브런치... 아이를 어린이집에 들여보내고 찾아온 혼자 시간이다. 어젠 나에게 꾸벅인사도 잘하고 손도 흔들어주며 신발장에서부터 선생님 손 꼭 잡고 어렵지 않게 들어가더니 오늘은 내 품에서 떨어지지 않기는 물론 닭똥 같은 눈물 흘리며 겨우내 떨어져 인사를 하고 나왔다. 어제. 아이는 많이 힘들었나보다. 얼마나 부자가 되려고? 자존감을 얼마나 회복하려고..? 다시

The idea of keeping score in any relationship is not going to end well.  At one time I kept score on many things. I am talking about keeping score on the extreme.  In a relationship keeping score

Early in our relationship I really struggled with this idea of how keeping score was harmful to our relationship.  For me, this was all about setting expectations and if my wife did not meet those

Back in 2003 I started to study homeopathy.  My reasons for that was our oldest son was affected by vaccines and the school wanted me to put him on medication to "help" him.  I told them I would

In 2003, my wife started studying to be a Heilkunst Homeopathic Practitioner and she would travel to Ottawa each summer for classes.  It was during these summer jaunts out east that she was introduced

For those who are new to my blog. This series is a joint post between myself and my husband. He is sitting here beside me writing his view on this topic.  We wanted to show the differences

Finding ways for two independent people to share a life can be challenging, but also very rewarding.  Living off grid comes with a lot of work, especially when we were building everything ourselves.

For those who are new to my blog, this series of posts is a joint post between myself and my wife @carey-page.  She is sitting here beside me writing her views on this same topic.  We wanted

For those who are new to my blog. This series is a joint post between myself and my husband. He is sitting here beside me writing his view on this topic.  We wanted to show the differences between

The old me I have the advantage of hindsight now, but prior to 2001, I was naive and an emotional / mental abuser.  I was an individual who focused on intellect as I have a high IQ, so I can use it

@carey-page and I have been married for over 23 years and known one another for nearly 30.  We have gone through our ups and downs.  We decided to introduce a new blog idea where we will each