I was recently asked this question by a girlfriend on Facebook, about my take on whether parents should be friends of their kids. The Comment/Question Tara – Here’s a thought I’ve had. I’ve been in a lot of discussions about parenting that include those who view “being your child’s friend” as a very negative thing [...]
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The If/Then Syndrome and Unconditionality
There’s an epidemic that has infiltrated our culture. It creeps in to families and relationships and make us all sick. Sick of each other, really. It’s the If/Then Syndrome, sometimes referred to as the When/Then Syndrome. And it gets us all at some point. It’s that tit for tat behavior that we all loathe, and [...]
State Line Shuffle
We seem to have acquired a habit on the road. Every day we’re scheduled to cross a state line we tend to do a deep clean, from top to bottom. We’ve termed it The State Line Shuffle. Thankfully, this shuffling takes us about 30 minutes. In that time we (and by we I usually mean [...]
Old Friends in DFW
Kristin and I were best friends from elementary school through her graduation. Even after her family moved away in middle school, I would fly to Texas, then Florida, to visit her over the summer. I have so many fun memories of our times together: walking down Harmon Hill after school, prank calling the radio station [...]
Friends at Ironwood
I realized I’ve been talking all about Ironwood Farm without actually introducing you to the awesome people here! Meet the folks: This is Chris. He’s the man around here and passionate about sustainability and Real Foods. He’s kind and extremely generous, as well as patient as he answers our endless questions and teaches us whatever [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
