Roll Call
arun on Apr 29 2008 at 9:16 am | Filed under: death & life, other | Click here to go HOME | or find out about SUBSCRIBING TO THE PIT |
I did something like this over 6 months ago but wanted to do it again because I’m really keen to find out a little bit about you! It’s simple and hopefully fun, so please do add your comment.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to simply copy and paste the list below into the comments of this post and then finish each sentence!
You do NOT have to be profound, witty or have sentences that work on several levels, rhyme or are spelt correctly!!! Just be honest and write what comes into your mind. Be as long or short as you like. Be as revealing or guarded as you dare… Just be sure to have a go!
Please do participate, even if this is your first visit to the Pit. But please especially add your comment if you are a regular visitor (and for those slightly paranoid, silent lurkers out there – it’s totally private – your email does not show up on your comment and you don’t even have to submit it when you leave a comment…)
Here goes:
- “I live in …”
- “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
- “My mother would often tell me … “
- “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
- “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
- “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
- “I secretly would like to … “
- “At my funeral I want …”
Interesting. Ok, here’s mine:
•“I live in …” Seattle area
•“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” I told them that their mom and I were gonna have “hot dinosaur sex” for my birthday.
•“My mother would often tell me …“ You can’t hear with your mouth open.
•“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” relaxed.
•“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ Only two weeks? We typically take MUCH longer vacations than that. Well, *with* the kids. However, to simply answer the question: I guess I’d like to repeat our honeymoon, when my wife and I spent two weeks sailing out of St. Martin (in the Caribbean) alone on a lovely Nautor-Swan sailboat. Ahhhhhh…
•“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” The Bible was foisted on me as a kid. My life was profoundly impacted when I realized it was a bunch of crap.
•“I secretly would like to … “ Hmmnn, I dunno if I have any “secret” wishes; they’re all pretty much open and shared. I’ll answer “go into space” cuz that’s my dearest, unfulfilled personal wish.
•“At my funeral I want …” a seriously great party with a kick-ass rock band, great Cajun food, and a hosted bar filled with top-shelf booze. All the good-looking women will take a turn dancing with me (my ashes in an urn, that is). Come morning, after a long night of partying when everybody is mostly too drunk to stand, they put my ashes in a radio-controlled sailboat, douse it with gasoline, and give me a “Viking funeral.” Ronnie, MJ, and Chloe will shed a tear or two as I burn my way toward the sunrise horizon but mostly they’ll laugh about all the good times we had. That ought to do it.
* “I live in the Balearic islands -Spain
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child was when i told him he was really cute and he said, very serious, “you don’t have to tel me, I already know I AM CUTE!!!”
* “My mother would often tell me “behave yourself” “
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more patient and relaxed”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would take my kid with me anyway “
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is “Romancing the Ordinary” by Sarah Ban Breathnach
* “I secretly would like to become a writer
* “At my funeral I want the song Amazing Grace
I live in … the Seattle area (with Frank!).
The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my children was when … I turned off the TV with the other remote control and watched them trying to figure out why the TV had shut off, and then they realized I had done it, and we all cracked up, and they pounced on me. (You had to be there.)
My mother would often tell me … to mind my manners.
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … joyous.
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … spend one week in the Caribbean with Frank and the other in a cabin in the woods alone, and I’d spend the entire two weeks missing my kids.
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … hard to choose. Contenders: “Learning All the Time,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood,” “Getting Things Done,” “Positive Discipline,” “The Teenage Liberation Handbook,” “Illusions.”
I secretly would like to … Secretly? What’s that? Do you mean I’m allowed to have secrets?
At my funeral I want … people to tell happy stories about me.
* “I live in … Northwestern USA”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when … my daughters and I were practicing softball together last weekend.
* “My mother would often tell me … beauty on the inside is what matters most.”
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … “in the moment” with my children.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … not go anywhere because I cannot be away from my kids for two full weeks. ”
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … _First Feelings_ by Stanley Greenspan”
* “I secretly would like to … hire a housekeeper and a cook.”
* “At my funeral I want … everyone to celebrate my life.”
* I live in …Southwest Florida
* The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when … we were swimming in the hotel pool yesterday.
* My mother would often tell me … get my nose out of a book.
* To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … outgoing.
* If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … it wouldn’t happen. I always want to have my kids.
* A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … “Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting”
* I secretly would like to … sell my car and walk every where.
* At my funeral I want … happiness, music, and lots of laughter.
“I live in …” Perth, Australia
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” (no kids) yet.
“My mother would often tell me … “ you can’t do that.
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” truthful to myself.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ go to the next place on the list. It’s a long list.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” Curious LIVES - Richard Bach - Remember what it was like to be a kid again, understand why being a kid is so amazing.
“I secretly would like to … “ see what my cats get up to in the wee small hours that causes them to sleep all day. It must be SO much fun!
“At my funeral I want …” to be cremated on a great big bonfire, at the top of some cliffs, looking over a stormy sea. Druids, Vikings, Wenches.. the lot.. I figure if I’m going to go, go with style.
