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Aug 1, 2011, 3:35 pm
I’m not sure how many of you are following my new blog already. I started writing GypsyMom.com when I became consumed with the idea of taking an extended road trip; actually I want to LIVE on the road indefinitely. That’s not happening yet but we are in the midst of our very first RV trip ever ... Comment - Like
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Jun 19, 2011, 8:27 pm
I told my kids I was going to bed a few hours ago, and I did, I swear. I was up early and it was time for my body to rest. They tried to make me stay awake, but I needed to lay down.
Times like this make me so glad that I know I can just go to bed instead of forcing myself to stay awake while tend... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 11:11 am
Grace loved her little brown turkey
I just found 5 dead baby hens and a turkey on my living room floor.
I woke up this morning and thought I saw the dog laying by a rather large mouse. We get teeny little field mice in the house and she loves to catch them, but this was HUGE. When I got closer, ... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 2:09 pm
Flower wars
Maybe I’m just easily amused, but every single day my kids give me cause to rethink something, or learn more about myself and this world.
On this day, we had friends over for a backyard BBQ. It was an all-day affair to celebrate my husband’s birthday, with a bonfire, marshmallow roa... Comment - Like
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Apr 23, 2011, 8:20 pm
If you’ve never been to an unschooling conference before, you’re missing out on one of the most life-changing, empowering experiences EVER. This life attracts some of the most dynamic people on the planet. Being in their presence has been invigorating, exhausting, exciting, inspiring…
I thin... Comment - Like
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Mar 11, 2011, 8:38 am
I went from being a kid in my parent’s house, to being a wife & mother within a year, I was 18. It never bothered me while I was growing babies, I was THRILLED to set aside myself (whoever that was) to provide warmth, space and love for a baby. My body is yours, sweet little one. I know I’ll get... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2011, 3:58 pm
So I’m here at my Grandfather’s funeral and my world is a bit rocked. Funerals often make people resolve to change something. “The thing that hurts the most is________.” I have several ways to end that sentence and each of them ends with a personal commitment to not ever feel that way again.... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2010, 2:46 pm
I wonder maybe if I should give up because my site was down for the first week of voting, but then I realized “Hey, my fans are powerful, influential people who would LOVE to cram all their votes into the last few days and make my blog a winner, right?
OK
So all you need to do is go to the Homes... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2010, 2:05 pm
Ask and you shall receive, right? Last night, I had dinner with a very sexy man. I’ve had my eye on him for a long time and he finally asked me out. He brought me roses and we went to one of my favorite local restaurants and he asked me to come away with him this weekend. I think this could be ... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2010, 3:30 am
Lack of sleep… hormones… nutrition.. who knows? My mind is exhausted. I underestimated how emotionally taxing it would be to do 3-4 hours of schoolwork a day, continue working, chauffer my two oldest back and forth to school (ovr an hour round trip each day) and still manage the house (although... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2010, 4:42 am
These news stories about kids getting bullied are sad. But what’s even sadder is that so very few people see how bullies are rewarded and encouraged. Adults model bullying behavior in so many ways, but fail to connect the dots and see that children learn by example. Bullying behaviors are an adult... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2010, 9:21 pm
These news stories about kids getting bullied are sad. But what’s even sadder is that so very few people see how bullies are rewarded and encouraged. Adults model bullying behavior in so many ways, but fail to connect the dots and see that children learn by example. Bullying behaviors are an adult... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2010, 5:00 pm
“Besides the noble art of getting things done; there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. Lin Yutang
OK- So you know I’m going to school, right? I’m at National University. My courses are entirely online, they’re accred... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2010, 11:53 am
OK- I keep telling myself I need to blog more often. Life’s fun.
I think after writing so much nonfiction all the time, and sharing the little funny stories on Facebook all the time, I end up actually blogging less. I have several posts in draft about my older girls, but they don’t ... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2010, 4:34 pm
My husband and I were discussing a radio talk show (I don’t even remember the topic) and we were struck by the irony of a caller who said “Kids these days have everything in life handed to them on a silver platter and they always want more.” I really wish I remember what he was responding ... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2010, 6:03 pm
Evelyn likes doing whatever I do. I love seeing myself through her eyes, as we discover her passions together. She can make the most mundane tasks seem like a grand occupation. There is a ritual to dish washing that apparently I’ve never examined deeply enough until now.
