When They Crave People, and You Crave Solitude

Growing up in a house of  nine people, I had one wish. As a child, there were a thousand wants, to be sure, but there was just the one wish: to be alone.

I craved the stillness of no voices, the room to breathe without interaction. I didn't want it 24 hours at a time, but I intuitively knew I needed this state of being at least a few times in my day. Otherwise, life felt like one of those birthday parties that went on too long.

Life among voices and engagement left me spent.

I'm still that way, my children, however, seek out company.

How do I parent when my children and I need opposite things and we share a home? I explore that with my newest post up on Mom Babble, Parenting When You're an Introvert.

I hope you'll click over and maybe we can share my favorite type of company, the kind that understands each other through the silence.

xo

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Mother's Day Still Comes

I wish I could give you a book of rules on having Mother’s Day happen when you no longer have a mother. Rule Number One would be to act as if this day is like any other [read more here] ...

I've got my first post up today as a regular contributor to Mom Babble. Excited would be an understatement: I'm happy, I'm thrilled, I love the sense and flavor of the writing featured there.

It's a good fit. I'd be honored if you'd click over to read about the way I've found to keep celebrating my mother on Mother's Day, even with her no longer here.

xo Thank you, and happy Mother's Day to you all!

Motherless Mother's Day on Mom Babble.

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