I'd never thought of Mother's Day as being a gifting holiday, but since my wants list always exceeds our budget, I always take Jason up on his offer. I'm getting this book for Mother's Day, since I've expired my library renewals. It is so so interesting, but it's taking me forever to get through since I read it only while nursing, and I always fall asleep. I want it, anyway, since it's a cookbook.
Guess what my favorite blog is? I'll give you a hint: it's not a nutrition blog. It's a mothering blog. Askingjane. Oh, how I love it. I've always felt I wanted to be everything for my children, and I've always tried to keep my cool (ha ha, but trying does help), show affection, cherish them, and all that. But this blog has helped me transform my parenting in dramatic ways. Some of her entries shock me (mostly her sleep posts), but then I find myself doing them later on. And it's been so good. She loves her children into doing what's right. She doesn't discipline, hardly ever. She teaches. She gives example after example of how this works on her blog. So many times when handling situations with my kids I think, "What would Jane do?" And I can't think of how she would handle it, because "this situation is just... well, I just need to threaten." It's true, it's hard to get used to this kind of parenting, and it's hard to see exactly how it works. But I'll tell you, when I do it (and I'm getting better at it - have been reading her blog a year and a half), it ALWAYS works. Jane doesn't post often anymore, so just go back and read the archives. I think I will, too. Happy Mother's Day!
