I use the
word ‘reaction’ purposefully in the title because reacting is something we should
do our best at preventing - at least I know I do, for my own sanity.
I get it - I know that
it is not only challenging to be a parent, but place that in combination with
living and embracing lifestyle choices that are not yet common in mainstream
parenting – you can find yourself being confronted on a daily basis.
If we are
able to interrupt our REACTION and instead CHOOSE how we RESPOND, then the situations
that tend to harm others (physically, mentally and emotionally) can be reduced.
When someone
says and does something that we might not necessarily choose for
ourselves/children, be confident in your own choice – so much so, that you do
not feel threatened by the choices made by others.
As you go
through this day, make a deal with yourself to observe how you impact others!
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‘I turned out
just fine’ from ________ (insert any nonsensical societal/medical tradition)
When I see a complete stranger wearing an Ergo carrier.
When someone
tells me co-sleeping will result in a clingy kid that will never leave my
bed
When I find
another crunchy mama that lives in my neighborhood
My reaction
to the ever so common argument: “Formula is just as good as breast milk.”
People who say that organic, whole food isn’t any better then
conventional pesticide, GMO crap.
The feeling I
get as soon as I comment on a circumcision debate in online forum
When my
daughter picks up anything at the store, looks at the ingredients and puts it back
on the shelf
When I hear
someone is planning on trying for an au natural birth
Every time I
go to a natural food/health store
that one
time, I watch that one documentary that made me cry like a baby. (who I am
kidding, every documentary I cry like a baby)
Being told
your kids need to be vaccinated to go to school
And then finding a doctor that supports your choice to file a vaccine exemption
