I am proud and never expected to nurse my child this long. My goal, like yours, was 1 year. I have had many in our community and family who encouraged me to stop, even supplying me with formula for her. I offered her milk a couple times and she didn't care for it at all so I figured, whatever. I'm good, she's good. I work from home so there was no "need" to stop. And, if I'm not with her most of the day, she's alright. My husband has been great about it, never complaining and still being super supportive of my decisions with her; his support makes it easier to ignore other influences around us. Thanks again for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! I needed to read this today. We hit 18 mos this week and some days I feel like there is no end in sight and I "should" be cutting her off. However, my instinct says that when she's ready we will both know.
I have too many things to choose a single favorite...
birthdays: my brother-in-law, older sister, older of my younger brothers, and my daughter's (she'll be 1 on the 23rd!)
mother's day: for my momma and this will be my first with my daughter
my wedding anniversary (this will be our 5th!)
I'm an extrovert in both categories. I found myself not even knowing how to succinctly comment without all the personal facts/details added in here, and I always look at the responses of those around me as we watch a movie together and "experience". Interesting as I never even realized. This has been a challenge in marriage because my husband (@masonconrad) is the exact opposite! What a balancing act we have to play even in being sensitive and understanding of each other...
Yes, very true for us. :) Both of us actually. Thank you for your honest, dear (@Masonconrad).
I would love to have this book as I am stepping into a leadership role over a team of educators. I am aware of not only my faults, but lack of leadership roles in the past 2 years, and desperately need to refine my leadership skills, particularly in the area of communication. This would be great reading for me to put into immediate practice!
It started for me in Kindergarten...same seat every day, same picture drawn every day...haha! I am still that way, and have also been accused of being antisocial, arrogant, distant, cold, etc. It's not that at all; I'm glad I'm not the only one who clings to my extrovert friends!
I would love to have a copy of this book as I will be administrating a preschool in South Korea come this Fall. It will be a new venture, and while I will be creating much of my own mess, I don't want to cultivate a rigid environment. Having reflected on my past leadership experiences, I have realized that I tend to setup a stiff structure, and then keep it that way, resulting in a cold, brittle base that will eventually crumble. I desire to create a structure with the necessary guidelines, yet maintaining a culture of "change as normal." Understanding that any organization must be organic to succeed!
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