* “I live in Melbourne, Australia
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was tonight when I was preparing dinner an dthey were making up crazy songs and serenading me.
* “My mother would often tell me “nice boys don’t like girls who swear”
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more childlike
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would miss my kids except in the mornings when I would sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is ‘Affluenza”
* “I secretly would like to base jump off a tall building
* “At my funeral I want to be dead
“I live in the Seattle, Washington area”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we had our weekly tickle session in bed on a Saturday morning.”
“My mother would often tell me …part of being in a family is that you all work together/family never goes away and will be there when you need it “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …relaxed and patient and controlled”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … I would go see Paris and some other bits of Europe with my husband“
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …hard to pick. Man’s Search for Meaning and The Postman are a couple”
“I secretly would like to … well if I told it wouldn’t be a secret anymore, would it?“
“At my funeral I want …I’m not sure I want a funeral. I do want to be buried in one of those new nature preserve/cemetary places”
“I live in Florida.”
“The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we were playing Smartmouth.”
“My mother would often tell me ‘Go to your room and think about what you did.’ “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more present and grateful.”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would be lonely. “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is No Contest by Alfie Kohn.”
“I secretly would like to save children from abusive parents, but I don’t think that’s such a secret. I’m not too secretive.“
“At my funeral I want to be remembered.”
BTW, my 11yo daughter enjoys your blog too!
I live in… southern California
The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …this week, but we cannot recall over what LOL
My mother would often tell me …if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …aware.
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … head to the south of France, alone!
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … there are many, but Simple Abundance helped me to change my perspective.
I secretly would like to …now it wouldn’t be a secret if I told you
At my funeral I want … a specific Beatle’s song played that is on their Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was a child when I heard the song and saw the footage and decided then that I wanted that song sung at my funeral. I don’t even know which song it is now… need to listen to it again… heck, it might not even be appropriate LOL But that is the only time I have given any thought to my own death and funeral.
# I live in Bombay
# “The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my children was this afternoon when my three year old was learning to wink from my 7 year old and finally all of us joined in to teach him and so our family of 5 was winking away diligently for till we all collapsed …”
# “My mother would often tell me I was irresponsible… “
# “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more fun, funny…”
# “We usually take longer holidays in a little town in the foothills of the Himalayas
# “Books that profoundly impacted on my life are Women who run with Wolves, Power Of Now, Tibetan Book of the Dead and now, A Hero with a Thousand Faces…”
# “I secretly would like to tattoo my entire back- eagle wings… “
# “At my funeral I want a party with all my favourite songs being played ( I have made a list- regularly updated) and a whole lot of irreverence…”
* “I live in …Southwestern Vermont
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child was when …we all played tag by the bay in Maine last week.
* “My mother would often tell me …keep telling stories.
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …creative and active. I think it is important to model for my child what it is like to do what I love. The day I found out I was pregnant I started hiking again and got in the practice of finishing creative projects that I start.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … sit in a coffee shop with a yellow lined pad and my blue pen and write.
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …The Geography of Childhood by Nahban and Trimble.
* “I secretly would like to … have a fashion designer design a wardrobe of real-life clothing for me.
* “At my funeral I want …not to have to watch it from beyond, let my family do what they need, it is for them after all not me.
* “I live in The Netherlands
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when he spontaniously started to dance!
* “My mother would often tell me to be strong
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more compassioned and open-minded
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would be in africa doing community work
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is “a new earth” by Eckhart Tolle and Naomi Aldorts’ Raising our children, raising ourselves (sorry can’t pick just one…)
* “I secretly would like to eat the pie in my fridge
* “At my funeral I want music
Thank you for reading
I live in Central Vermont.
the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when my 16 month old was pointing at a picture of me and my husband (pre-baby) and signing “rabbit” when I’d ask who the woman was in the picture. I probably laughed more than she did.
My mother would often tell me to go to my room and think about what I had done. I’d just go to my room.
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more mindful of what I project.
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would probably miss my kids and come home. (I am a fairly new parent)
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is The Continuum Concept.
I secretly would like to knit all day long- but that’s actually not a secret.
At my funeral I want people to try to remember to be happy. After all, I will be, too.
* “I live in my body…”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we had a visitor for dinner and he asked my son to give him a hand blowing out the candles and my 2 year old innocently held out his hand to our friend to help…”
* “My mother would often tell me all the things my other 5 brothers and sisters were up to, including things that were private. I eventually realised I shouldn’t tell her ANYTHING… “
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more present…”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go get my kid cause he is so much fun … “
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is Anastasia or anything by OSHO …”
* “I secretly would like to be pregnant (shhhh)… “
* “At my funeral I want an environmentally friendly end to my life to thank Mother Earth for all that she has given me (and a whole lotta belly laughs) …”
I live in the Mt Warning area of Northern NSW Australia
the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …My 3 year old son JJ today was telling a very serious story whilst sporting a pair of eyebrows drawn on by marking pen. He was getting a very angry we were all laughing until we showed him his face in the mirror.
