OK, so I haven't posted in 4+ days. Things have been going well. Thing 1 has been working really hard this week to not be a bug, not play too rough and to be a good listener, but a child's energy known no bounds, and he had to be sent to bed early last night. He finally earned a special surprise toy (some Cranium game) we had been promising him for a few weeks but he had yet to show his worthiness for. Great work Thing 1!
On my end, my wife has noted my own improved patience and calm demeanour this week. I finally told her about this blog too....and she seemed relatively receptive! Maybe she'll start following this blog and I'll finally break that ice...wishful thinking, perhaps. I am very happy about this progress, and for now I'm going to give full credit to this blog. Keeping this record of successes or failures seems to be helping me keep things in perspective.
Any dads looking for a good parenting read should check out "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Alyson Schafer. Not done it yet, but there are some really helpful hints, tools and strategies for dealing with any number of common parenting issues that we all encounter at one time or another. Next up on the reading list: "Connected Parenting" by Jennifer Kolari...
semi-DD
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