Let me tell you a secret!

In the relationships between parents and children trust is a very important issue.  From birth children look to their parents for guidance. For a blissful few years we the parents are the ultimate in our children’s eyes?   They look to us to help them maneuver through life!  Parents, doesn’t it feel wonderful when your child looks at you with eyes full of trust; sure that we know all there is to know in the world? Continue reading

A single step

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu  Chinese philosopher (604 BC – 531 BC) 

Not very long ago, my daughter started going through puberty! I was in shock, I was not ready for this, after all they say that the timing of puberty is typically followed from the mother of the child and I did not actually hit puberty until I was almost 15. Late maybe, but that was that, so in my mind I had at least   a few more  years to prepare for this thing, this life changing thing that would propel my little girl into womanhood (okay, young womanhood but womanhood all the same). Continue reading