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What If My Child Makes Choices I Don’t Like

Lessons in Parenthood: Week 17 You have little children, you love them, you have hopes and dreams for them, you wonder what they will do with their lives, what will the become? Do you ever wonder about these things? What if they turn out do something you absolutely hate? It’s possible. What if they make […]

Celebrate The Small Things

Lessons in Parenthood: Week 16 “Olivia, did you pick up those clothes you left on the ground?” *silence* “Olivia?” I looked over to find her sitting in front of the dog’s crate carefully working on reattaching the door, which she had initially removed. Normally I would have gone over and told her to leave it […]

My Child Owes Me Nothing

Lessons in Parenthood: Week 13 My husband, Luka, gets credit for this week’s topic of conversation. We are nearly adjusted to having a new baby and we’ve started to have some normal conversations again. One night last week, while having dinner, Olivia left the table, and quietly laid down next to Leia and gently cuddled […]

Why I Don’t Want My Kid To Obey

Lessons in Parenthood: Week 8 Whenever someone pushes the ideal of an obedient child I think, “No thanks, I’m not trying to raise a robot.” When I was a kid I remember obedience being one of the most desirable traits for a child. Somehow an obedient child was equal in meaning and value to a […]

Make Them Laugh

Lessons in Parenthood: Week 2 Well, I made it to the second week of this writing challenge, jet lag and all. When your mind is struggling between two time zones on opposite ends of the earth it’s a miracle if you get anything done. I haven’t been the only one struggling either. Olivia is awake at […]

Sometimes You Just Need To Listen… And That’s All

Have you ever heard that saying about how you have two ears and one mouth so you should listen twice as much as you talk? Yeah, cheesy. You hear everyone use this from pastors to motivational speakers. I always felt it was a bit gimmicky. Sure, there’s truth to it, but still, when someone says […]

Why Not Be Beautiful

Beauty is so a hot topic in our world. It gives meaning to some, while strips others of theirs. It’s loaded with controversy and opinions. One thing we seem to agree on is that we should all feel beautiful. What does that mean? It changes for each individual I suppose. Today, while sitting in a […]

5 Secrets To Living In A Small Space

I grew up in California. Big, open spaces, large homes. Most of the people I knew had 3 bedroom homes or bigger. Most of my friends had their own room or shared with 1 sibling. When I moved from there to Europe I was in for a real change. I had visited before and knew […]

5 Ways To Find Inspiration

We all need a pick-me-up from time to time. Some of us are characteristically happy, some of us have to make a conscious decision to be so. Even if we’re generally happy people, life is not perfect and wonderful for everyone all of the time. When we are feeling down, it’s best to do something […]

Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving… in America. Here in Slovenia it’s just Thursday. It’s just another day. I opened this writing challenge talking about Christmas, but Thanksgiving is really the holiday that comes first for us. Since Luka’s family never celebrated it, it was really up to me to make it happen or not. My first Thanksgiving away […]

Mariah Dolenc