One of my favorite quotes is, “You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.” I think most women, and mothers in particular, grew up with this setting-yourself-on-fire mentality. You place not only the needs, but also the wants of other people ahead of you at all times. You do […]
learning to set boundaries
Setting Boundaries, Part 1
It wasn’t until a couple months ago I realized I had almost no boundaries with the kids. We aren’t talking Lord-of-the-Flies-lack-of-boundaries or anything – they have expectations and responsibilities and the majority of people who know them would tell you they are hardworking, respectful, polite, decent (not perfect) human beings. But hardworking, polite, decent kids […]