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I'm in too. My father struck me and my siblings, like he was by his father. I vowed this would end with me. And it has to this date. I strive to peaceful parenting too and try my best at non-violent communication. It's tough, I never had a role model for it, the books of Thomas Gordon and Aletha Solter help me tremendously. And of course my husband is
My daughter is such a sweet sweet girl. She's almost 3 years old! She will walk to me and give me a rub on my leg, look up with those pretty brown eyes and say "wonderful person". With this very special affirming tone in her voice. She is the kindest person I know. That is her biggest sparkle. (one of many)
It moves me to tears just typing this. She thinks I'm a wonderful person, even though I don't always think I am. Actually, most of the time I don't think I am. I've been taught to always be ready for my father to suddenly get mad about something, something I did or didn't do or didn't do good enough. The girl in the story... I know exactly how she must have felt.
I'd rather die before I ever, EVER, cause my children feeling like that. I honor the sparkle!
Ten Steps to More Peaceful Parenting.
When I wrote this post earlier this month I was surprised by the powerful response it received. You commented, you shared, you emailed, you reached out. Some of you saw yourself in the child, others saw themselves in the mother. Many of you stressed that we can not possibly know the context of...
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