July 2025 quick thoughts and vision
Well. Star Trek Prodigy is tapping into my nerd side and I think we are in for a good time. Today's moment of laughter and hmmmm. The precious toddler was in full tilt remote control bumper car mode and got distracted by something and the next thing I know mini- Janel said,"wait, what was I doing?" We both thought for a minute and then remembered the bumper cars. Learning about yourself while watching your kids grow up is a real trip. Information overload in fact. Oh Lord in heaven there is spider swimming under my neck in the bathtub. Spider moved to edge thanks to early exposure to "be nice to spiders." I hope and think that Catrina is right. As we make choices toward intentional healthy parenting and ways of bearing our own loads in a healthy way we stand a good chance of giving our kids a leg up from where we started. In some cases as a nurture defeating nature scenario. I do think my parents gave me somewhat of a leg up. I had enough independence and pu...