The Three Phases
Do your thing. Be stubborn if that suits you. Make mistakes, learn great life lessons, and reinvent yourself over and over again. Be free. Trust in the Divine – That’s when real magic begins to happen.
How and when parental alienation started
Dear Alexa’s wings have been clipped under the guise of total freedom… and there is nothing her loving father or I can do about it.
Parental Alienation Hard Truth #3 – Making Bad Decisions for a Higher Good
Stepping back and allowing some seriously bad “sans parenting” was painful – but necessary to break the “dad’s entirely to blame” united front.
Allowing things to unfold naturally
Sometimes a good parent needs to step back and simply love and support an amazing daughter’s budding ideas and choices. Trust that one day she’ll be making plans to spend time with us – All the wiser for having this experience.
Dear Birth Mom – Restrict Dear Alexa’s reconnection with Dad and you will soon encounter a similar experience
We know how horrible it would be to have Dear Alexa leave and not communicate for over a year – We know because we experienced it.
Dear Birth Mom – You cannot create an amazing life while attempting to destroy another.
Dear Birth Mother – I wish you nothing but happiness. May you find closure and release so that you may move on with your life. May you create and attract from a positive space so that you may experience love and connection.
Failures and consequences may suck… But consider the alternative
Allowing kids to fail doesn’t mean we’re bad parents. It means we’re showing them that they have every resource available within themselves to pick themselves up and go again.
Conversations With "Dear Alexa"Parent's Perspective - Rising Above the ConflictThoughts on Growth & Becoming
Consumed Alive
Forgiveness could very well be the most empowering choice you can make when you’ve been “wronged” by another. For releasing resentments towards another will set you free.
While Mom Was Fighting for a Vacation – Dad Fought for YOU
While mom was selfishly concerned with winning her vacation demand, Dad was quietly fighting for You.
What You’re Missing By Not Physically Going To School – Via My Favorite High School Movie Quotes
How else will you know for absolute certain that teenagers don’t break into spontaneous song after seeing a cute guy in the hallway, achieve instant popularity on a makeover bet, or dance in perfectly choreographed unison at the prom?*
Creating calm following the storm – aka Organizing your room
There’s something reassuring about renovating and improving physical space that helps us move forward even when we can’t make sense of this messed up situation.
To School or Not To School… That is the question.
While life gets SO much better after Jr. High School… You still need to go.