http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/07/03/parent-you-want-to-be/ Successes, failures, and a few funny stories about parenting. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/07/03/parent-you-want-to-be/#comment-1654 Amy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:48:48 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=221#comment-1654 Hi Polina, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. :) I would like to be that friend and confidante to my boys as well. In addition, I want to create an atmosphere in my home where they feel comfortable bringing their friends to hang out, etc. There's definitely an ulterior motive there...if they're hanging out here then I know what they're doing. :) But we'll just keep the ulterior stuff to ourselves, shall we? Hi Polina, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I would like to be that friend and confidante to my boys as well. In addition, I want to create an atmosphere in my home where they feel comfortable bringing their friends to hang out, etc. There’s definitely an ulterior motive there…if they’re hanging out here then I know what they’re doing. But we’ll just keep the ulterior stuff to ourselves, shall we?

]]> http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/07/03/parent-you-want-to-be/#comment-1653 Polina Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:27:57 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=221#comment-1653 I would love to be a good friend to my daughter, the first person she would share her thoughts/problems with. I would love to be calmer, more peaceful, never-yelling, understanding. For the moment I am not a dream-mommy, but I am working hard on it.... I would love to be a good friend to my daughter, the first person she would share her thoughts/problems with. I would love to be calmer, more peaceful, never-yelling, understanding. For the moment I am not a dream-mommy, but I am working hard on it….

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