http://www.backyardmama.com/2010/01/12/being-a-mommy-and-a-daddy/ Field Notes from the Backyard (R)evolution Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.backyardmama.com/2010/01/12/being-a-mommy-and-a-daddy/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Suz Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0000 http://www.backyardmama.com/?p=570#comment-215 That is such a beautiful story. I love what your son said. Hopefully utterings like that can let you rest a little easier. It's so hard to let go of a perfectionistic ideal, especially as a parent. But he's right - a spirit of love overrides all. And it's human to be imperfect. That is such a beautiful story. I love what your son said. Hopefully utterings like that can let you rest a little easier. It’s so hard to let go of a perfectionistic ideal, especially as a parent. But he’s right – a spirit of love overrides all. And it’s human to be imperfect.

]]> http://www.backyardmama.com/2010/01/12/being-a-mommy-and-a-daddy/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Debi Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:51:56 +0000 http://www.backyardmama.com/?p=570#comment-199 Wow! Sometimes kids really speak the truth, no?! Congrats to you, Shannon, for sharing the most important thing you can -- your love & affection. I think all us moms want to be "perfect" and yet find ourselves doing things we swore we'd never do before we had kids. We should all be as lucky as you were to hear your son's take on things! :) .-= Debi´s last blog ..<a href="http://goexplorenature.blogspot.com/2010/01/americas-teaching-zoo.html" rel="nofollow">America’s Teaching Zoo</a> =-. Wow! Sometimes kids really speak the truth, no?! Congrats to you, Shannon, for sharing the most important thing you can — your love & affection. I think all us moms want to be “perfect” and yet find ourselves doing things we swore we’d never do before we had kids. We should all be as lucky as you were to hear your son’s take on things!
Debi´s last blog ..America’s Teaching Zoo

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