GottaLoveMom

We push our kids to be the best they can be – in school, sports, arts, music or whatever interests they may have. "As long as you do your best" – that’s what we keep saying to them. But then every morning when we review the grades through Power School, we sometimes lose our cool… And then out of nowhere…there’s a compliment another parent can give to your child that beats any other compliment. “I just want to say thank you to your child for being nice to my son.” A mother sent me an email this morning, and I think it’s the best holiday present I got! ( It beats any Chanukah or Christmas present – ever!). The mom wrote: “My son is in the same homeroom as your son, Josh. However, since my son is in Special Ed, he does not get to spend much time in the classroom. My son has been having a hard time fitting in with some of the kids and things have been kind of hard for him, which brings me to the reason for this e-mail. Every year, we get together to d...

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What gives you the motivation? If given a blank canvas – what picture will you draw? If given a blank page – what ideas will you write? In looking at this frame, do you zoom into the dot or do you zoom out and see the blank page? Sometimes…there’s just nothing to say…just a lot to smile about! In reading Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life”, a few things stand out: I was waiting at the DMV last week. Big mistake going to get your license renewed at the end of the month! It took over 2 hours to get it done... I was reading the book while waiting and coincidentally, the chapter I was reading was exploring the topic: “Life is a test…” I don’t really like taking tests. There are days that I’m “A-cing” it, there are days that I barely pass it…and then there are days that I’m F-ing it! We hear the phrase, “ G-d does not give you a challenge you can’t handle.” ..but there are times, we would rather let the challenges pass us b...

I don’t know if it’s being 46 years old or that I’m having the reverse effect of mid-life crisis, but I am finding “peace” in my chaotic life that I am just thankful for being me! Did I just write “peace”? My day to day is more like the unpredictable active rock slide in Smuggler’s Notch, but there’s always that little twig that is strong enough to give the support I need. I think it’s just a matter of prospective and faith – I just need to get myself in tune and just climb whatever I need to get through the day’s challenges and adventures. Don’t get me wrong, there are things in me that I don’t truly like. Let me list a few: 1) Moodiness – this can definitely drive my family insane. But luckily, they know that my hormones are at a whacky stage that they all give me a pass : ( I think that’s why they’ve been ignoring me, hehe!) If I have my means, I would just retire in the countryside half of the year – just to be close to nature, and the other half of th...

"A man isn't poor if he can still laugh. "-- Raymond Hitchcock How would you feel when your “jester” child has lost his happy tune? The worst thing a mother goes through is seeing their child not feeling well. One of my kids has been sick on-and-off for 4 weeks now. My child has not really complained until recently and this week had been totally frustrating. The ironic part is that 4 weeks ago, the pediatrician commented on how healthy my son was, and then a few days later (after his flu shots), he has seen the doctor/specialist at least once or twice a week. The sad part is that my son is feeling the way he is feeling because of the antibiotics/medicine. When you feel bad or upset, there is still this one thing that drives your life. And for my son, it’s MUSIC. Even when his mind can’t focus or when he can’t seem to formulate his thoughts, or when nothing seems to be right, music is one thing that made the last few weeks “normal”. Maybe that’s why he wrote...