GREAT MINDS

Great Minds Talk About Ideas;
Average Minds Talk About Events;
Small Minds Talk About People.

GRADUATING DAUGHTER

Young woman, my daughter,
my joy and my heart,
You've reached the end
only to find a new start.

The world sees the young woman
with her charm and her smile,
but behind the woman,
I will always see my child.

PICK YOUR BATTLES

We learn to sense when skillful diplomacy will smooth the way
and when the battles must be fought.

MOM'S AUTHORITY

It's my child's job to question my authority,
It's my job to maintain it.

CHILD'S QUESTIONS

To answer all of my child's questions
I must rely on knowledge, imagination
and most of all a sense of humor.

MOTHERING EXPERIENCE

I will trust that I can bring all of who I am to my mothering experience.

CHILD'S DECISIONS

I will make shopping a game by finding ways
to let my child make decisions within set limits.

CHILD'S ANGER AND RESOLUTION

I want my child to understand that
anger AND resolution is a normal part of every relationship.

PERSONAL SPACE

To clearly define my own personal space
will help to make my children aware of theirs!

INDULGE

If I don't indulge now and then, life isn't so sweet.

FACES OF LOVE

I will show my child that there are many faces of love.

CHILD'S STRUGGLES

Separating myself from my child's struggles
allows me to more fully share in her sense of accomplishment.

GRADUATION

Assisting my child through life's passages is bittersweet.
But as I begin to let go we will come to enjoy the next phase of our life together.

LOVE MY CHILD

If I love my child freely,
my love will be freely returned!

YOU GET BACK WHAT YOU GIVE

People can expect to give back what they give,
especially when it comes to children.

CHILD'S NEEDS

A part of me is always on call to answer my child's needs.
I will reserve the rest of me for myself.

KNOWING MY CHILD

Getting to know my child is a lifelong process.
I look forward to growing up with her!