My mother would often tell me … to clean my room
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … fully present
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … paint, draw, drink tea, garden, walk the dogs and swim in the sea
A book that profoundly impacted on my life when I was younger was The Tibetan book of Living and Dying and even younger still was Johnathan Livingston Seagull. More recently reading Harry Potter books to my 5 year old daughter have bought me so much joy. Tonight I was moved to tears reading the picture book, Sophies Masterpice by Eileen Spinelli to my kids… Oh and Spiritual Midwifery was wonderful for me when I was having babies…
I secretly would like to … be a fanstastic dancer or a circus performer
At my funeral I want …my family and friends to feel my love surrounding them like a beautiful endless rainbow. And for the universe to know my gratitude for the wonderful journey of my life.
# I live in …a house. (I can’t believe no-one said that already, ok, NSW Australia)”
# “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was today actually. Our dog is about to have puppies any day and we were noting that her vagina was a bit swollen, it brought up our word for this “Pagina” which came about when our youngest boy was 4 years old. Our eldest daughter had been and had her very first Brazillian waxing and thinking that he would have no idea what she was talking about, she regaled us all with the story of how painful it was while we were sitting around the dinner table. Master 4 piped up with a disgusted look on his face. “Ashlee, we really do NOT need to hear about your Pagina while we are trying to eat our dinner! I don’t know who was more shocked her or us but we certainly laughed our heads off, he is 9 now and still shakes his head in disgust when anyone brings it up…Now telling you this reminded me of another time when he decided to surprise his sister when she came home from work. He hid under her Doona and jumped out to surprise her and was confronted by her bare bum! I can’t tell you who screamed louder. He came out and demanded I buy her some “real undies” as she seems to be wearing string pants” Oh there is nary a dull moment around here with three teenage girls and two young boys!
# “My mother would often tell me … how much she loved me“
# “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …relaxed definitely and patient too ”
# “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …probably die from withdrawal. No seriously I could not do it. The first time we left the kids was about two years ago, we finally went on a so called honeymoon after 19 years of marriage. It was only two nights but II fretted something terrible, we ended up coming home early “Having said that, I am actually off tomorrow on a girls weekend away. Once again for two nights. Lets see if I survive LOL. I am however taking my oldest daughter along! In my own defense she is a girl too! At least I will have one of them to cuddle.
# “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …My life as a Medium by Betty Shine”
# “I secretly would like to …save our earth (Well thats not really a secret but I don’t have any “
# “At my funeral I want …to be long gone”
* “I live in Canberra”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child was when my daughter and I danced to a made-up song in the kitchen.”
* “My mother would often tell me just to be happy.“
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more patient.”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would do an intensive yoga course.“
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.”
* “I secretly would like to be more creative (well its not much of a secret really). “
* “At my funeral I want people to remember me fondly and to sing.”
“I live in …” Eureka NSW
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
A couple of days ago my 1.5 year old stood up in the middle of dinner and started squealing at us in an attempt to make us laugh and when we did she laughed so hard that she did the silent laugh thing and went red in the face. We’d never seen her laugh that hard before so of course we were all cacking ourselves.
“My mother would often tell me … “
“I have had it up to HERE with your… and your…. and your ….” lol
and on saying goodbye (which she still says) “have fun!”
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
Open, lighter, creative and in the moment.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
Go skiing? Or go on a trek in South America or New Zealand…. hard to decide really. Or, visit the Taj Mahal… that would be energetically amazing.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
The secret life of Breasts by Fiona Giles was thoroughly enjoyable and it helped to spark a great passion. Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman was beautiful and poetic and seemed to open up my mind in an unexplainable way. The Celestine Prophecy was a big impact when I read it as a teenager.
“I secretly would like to … “
Well it wouldn’t be a secret anymore if I told would it?
“At my funeral I want …”
people to be able to see me and talk to me and hug me if they want to. I don’t want to be in a closed box, removed from everyone. I want it to be relaxed. I want there to be laughter and singing and colour. Though… if I have a violent disfiguring death perhaps it would be best if I was in a closed box lol.
Here goes:
*I live in Mumbai, INDIA.
*The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was some time ago, I had taken my son for bird walk one sunday morning to see flamingos, my enthusiasm about flamingos rubbed on to him so much that later in the day on seeing a black crow, he called out loudly and said, “Mummy come here there is a flamingo out in the window” Duh! and I had a hearty laugh!”
*My mother would often tell me …i am very worried about u!
*To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more loving and commpassionate.
*If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would indulge into all possible adventure activities of which i have a very big list. “
*A book that profoundly impacted on my life is SUMMERHILL!
*I secretly would like to live of Mumbai’s Junk food!
*At my funeral I want all the guest to be served “Gupta’s Special Bhelpuri, Sevpuri and Panipur. YUMMY!
