Letting Go – Alison's Notebook

Whatever Things Are…Excellent? Lessons In Parental Meltdowns

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Written by: Loni Capshew Whatever things are…excellent? Lessons in parental meltdowns, what advice should you follow from others, and how you will know what works. When our three offspring were growing up, Charlie and I were caught in the maelstrom of influences that bombarded our generation of new parents in the seventies. We were at the tail end of the Spock years, still bruised and battered by the Viet Nam War and inclined to be slightly militant regarding individual rights…

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The Essence of Winter

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By: Vanessa Cassani Everywhere I look, I can see the beauty of winter. The Autumn leaves have changed into a bouquet of colors and soon the once stuffed trees will lay empty and dormant until the first signs of Spring start to appear. Even if mother nature doesn’t deliver snow, the beauty of Winter still shines through. I love this time of year for it brings so many things to appreciate like cuddling with my children and warm winter fires. …

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Sometimes a Stitch in Time Really Does Save Nine…

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By Loni Chambers Capshew Oh, not to worry! I don’t pretend to hold all of life’s greatest truths in a Dixie cup, but a lifetime of teaching adolescents and raising three of my own to adulthood has taught me a thing or two about basic human nature, and the funny thing is that I’d say 80 per cent of them are probably based on little truisms expressed by my parents when I was still wet behind the ears myself. Sheesh….

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Getting Back My Peace of Mind by Letting Go a Piece of Me

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By: Loni Chambers Capshew This morning I did a bit of addition and realized something I found rather astounding. This is the first time in the last 58 years that I have not been somehow involved in the rush and hullaballoo of the first day of school – as a student, as an educator, as a parent, or as a parent-surrogate. That’s a huge chunk of living and a huge chunk of my identity, a situation of which I’m made…

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