My daughter and I email each other pictures that we have taken. These are for EARTH DAY. I love it when she asks if she can print and keep some of mine. I am self taught and again, inspired by her joy of photography. Until I had an empty nest, I didn’t make time to grab a camera and shoot. I didn’t even buy a digital until last year. Fear of technology. Thank goodness I got over that fear.
Mother’s Day is around the corner but she lives further away than that. I am not sure how I want to celebrate that day. Are you thinking about what to share with your children if they are home or away?
Make a list of what you have enjoyed doing with your children over the years.
1. Talks on their bed and in the car
2. Cooking
3. Hiking
4. Shopping
5. Gardening
6. Movies
7. Parties at home
8. Travel
9. The gym
10. Television
11. Apples to Apples Game
12. Hotels
13. Restaurants
14. Sports
15. Theater
16. Painting clay pots
17. Swimming
18. Concerts
19. Decorating
20. Shooting hoops
21. Singing, piano, guitar
22. Reading
Quick lists bring a smile, a tear, and ideas of what interests you today.
Sharing emotionally is another story. Parents hold the listening cup more than the pouring of their feelings. What are you open to sharing about your feelings ? When it comes to boundaries, needs, and respect, that seems to be easier than sharing parent personal challenges like insecurity, fears, mistakes.
What did your parents share with you?
Take care,
Natalie
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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