“Parenting is not logical. If it were, we would never have to read a book, never need a family therapist, and never feel the urge to call a close friend late at night for support after a particularly trying bedtime scene. . . . We have moments of logic, but life is run by a much larger force. Life is filled with disagreement, opposition, illusion, irrational thinking, miracle, meaning, surprise, and wonder.” IfsThinkingNeedsFeelsTryingBookMomentsRunningLife IsNightForceWonderSupportSceneLateIllusionLogicMiracleFilledSurpriseOppositionUrgesLogicalIrrationalDisagreementTherapistsBedtimeClose Friends Book:Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman Source: Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman
“To begin to use cultural forces for the good of our daughters we must first shake ourselves awake from the cultural trance we all live in. This is no small matter, to untangle our true beliefs from what we have been taught to believe about who and what girls and women are.” FirstsBelieveHas BeensMatterUseGirlBeliefForceTaughtDaughterAwakeShakesOur DaughterTrance Book:Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman Source: Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman