Musings on The Mountain

Friday, October 27, 2006

I left him....

It's been 4 days. I know I did the right thing, but it's really sad and really hard. Yeah, that's about all I can say about it right now.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

A Slow Descent

For the S-Project

The sky is blue. The air is crisp. Fall is definitely in the air. I throw my arms out and start to spin
Around
Around
Around.

The ground is whirling. No longer can I see the individual leaves. It is just a mess of
Brown
Brown
Brown.

I keep spinning. My heart is pounding. My eyes are watering. I can't keep going. I fall
Down
Down
Down.

I lie on the ground, but I feel like I am still falling. My life is out of control. How can I go from being on top of the world to where I am now? I was a promising student, I had it all together, I was the class favorite. Everyone loved and respected me. I was a dynamite wife, a good housekeeper, loyal to a fault. Now I am left with nothing. My life has been reduced to this. This pitiful mess. I have made a slow desent into hell. I have hit the bottom. I will not allow him to hold me down.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Gentle Discipline & Parenting Books

Books I want to read sometime:
Playful Parenting by Lawrence Cohen
Kids Are Worth It : Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline by Barbara Coloroso.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Your Competent Child by Jesper Juul
Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by mary sheedy kurcinka
Raising our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort
Becoming the parent you want to be
Living Joyfully With Kids
Adventures in Gentle Discipline by Hilary Flower
Parenting from the Inside Out
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
The Secret of Parenting by Anthony Wolf