* “I live in south coast NSW
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we built up blocks and crashed them down tonight before dinner.
* “My mother would often tell me “get your elbows off the table”
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more observant of my tone and tone of other parents addressing kids.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go travelling with scuba gear, snowboards, bicycles, spas and alcohol.
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is “Leviathan” by John Birmingham. First time I understood that history counts.
* “I secretly would like to … hmmm I have no secrets, that’s pretty embarrassing!
* “At my funeral I want really really good food, and melancholic yet upbeat music, and my children to be really old.
I live in …”
SE Minesooota
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
we were playing around the family room earlier today rolling on the floor…
“My mother would often tell me … “
Nothing sticks out really…maybe that we made a mess everywhere…
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
Empowered and clear of who I am.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
Can’t think of doing nothing without my kids …hum…..no…..can’t think of anything that sounds good if they are not there.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
“The Natural Child
by Jan Hunt
the book that put me on the path to unschooling
“I secretly would like to … “
There is nothing I really want secretly . Wait…..Yes I do but involves my husband and is x-rated!
“At my funeral I want …”
Funeral?? I absolutely am going to live forever!
“I live in a caravan 1 minute walk from the sandy edge of a creek on the southern end of the Queensland Gold Coast”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we were all tickling each other last night”
“My mother would often tell me “Get outside and play” “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more in touch with Who I Really Am - being honest to myself about my own needs and desires is helping me to honour my childrens needs and desires even more fully”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would probably not go. At this stage, I want my kids with me. If they were older, I would go somewhere quiet and tropical and sleep a lot, just eat fruit or maybe fast for a while. Swim, snorkel and kayak too.”
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …gosh, there have been quite a few, but all of them led them to me recently reading the Conversations With God books which was the right time for me and they made a big impact…”
“I secretly would like to sleep all night without waking up once … “
“At my funeral I want a big party with lots of celebrating and the theme: the adventure continues! Friends & family would have the option of taking some of my ashes to scatter in a special spot.”
* I live in … a house I love, but am renting, in Charlotte, NC. And in the now. yeah, that’s it.
* the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was this morning, when our dog kept attacking a squeaky toy, very goofily.
* My mother would often tell me … how poorly I was doing something. Anything. Not that I have any issues about that.
* To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … patient, and in the moment
* If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go to a zen retreat for a week, then the beach, eating & reading at my leisure.
* A book that profoundly impacted my life is Be Here Now by Ram Dass
* I secretly would like to live in another state. But I don’t want to take the boys from their Dads.
* At my funeral I want lots of laughter, and good chocolate. And Grateful Dead music.
* “I live in …Salt Lake City, Utah”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …my daughter said a random word and for some reason it struck us both really funny and we almost peed our pants!”
* “My mother would often tell me …stop chewing your gum like a cow chews her cud “
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …liberal and easy going”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …go to Hawaii “
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …Beautiful Boy”
* “I secretly would like to … “
* “At my funeral I want …everyone to celebrate the life I lived”
* “I live in … a townhouse with no backyard, on the Gold Coast”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when … someone farted I’m sure!”
* “My mother would often tell me … clean your room!”
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … patient, more quiet, and waiting before I react”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … (disclaimer: not possible with a breastfeeding 9 month old, but in the future…) go somewhere wild, read as much as I wanted, hike, meditate, listen to music and reconnect with myself.”
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery”
* “I secretly would like to … be able to dance really well, in all styles!”
* “At my funeral I want … lots of music, food, and to have made a difference somehow!”
# I live in …Eastern Ontario, Canada
# the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …Daughter caught me drinking milk from the carton - the shared looked of horror - her seeing me do it and me getting caught - was hilarious.
# My mother would often tell me …I’d forget my head if it wasn’t attached to my shoulders. Nice eh?
# To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …trusting in my kids, in myself and in the Universe.
# If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …Take a European castle tour.
# A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …Love by Leo Buscaglia. I was twelve, seriously, when I first read it and it was an utter revelation.”
# I secretly would like to …no secret really but I’d like to go forward in time and meet future generations of my family. In many ways, through photos, videos and stories we can go back but to meet my great, great, great granchildren…that would be neat.
# At my funeral I want…people to show up. Oh, and if they say nice things about me that would be good too.
Thanks Arun, that was fun. And of course reading everyone else’s entries was cool too. What a great idea.
“I live in …” a perpetual state of anxiety.
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” she copied something verbatim that I had said to my husband.
“My mother would often tell me … “ that the walls have ears.
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” forgiving of my own perceived faults.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ sleep, read, cook, breathe.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” How Children Fail.
“I secretly would like to … “ fly off an aircraft carrier…just once.
“At my funeral I want …” to have no regrets!
“I live in …” a little house with a big mortgage (well it seems big to me)
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” he gave me that “wot you talkin ’bout?” look as I baby-talked to him this morning. He’s 13 months old.
