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Lorna’s Top 3 Parenting Tips

August 21, 2013 · by Lorna Tedder · in Relationships

My babies are all grown up now, but looking back, there were 3 parenting tips that kept both them–and me–feeling far more secure and safe. 1. Both hands on the car Shannon was almost three…

What They Don’t Tell You about the Empty Nest Syndrome

November 14, 2010 · by Lorna Tedder · in Aging Well, Relationships, Starting Over

Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder What they don’t tell you about the Empty Nest Syndrome is that there are generally two ways it plays out. Most often, I see the kids trying to leave home…

Quick! Get your "Evil" Books Here!

November 17, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Books

These were letters to complain about customer service, for example.  I’d come home incensed and spend the rest of the day upset, and much of it exorcising this demon by writing it out in the…

Solstice Reflections: Growing Up and Just Growing

June 20, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Personal Evolution, Psychic, Relationships, Serene Living

***Summer Solstice 1992:  Me kneeling with Shannon and   pregnant with Aislinn.   Yes, I had my ears triple-pierced and my hair was in an asymmetrical cut under that sequinned headband, but at least not carrying a…

Parenting as a Portal, Or, Why I Never Give Parenting Advice

May 26, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Positive Thinking, Relationships

I’ve never been one to give parenting advice, for two reasons:  1.  I’ve always hated people giving ME advice when they have no idea about my personal situation, or even if they do; and 2. …

The REAL Pagan Pride: Our Children

April 9, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Miscellaneous

  Maidens and Mother photo, copyright Thanksgiving 2007, Destin, FLorida. That’s right:  the real pagan pride is our children, whether they’re the children of our bodies or of our hearts.  They are the next generation,…

Talking to Animals

April 8, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Books, Rituals

    Photo by Noel Zia Lee Sometimes we choose special animals–including birds and insects–and sometimes they choose us. “But Mommy,” my older daughter protested, “animals can’t talk!” Okay, so my response to her question…

Altars for Children

January 1, 2008 · by Lorna Tedder · in Miscellaneous

Photo of LittleSprite’s Pink Altar  Written by Kristin Madden, author of Pagan Parenting and Pagan Homeschooling We all have our altars, whether they are formal tabletop altars, talismans hung on a doorknob, Medicine pouches, or…

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