (oo-oo) and petting the goats. She was very gentle with the goats and kept [...] Related posts:
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OK, so my idea to post here daily has turned into a few times a month - ARGH! What has brought me here today are my ponderings about discipline. Well, actually a lot of research leading to many ponderings. David and I have always said that we would only use spanking for open [...] Related posts:
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We went swimming again today - with our friends Marti Jo and Kaden McBee. It was fun and this time Shay’el was well rested and didn’t get sunscreen in her eyes so she was much happier. She absolutely LOVES the water. I would love for her to become a competitive swimmer so [...] Related posts:
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Today I took Shay’el swimming. On the way there she rubbed her eyes and got sunscreen in them and they got all red and rashy looking. But it didnt’ seem to bother her too much so I just flushed them at the pool. She had fun at the pool but she was [...] Related posts:
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