“My mother would often tell me … “ I’m not angry. Just disappointed”
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” determined to control my temper and have compassion
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ do something guaranteed to help me and my partner unwind, let go and enjoy each other
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” Winnie the Pooh and “Comrade and Lover”, letters between Rosa Luxemburg and Leo Jogiches
“I secretly would like to … “ have a magic wand that puts me outside time, when I need to have a rest or some time to catch up
“At my funeral I want …” people to be happy they spent time with me
* “I live in the Pittsburgh Area.”
* “The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when my 16 month old son kept couching and coughing with his allergies and looked right at me and said ‘This sucks.’ ”
* “My mother would often tell me, ‘You’re just like your father!’ “
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more open, patient, lenient, and understanding.”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go to Europe, backpack, and find a nice place to settle down and move to. “
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is Wicked. Seeing the side that was considered ‘evil’ really showed me that you never know something until you get the full story. ”
* “I secretly would like to write a novel, and move to Europe “
* “At my funeral I want a giant rave party, everyone enjoying themselves, and at the end the best dancers are given a teaspoon of my ashes in a locket.”
“I live in Far North Queensland”
“The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we were camping on the weekend”
“My mother would often tell me that you never know how you’re going to feel about something tomorrow. “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more guilty at times”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would make sure I got LOTS of sleep “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is the type of book I aim to choose each time I read…”
“I secretly would like to fly (but it isn’t a secret)“
“At my funeral I want smiles, laughs, memories”
* “I live in Yankalilla, South Australia”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was yesterday when I can’t remember what was said but it was ironic and funny”
* “My mother would often tell me I was lazy and gormless, think before I speak, lots of other yukky stuff that echo in my brain still… “
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more - not more - less - like a parent and more like a friend, respecting my children’s ability to be people, not children…”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would garden at home… “
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is anything by John Holt, but every book I read has a profound impact on my life, that’s why I read…”
* “I secretly would like to dance, dance madly, in a gypsy kind of way… “
* “At my funeral I want - it’s not up to me, it’s not for me, its for those that come, that arrange it, that need it…”
Here goes:
“I live in Madison Wisconsin.
The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when … Today, the boys were shooting basketballs into the hoop from the top of the slide - saying silly things, being funny.
My mother would often tell me …
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …relaxed, patient, laid back. Oh, and humble.
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … I would miss my kids. I couldn’t leave them for 2 weeks. Can I take them with me?
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … Just one? Hmmm. Continuum Concept, or Learning all the Time, oh wait, Real Food? Siddhartha?
I secretly would like to write a book, or have an art studio again.
At my funeral I want my children (at whatever age they are) to feel warm, happy, and safe.
* I live in … Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my students was when … one of them quipped about something that we were doing.. details are vague, sorry.
* My mother would often tell me … “Yes”
* To be the sort of teacher I aspire to being, I find myself becoming a better listener
* If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … spend a lot of me-time, reading, going for bike rides and doing some cross stitch
* A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … “Summerhill” by AS Neil
* I secretly would like to … be a starship captain!
* At my funeral I want … lots of people laughing about the good times we had
“I live in …” Oregon
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” Last night’s pre-bedtime tickling match.
“My mother would often tell me … “ how proud she is of me (told me so again just yesterday :>)
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” light - lighthearted, light of spirit, light-headed - all of that.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ go check out turtle nesting on the beach & lose myself in a rainforest south of the border (I have this same dream holiday with the kiddos!)
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” hmmmm, hard for me to think beyond the book that i”m currently reading - which is a Tom Robbins novel - I love all his stuff - playful, hilarious, erotic, lyrical, interesting - all good. Other favorites are Jorge Amado and Paulo Cuello novels.
“I secretly would like to … “ get a tattoo - okay not so secret, I’m getting one in 2 weeks.
“At my funeral I want …” all my favorite things - great music, good eats, laughter, tears, hugs & kisses, a hike through the woods to the sunset at the beach, my ashes mixed with native seeds to be tossed by all along the way - many, many, many years from now!
“I live in …” Emerald Beach NSW, Australia
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” 2 mins ago
“My mother would often tell me … “ don’t
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” fully human
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ delve deep into wildness
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” Nature and the Human Soul : Cultivating wholeness and community in a fragmented world
“I secretly would like to … “ take over the world
“At my funeral I want …” an earthly and fun ceremony
* “I live in Northern NSW Australia”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”we were reading a story tonight and something amused my 7 yr old who started giggling uncontrollably…and my 1 yr old found his giggling hysterical and my 4yr old and I could do nothing but join in with the infectious laughter…none of us except my 7yr old really knew what we were laughing about but it was a great way to end the day!
* “My mother would often tell me … “you can only do your best
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself learning to trust my children more, and analysing myself more.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “have a massage and a long cuppa with my best friend, take my partner out on a romantic date….but that would be enough time without my kids….we would include this on a family holiday with other friends with kids so we all had a little break!
