Kev and I talk about how we met internet dating later in life, and all about self talk!
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“As Coraline's parents, what can you do to help her have the most inclusive social life possible? What would you ask or want to tell other parents?”
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"What is the most important lesson you have learnt from your child?”
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"As a parent of a child with special educational needs, is self care important? What do you do to take care of yourself?”
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Here are ten tips for joy, inspired by how joy is a value of our life with Coraline. The twist is you write them!
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Coraline has taught me acceptance. Kevin has taught me that acceptance also includes your emotions.
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To know these values better I am going to write about what sits opposite them; comparison.
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It's all about perspective. I had two situations recently which have really symbolised our choice in this.
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I remember saying to Carrie Grant, "it's all about attitude".
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An internet dating success story
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We’ve approached every day with wonder here (at everyone we’ve seen, and everything we’ve seen). It has been an incredible month.
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I think it's a key lesson to fully feel your feelings, whatever they are, fully feel them and they pass through. kev has oft said this to me.
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I think Awareness months are also about appreciating the parent, or the family, or the person, and the journey they have been on.
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Read More“The support is from you to you”
The most amazing epiphany for me from my old lifecoach @sophia_davis_coach was realising kindness starts with the self, with how you talk to yourself.
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I suddenly realised it’s not about the to-do lists; it’s about my attitude to them
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“You have always got a choice to simply let thoughts go and allow new ones to come in”
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This is a quality Kevin and I love. And one it struck me to write about because we have been surrounded by it by friends, family and medical professionals since Coraline was born. This simple act brings so much into your orbit.
Isn’t it wonderful that one of the most oft said things people have said to me since Coraline was born is, “trust your instincts”.
A new lady who babysits Coraline made me think about our antenatal group this week. I had said to her, “I love my Antenatal group because with them I feel like I am just one of the gang,” and she replied, “you are just one of the gang”. Her words actually really made me stop and think and reposition my own thinking.
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