COMMUNICATION METHODS From a paper written by Tim Buckley “Narcissism,” NVC’s founder Marshall Rosenberg would say, “is a diagnosis.” The thought: “He’s a narcissist” creates separation between me (the judge) and you (the object.) As soon as those thoughts enter our minds – good and bad, right and wrong – we are knocking at moral […]
Bookwormish
Last night I started reading Fairy Swarm to Lily. I haven’t tried reading her a chapter/novel like book from a tangible book copy before now. We read from an electronic device often before bed, or in the car, etc.. but this time, I had book in hand. She snuggled up next to me and as […]
First Tangible Letter – Mailed
Lils brought this picture she created for her grandma to me today, folded in an envelope, hoping to send it off to Denver (where Grandma lives). I worked with her to create a second envelope for mailing, as her first had her image folded into a fully 4 dimensional object. I explained the machines, sorting, […]
Houses, Castles, & Questions
I’ve decided that to best keep track of my own mind, as well as attempt to record the finer points of Lily’s development and her day, that I really have to just leave a post window open all day long. I see it, I write, I add pics, whatever… Today began with Lily showing us […]
Houses, Castles, & Questions
I’ve decided that to best keep track of my own mind, as well as attempt to record the finer points of Lily’s development and her day, that I really have to just leave a post window open all day long. I see it, I write, I add pics, whatever… Today began with Lily showing us […]
A Kind and Gentle, Detuned Empath
Lily has been sick since Sunday. She had a raging fever most of the day, seemed fine on Monday, but then the head cold hit on Tuesday. Last night, we spent most of the night miserable, neither she nor I getting much sleep. I finally managed to get her propped up enough, and managed to […]