When our boys started skiing, I decided that I wanted to avoid programming fear into them. I would ski with one of them on the run of his choosing. The boy had complete control of our agenda. If he wanted to stay on a green or blue run all day, no problem. And if he told me that he was ready to try something harder, no problem, even if I didn’t think he was ready.
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What is Wrong with Being a Mom?
My fourteen-year old recently asked me this question. He overheard me telling a friend how happy I was to be able to say “soy una escritora” in my Spanish class and mean it. He asked “why didn’t you answer soy una madre?” Why indeed?
Give Me Liberty
It is good to know what you like and what you don’t. Not only is it good, but it is also liberating. Then it hit me. This liberating idea, the idea that one can choose with whom and how to spend one’s time, is the exact opposite of what most of us teach our children.
Empowerment 101: No One Cares That I Tele – Except Me
I had wanted to tele since I was about 14 and noticed skiers making telemark turns at Crested Butte. I thought that telemark skiing looked incredibly graceful. Several decades later, I finally got the gear. What took me so long? Pride, ego and fear. And these three emotions, not telemark skiing, are actually my topics for today.
I AM….
Sometimes your kids bring home schoolwork that speaks volumes about them. It tells you something they would never tell you themselves. When I read these essays or poems, or look at a painting or drawing, my heart fills up with gratitude for the educators in their lives who can help them bring out their inner person. Or, in the case of our oldest son, his inner skier. Thank you, and welcome back to school.