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By Charity Posted on April 23, 2011April 21, 2011

Anxious? Blame Your Mom

A friend sent me a link to an article in Slate entitled, Anxiety gender gap: Are women really more anxious than men? – By Taylor Clark – Slate Magazine. In this … Continue reading Anxious? Blame Your Mom

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: anxiety, Family Life, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on April 12, 2011

Letting go of Punishment

Zoie posted on TouchstoneZ about how to respond compassionately to “Those Parents” (you know, the ones who state emphatically positions that are entirely opposite to your own parenting philosophy?). I’m … Continue reading Letting go of Punishment

Categories: Friendship, Happiness ProjectTags: Compassion, Family Life, postaday2011, Punishment
By Charity Posted on March 25, 2011March 24, 2011

Prioritizing Parenthood

On Monday, there was an article in The New York Times about how, despite best attempts, there is still a great deal of gender inequity among MIT professors (“Gains, and … Continue reading Prioritizing Parenthood

Categories: Happiness Project, MotherhoodTags: Attachment theory, family leave, Family Life, fatherhood, Motherhood, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on February 21, 2011February 21, 2011

Could I be a Tiger Mom?

Image via Wikipedia With all of the recent controversy over Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, I’ve surprised myself by (very quietly) siding with Amy Chua philosophically. I don’t agree with … Continue reading Could I be a Tiger Mom?

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Amy Chua, Family Life, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 11, 2011January 10, 2011

What I Want to be Remembered For

First off, I went to aikido Monday night. I can’t decide if I like it or not. I really don’t like trying new things. And I think I may have … Continue reading What I Want to be Remembered For

Categories: Explore, Happiness Project, MindfulnessTags: aikido, breastfeeding, Family Life, mothering, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on November 19, 2010

A Year with Frog and Toad

NaNoWriMo Day 19 word count: 33,208 We went to see A Year with Frog and Toad, put on by the University of Utah Youth Theater this morning. We were supposed … Continue reading A Year with Frog and Toad

Categories: Happiness Project, Mindfulness, WritingTags: Family Life, happiness project, judgment, kids, Love, mindfulness, NaNoWriMo, nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, Novel, November, perfection, Word count, Writing

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