The intensity of parental love is catching up with me. Like any love it has its rewards, and it's too late for me to have any choice in the matter. But I admit that feeling so immersed in emotion isn't desirable. To love so intensely is unsettling and uncomfortable. If the Buddha is to be believed, is not the attachment I am forming spiritually ( Read more... )

Another St. Louis mother used the phrase "Our son Wyatt in heaven and our daughter Danika on earth". I like that phrase. The "sonness" of Minnal has been questioned and challenged, seeing that he died shortly before he was born at about 23 weeks of gestation ( Read more... )

Sri Aurobindo reminds me that becoming a parent is better as a conscious and precise journey rather than an animalistic one. D & I are endeavoring to create a new human being who will embody our noblest and best, our highest aspirations as human beings. There are implied sacrifices in such a lofty pursuit, some as mundane as giving up drinking ( Read more... )

Me: "I need new trousers soon. I'm growing out of them."
D: "Ok. But you realize you can never wear your jeans again..."
Me: "Why not ? I'll get back to normal size!"
D: "Yea, but our son will have them".
"Ayoooo!, wurst ra."
*D chuckles gleefully, knowing that
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For all those who already are, or will be involved in teaching children financial values - here's an interesting article I read:

http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/moneyhappy/41555When I was growing up, lots of parents around me were of the mentality (those who could afford it) that their children shouldn't have to worry about money. Perhaps ( Read more... )