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I am saying bon voyage to my daughter as she heads to Japan

Posted in My personal story, creating amazing, life, mother, teenage girls, women, tagged on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When Jodie started talking about how good it would be to go on exchange last year I initially dismissed it as simply teenage wishful thinking. She knew I had been on exchange and I did take the opportunity to tell her of some of my experiences. The subject of exchange became something she started to [...]

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The ‘get your shit together challenge’

Posted in My personal story, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, ex husband, family issues, letting go of the past, life, mental health, mother, self awareness, self esteem, separation, teenage girls, women on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Ok..I fess – I am in awe of Craig Harper his style, his manner, his writing, his whole site….and now he has thrown down a challenge I cannot ignore – the Get your shot together challenge’. See…(assuming you took took that link!) no airy fairy nice as pie language from this motivator [...]

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Stonewalled by a teenager

Posted in Dragonslaying, My personal story, anger, emotional well being, family issues, love, mother, relationships, teenage girls on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Are you a parent with a 17 something teenage daughter that thinks she has the man of her dreams in her life and who bends the rules at every opportunity…I am and sad to say but I have had to bring to the fore tough love – problem it’s it feels tough on me too. [...]

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Taking a small step to express my anger

Posted in Depression, Dragonslaying, anger, creating amazing, emotional well being, ex husband, learning, men, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, women on July 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »

When I was a child I was not allowed to express my anger at what I perceived to be injustice or unfairness. If I did, I was accused of being ungrateful. I had to be ‘good’ and it was somehow my fault if I was bad and I was never able to day something or [...]

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About friending and social networking online

Posted in In the Community, emotional well being, family issues, learning, life, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, teaching, teenage girls on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

As a parent I am concerned about the phenomenon of MY SPACE – my kids are into it -as are many others. I am also a teacher of teenagers and have already witnessed the impact that a MY SPACE page can have within a peer group in the real world. I have come across this [...]

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Emotional Intelligence

Posted in Depression, anger, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, family issues, learning, love, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, teaching, women on July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Well this is not about my relationship with the ex for a change! This is about me, you and everyone else! I am rather chuffed to say that I have been noted for responding to a clip of a scene performed by Sydney Poitier noting how it reflects what we are capable of if we [...]

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The Chameleon

Posted in Dragonslaying, anger, ex husband, family issues, men, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, women on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

A Chameleon is a changeable, fickle, or inconstant person. That’ my ex. After the tirade of abuse I got on Sunday, and again on Tuesday after I went researching the impact of hie threat to go bankrupt to hurt me, he came back on Thursday eating humble pie! On Tuesday after I questioned him he [...]

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The Curse of financial commitment

Posted in Depression, anger, emotional well being, ex husband, family issues, letting go of the past, men, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, women on July 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Well what can I say to start this off? I am separated but connected. Connected by the mortgage document my ex and myself signed a number of years ago. And darn it we have still not sold the house! It has been 3 months, we’ve lowered the price but until it sells neither of us [...]

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What’s good for the kids?

Posted in Dragonslaying, My personal story, anger, family issues, life, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, teenage girls, women on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In our separation, all  the current hype and advice is the kids come first. He says ‘The kids come first’ but he does not DO the ‘kids come first’. He just does not think of their needs, and what may be good for them – he much prefers to consider what suits him, what is [...]

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Home at last? Am I happy?

Posted in Depression, My personal story, creating amazing, family issues, life, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, teenage girls, women on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Well it has been a rough couple of weeks – but I am at home with both my girls at last. Even miss 17 is home. Dad has found alternative accomodation, so now we can settle back into some sort of routine. Oh how nice it was to be back in my own bed!

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