Terrible two's a... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2010, 3:54 pm
Last night my 2 yr old came over to me with a broom and a small chair. I remember seeing her approach out of the corner of my eye. She set up the chair to face me while I was cleaning the kitchen and handed me the broom. Seeing the broom in my own hand (because that’s how much I zone out when ... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2010, 12:09 pm
Someone actually once said “Oh you must be so consistent” when my oldest was little because she was so “well behaved.” It makes me sick now, to think that I was consistently bossy and rigid enough to counteract her easygoing nature in order to force her to conform to my whim.
Consistency is... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2010, 10:55 pm
Baby Madelyn snoozing in the Maya wrap
Sounds terrible, right?
When I was pregnant with Madelyn, I was working 50-60 hours a week at a Chinese restaurant. I was one of two people who were not Chinese. Maria was the other. She was 21 years old, the youngest of 19 children and still lived at home, ... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 4:46 pm
So the other day, Emilee (16) carries a very limp & teary-eyed Grace (4) into my bedroom where I’m working and says “Mom, Grace is sad.” So I stopped working and held her in my arms and asked her why she was sad. She explained, with Emilee’s help, how it bothers her that Mad... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 11:49 am
So the other day, Emilee (16) carries a very limp & teary-eyed Grace (4) into my bedroom where I’m working and says “Mom, Grace is sad.” So I stopped working and held her in my arms and asked her why she was sad. She explained, with Emilee’s help, how it bothers her that Maddy (7) always win... Comment - Like
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Jun 15, 2010, 9:30 pm
Radical unschooling has been getting a lot of press lately. People are genuinely shocked to learn that we don’t boss our kids around about every little thing on the planet. They assume, unfortunately, that they must be wild animals with no sense of responsibility, hygiene or social skills. On an u... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 9:32 am
In the book “Give me Liberty” by Gerry Spence, which isn’t about parenting at all, it’s about freedom from the profit-driven clutches of corporations and governments, he says;
“Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but t... Comment - Like
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May 25, 2010, 9:34 pm
Meagan took this picture
In the unschooling community, there’s a great respect for children’s inner wisdom. This week, for me, has been filled with confirmation that I need to follow my kids’ lead more often and to value their life’s experiences and authentic reactions.
Be fearless
I lo... Comment - Like
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Mar 2, 2010, 11:55 am
Discovery Health recently aired a special called “Radical Parenting” where they profiled three “extreme” families. One was an Attachment Parenting mom, who spoke about extended nursing, co-sleeping and elimination communication. Another was a feminist mom who took care not to expose her sons... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
OK- here’s how food, nutrition & shopping works in our house. Keep in mind that it’s a constantly evolving process of feeding our bodies, and we definitely didn’t start off like this. Every family has their own food issues. I believe that food shouldn’t be an issue. Human in... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Radical unschooling has been getting a lot of press lately. People are genuinely shocked to learn that we don’t boss our kids around about every little thing on the planet. They assume, unfortunately, that they must be wild animals with no sense of responsibility, hygiene or social skills. On an u... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Grace is decorating her journal with gemstones
So the other day I posted an entire entry about my Grace. I’ve been watching her closely because she’s the first of my children to be completely and technically unschooled forever.
If we were a schooling family, she’d be getting rea... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
My Grace Face
Grace is my 4 yr old. She’s the one that was born in the shower. It’s a weird age, being 4. I know there are a lot of in-between ages when you’re a kid, but I’ve always thought that 4 was really a landmark transition. I mentioned before that we’ve never... Comment - Like
Lisa R. posted an article on
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In the book “Give me Liberty” by Gerry Spence, which isn’t about parenting at all, it’s about freedom from the profit-driven clutches of corporations and governments, he says;
“Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but t... Comment - Like
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