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”parenting for a peaceful world, and lots of John Holt’s books (in the last couple of years anyway) and your stuff Arun recently…ie the whole natural learning approach and reading it in action! Johnathon Livingston seagull and the little prince (as a child…must read them again… don’t really remember their content, just the feeling they left me with)
* “I secretly would like to … play the bongo drums, watch my children learn naturally without relatives testing them, spend an hour a week with my best friend without kids, reconnect with my partner and find a way to show him how wonderful it is to have kids and watch them learn without him thinking I am having a go at him…
* “At my funeral I want …the people I love to celebrate life, remember the good times”
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“I live on …” the east coast of Canada.
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” two days ago I had to remove a very large spider from the kitchen in a tissue and it kept crawling out and making me scream. The laughing came after a whole lot of screaming.
“My mother would often tell me … “ go and comb your hair, it looks like a rat’s nest! Eveyone else always told me how lucky I was to have beautiful curly hair and yet I hated it, cut it, straightened it and it took me years to finally come to love and appreciate it.
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” conscious of every thought, spoken word and action.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ spend it on an ashram meditating and doing yoga all day.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” Raising our Children, Raising Ourselves”
“I secretly would like to … “ be a dancer.
“At my funeral I want …” there to be a celebration of life, mine and theirs.
# “I live in Indiana”
# “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” Ok honestly I have belly laughs a lot w/ my kid so i can’t recall one specifically lol oh wait, she was just telling me a story about pee, that made me laugh pretty hard.
# “My mother would often tell me … “ to be lady-like. :X
# “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … in the moment.”
# “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …travel around the world (ok part of the world) at my leisure with one or two good friends/my husband“
# “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …The Magical Child”
# “I secretly would like to … never have to work another day in my life for money“
# “At my funeral I want …there to be a huge celebration of the life and death cycle.
I live in … the south east of England
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was … at dinner today, but can’t remember about what - probably someone farting!
“My mother would often tell me … all things pass. she still does, and I tell myself alot. In fact, I’m threatening to have it tatooed on the palm of my hand!
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … like me
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … hmmm. can I have a day or two of solid sleep, a day or two with my husband just to myself, and the rest of the time with all of us, kids too?
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … Absolute Begginers by Colin Macanis when I was a teen, recently Conversations with God by… urgh, blank on the guy’s name!
“I secretly would like to … be an award winning author
“At my funeral I want … a viking funeral but I know that’s not possible so a huge knees up where everyone deepens their bonds with each other will do.
“I live in …”
Sydney Australia on the physical plane and as for the rest of me - hmmmmm……
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
We watched a home movie they made last week using Windows Movie Maker. The movie involved teleporting and one of the dangers was turning into a wolf - which required one of them to wear my dressingown and a lifelike plastic wolf’s head. Yep, you had to be there….
“My mother would often tell me … “
“It will all come out in the wash…..”
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
ln the ‘now’, mindful, authentic, accepting and able to eat large helpings of humble pie, lol.
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
Have aromatherapy massages, my own chef, eat, sleep, read and ride horses at least fours hours a day.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
“Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves” by Naomi Aldort and in equal place, The “Tommorrow” series, John Marsden.
“I secretly would like to … “
Have a full time housekeeper and chef and enough money to spend on having endless adventures with my kids and close firends.
“At my funeral I want …”
Everyone to have a darned good party with lots of great music.
* “I live in …”
Finland and travel to Latvia (I grew up there) a few times a year
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
my daughter was whining about something today and laughing right after - she clearly enjoyed trying out her influence on me - this does not sound fun when written down but it was in real life!
* “My mother would often tell me … “
that I cannot do anything well enough
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
staying in the moment, learning to like myself, working through my knee-jerk reactions
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
I would travel to a place with lots of sun, play beach volley during the day, alternate reading and dancing at night and sleep when I want.
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
My current direction started with reading “Childbirth Wisdom”, followed by “Diaper Free!” - they helped me onto the path of home-birth, attachment parenting, unconditional parenting, radical unschooling.
* “I secretly would like to … “
I tend to want everything quite openly
* “At my funeral I want …”
only the people who really cared about me to celebrate who I was, to dance, to sing, to play a volleyball game and to eat good food
“I live in …” the midst of chaos
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” just now when they came downstairs to show me their “tribal dance”, complete with spiderman underwear on their heads and power ranger loin cloths
“My mother would often tell me … “ go ahead, do what you want, but don’t come running to me …
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” present in the moment
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ chill at the beach, with tons of good books
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” the Bible
“I secretly would like to … “ go on a book tour
“At my funeral I want …” laughter
“I live in …the beautiful South east Of South Australia”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …everyday but I hate that I can’t think of anything specific - must remedy that and write such things down!”
“My mother would often tell me … this is sad but I can’t think of anything“
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …relaxed and going with the flow - and saying yes more often”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … probably enjoy the first day then wonder what the kids were doing. If I could keep in contact with them - I would relax and spend the time reading, walking on the beach and eating lots of my type of food!“
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …all of John Holts”
“I secretly would like to … run my own book business“
“At my funeral I want …everyone to sing and dance and talk about all the fun times we had together”
Cheers
K
“I live in Hope (well, physically, I live in a seaside village in Northern NSW, Australia)”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child was tonight when we had a staring contest. She loves to get me to the point of the red-in-the-face silent, wheezing laugh.”
“My mother would often tell me I could be anything I wanted to be, ‘even a model’, which she considered the height of achievement for a woman.“
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more humble and grounded in reality instead of in pixieland.”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go to Barcelona and do the Gaudi tour, then Hawaii to see hummingbirds, big surf and volcanoes, stopping off in Bollywood on the way home to hopefully be chosen as a Western extra in a movie.“
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (also Prodigal Summer by Kingsolver…she really spells out clearly organic v traditional farming methods)…all really good novels, with an impact at a subconscious level.”
“I secretly would like to eat chocolate for breakfast.“
“At my funeral I want much wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
“I live in brixton london sometimes it feels like a war zone sometimes like the warmest most vibrant community i ever met …”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when i kissed and cuddled my two year old this morning as I left for a morning at work and worryingly I can’t remember the last belly laugh with my 4 year old…must find this …”
“My mother would often tell me her maternal grandmother was very dear to her … “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more aware and relaxed and self-loving and accepting…”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go seomwhere by the sea and focus on my writing and go deep inside and do a lot of sleeping lots and lots and lots … “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is aware parenting by aletha solter and for better or worse Dr Sear’s baby book given to me by a friend before I had any idea of the field!…”
“I secretly would like to get myself pampered in a very ‘traditional’ way - waxing, haircut, eyebrows done!
… “
“At my funeral I want crowded house’s ‘All I ask is to live each moment free from the laassssttttt’ lots of hugging and laughter and tears and a reflection on my profound achivements - nothing big!!…”
I live on Bribie Island, Qld, Australia
The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we ran about in the torrential rain this afternoon. My elderly dad came out and said ‘why’… I said ‘why not!’
My mother would often tell me … “Now, dont you start with me young lady!!!” And more recently, “please dont get any more of those ‘things’ “(tattoos). It’s always my fault, still…!
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … empowered, resilient, patient, different to my mother!
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would go to India and probably take the kids.
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … too many to choose from. Ummm, Affluenza, anything buddhist related, natural parenting etc
I secretly would like to shave my head.
At my funeral I want John Butler to play music (if he’s around) & much tale telling and love and laughs.
x
“I live in …East Anglia, England…”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was… when we had a water fight in the garden…”
“My mother would often tell me …just do your best… “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …lenient, understanding and humourous”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …die “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …Educating Rita (I figured if she could do it, then so can I - and I did!!!)”
“I secretly would like to … not have my grandchildren so much “
“At my funeral I want …Eva Cassidy - Over the Rainbow”
* “I live in …” Utah
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” probably watching Oscar (with Sylvester Stallone), or some BBC show, or about something the toddler did
* “My mother would often tell me … “ I’d get blessings in Heaven for (whatever unpleasant thing she was asking me to do).
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” patient, concerned with my kids’ experience and point of view.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ stay home, play in the garden, read and eat chocolate.
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …” Kids are Worth It!, Homeschool Genesis, Little Britches (series), many more…
* “I secretly would like to … “ work at the library
* “At my funeral I want …” a smile on my face.
* “I live in …”
and those little steamed chinese dumplings. mmmm
Thailand at the moment, but based in Mullumbimby area, Australia
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …”
we were being silly. like every day.
* “My mother would often tell me … “
Stop being silly.
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …”
patient
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “
er… how would that be any different from our regular life, I don’t know LOL
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”
The House at Pooh Corner
* “I secretly would like to … “
swing on a star… carry moonbeams home in a jar…
* “At my funeral I want …”
everyone to laugh and sing and dance and be happy for the freakin wonderful life I’ve lived
“I live in …Brisbane, Australia”
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …I watched my children playing hide and seek and the deep belly laughs of my 16month ds rang around the house whenever he found his 4yo sister. Those belly laughs of his increased in volume whenever he ran up to me as though telling how hilarious it was that his sister was hiding from him. ”
“My mother would often tell me … just do your schoolwork, I’ll do everything else (now … when you’re 16 that sounds pretty good, but as a parent I’m still trying to get beyond the importance of “intelligence” that relates to how well you do in relation to your peers and the desire I have of my eager intelligent children)“
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … tired but contented (accepting a toddler’s emotional release crying at 3 in the morning is sometimes a physical challenge, but definitely satisfying emotionally)”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “ how could I even consider no kids? The holiday would be no fun.
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … I can’t remember its name but it was about a Montessori school in South America (I think) and that started me off on alternative schooling”
“I secretly would like to … let go of my resentment and judgement of other people“
“At my funeral I want …I don’t care - my loved one’s can choose what they want from a funeral to help them through the grief. I’ve always found it strange that someone who is now dead is telling the living how they should behave and what they should do to get over the grief. If my family want to wail and cry for 48hrs they can, if they want to sit down and look at photos of me and recall good times, then they can as well. Let them respect themselves, not me. Let them follow their own journey, not one I’ve planned out for them.”
Whoops…
*I live in…North Carolina
*The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when…we walked around the house with the digital camera and took pictures of the strangest things we could think of
*My mother would often tell me…”Don’t leave a sharp knife in the dishwater,” meaning take care of problems before they come back and surprise you with hurt
*To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more…joyful and less reactionary
*If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities and no kids I would…miss my kids and go home (after one solid day in a swimming pool)
*A book that profoundly impacted my life is…LLLI’s “The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” which started me thinking about attachment parenting, then unschooling
*I secretly would like to…dance, dance, dance! I mean classes and performances and costumes and Broadway and the works
*At my funeral I want…a big choir to sing all my favorites and for my family to have the support they need
* “I live in …” the cloudforest in Ecuador
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …” Divina was making funny faces and being really cute.
* “My mother would often tell me … “that there was no point in buying used cars because as soon as you drive it off the lot it loses value.
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …” focused on my spiritual life.
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … “go to Papau New Guinea
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …”all Al-Anon and AA literature
* “I secretly would like to … “sell my kids and travel the world- is that bad?
* “At my funeral I want …” a big party where everyone has to only talk about me.
Here goes:
“I live in Montreal, Canada.”
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“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when she made me laugh last!”
“My mother would often tell me I had a contradictory spirit. Whatever THAT means.
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more trusting.”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would not take it without my daughter!!! “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is very hard to narrow down!”
“I secretly would like to be a single mom. “
“At my funeral I want no funeral. ”
i live in ..a world created by me, surrounded by my loved ones!
“the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when …i dont remember exactly but when my younger daughter does silly pranks”
“My mother would often tell me …i love being your mom “
“To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …awareness of my anger towards them n EVER learning to reduce my volume when i chose to scream at them”
“If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would …it is a paid holiday, payment in love since i became a mom. so without kids is not possible for me “
“A book that profoundly impacted on my life is …the power of positive thinking”
“I secretly would like to …become naughty, n chill out with my friends “
“At my funeral I want …my very dear friends to walk in procession and my family to be strong enough to move on without being depressed”
* “I live in East Anglian Wilds (well, in the East Anglian Tames or Domesticates, maybe)
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when Simon got us all to watch Achmed the dead terrorist on youtube, or last night with Linnaea lying in bed while one of our cats lay on my head.”
* “My mother would often tell me I don’t know. She isn’t that repetitious. She would imply that some things are too hard to be joyous and that maybe I should take an easier path. She would often call me “Sky-lee, Schuyler, Sky-lily-lily-lumpkin.“
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more patient, adaptable, able to breathe before speaking.”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would be very lonely at the thought and probably refuse to go.“
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is Moving a Puddle, or Rue Kream’s book. The words that have impacted my life more than any book ever could are the ones on the internet. ”
* “I secretly would like to, I don’t know that I have secrets. I secretly would like to… I publicly would like to be more comfortable with myself with others. “
* “At my funeral I want a party, pictures of good moments, memories that make people laugh and cry and hug their children and sing with joy. ”
* I live in Norway
* the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when we where playing with the stock car in the park this afternoon
* My mother would often tell me “go put on something nicer”
* To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more inventive
* If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would really not know what to do
* A book that profoundly impacted on my life is “I don’t want to talk about it” by Terrence Real
* I secretly would like to sleep till noon every day
* At my funeral I want to be sure that I did the best I could…
I live in … Virginia
The last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when… we drew faces on chins, hung upside down and talked in funny voices.
My mother would often tell me …that she thought the world of me, by the look in her eyes.
To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more …relaxed and getting better at holding my tongue.
If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … go on a wine and food tour somewhere in Europe with my husband.
A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … Everyday Blessings
I secretly would like to … it’s a secret, even to me- to be revealed as I understand myself better.
At my funeral I want … lots of smiles, laughter, & sunshine.
* “I live in … Canberra.”
* “the last time I had a huge belly laugh with my child(ren) was when … I made a mistake in a game of chess with my son that only a total beginner should make and gifted him my Queen (that was this morning).”
* “My mother would often tell me … I’d grow up to be like my dad (I didn’t).“
* “To be the sort of parent I aspire to being, I find myself becoming more … practiced at thinking creatively.”
* “If I had a two week fully paid holiday with absolutely no responsibilities, and no kids I would … probably spend it people watching.“
* “A book that profoundly impacted on my life is … Wallace D. Wattles’ Financial Success Through the Power of Creative Thought, more popularly known these days as The Science of Getting Rich.”
* “I secretly would like to … pitch a perfect game of baseball (I would have to learn to pitch first though).“
* “At my funeral I want …to be standing beside the coffin saying, “Did you think that was me in there?””