Comments on: how about a license for parenthood http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood deliciously vulgar Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3106 By: Life in Color http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-18429 Life in Color Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:15:40 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-18429 [...] giving Nicole full credit for inspiring this post. She just talked about breakthroughs in therapy, and I [...] [...] giving Nicole full credit for inspiring this post. She just talked about breakthroughs in therapy, and I [...]

]]> By: Little Picture People http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-14436 Little Picture People Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:04:22 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-14436 [...] Nicole did it here. [...] [...] Nicole did it here. [...]

]]> By: LilySpeak Q&A – Ria (I Ain’t Scrrrd) | LilySpeak http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-9495 LilySpeak Q&A – Ria (I Ain’t Scrrrd) | LilySpeak Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:28:30 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-9495 [...] spring, things kind of snowballed. I met Nicole and thanks to her post about therapy, we emailed and GChatted and called like crazy and the next thing I knew she was on her way to [...] [...] spring, things kind of snowballed. I met Nicole and thanks to her post about therapy, we emailed and GChatted and called like crazy and the next thing I knew she was on her way to [...]

]]> By: the one where bloggy love oozes from my pores http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6438 the one where bloggy love oozes from my pores Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:03:04 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6438 [...] bonded over therapy breakthroughs, and she’s now masterminding (thank you, Twitter!) an amazing blogger weekend [...] [...] bonded over therapy breakthroughs, and she’s now masterminding (thank you, Twitter!) an amazing blogger weekend [...]

]]> By: Meesh http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6215 Meesh Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:28:02 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6215 can i sign up for parent school since it's coming any day now?? i have an interesting therapy thing with my parents...for years, anytime i would talk about one or both of them in therapy, i would feel the need to preface anything i was going to say with "I love my parents" as though having an issue with them would negate the fact that I loved them. My therapist finally said to me, "You don't need to justify what you are about to say with telling me that you love them. It's not going to take away any of that love because you have a problem or an issue." I realized I do that in life - if I'm having an issue w/ a friend, I do the same thing..."I love her, but" - like one has ANYTHING to do with the other. Therapy is amazing. Your therapist is right. Just like Suze Orman tells parents that paying for a child's college education is not as important as making sure that they can take care of themselves financially, you need to take care of you first. can i sign up for parent school since it's coming any day now??

i have an interesting therapy thing with my parents…for years, anytime i would talk about one or both of them in therapy, i would feel the need to preface anything i was going to say with "I love my parents" as though having an issue with them would negate the fact that I loved them. My therapist finally said to me, "You don't need to justify what you are about to say with telling me that you love them. It's not going to take away any of that love because you have a problem or an issue." I realized I do that in life – if I'm having an issue w/ a friend, I do the same thing…"I love her, but" – like one has ANYTHING to do with the other.

Therapy is amazing. Your therapist is right. Just like Suze Orman tells parents that paying for a child's college education is not as important as making sure that they can take care of themselves financially, you need to take care of you first.

]]> By: Joy @ Big Time Fancy http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6186 Joy @ Big Time Fancy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:26:35 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6186 PARENT SCHOOL! So so so necessary. PARENT SCHOOL! So so so necessary.

]]> By: Lily Speak » Life in Color http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6185 Lily Speak » Life in Color Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:49:51 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6185 [...] giving Nicole full credit for inspiring this post.  She just talked about breakthroughs in therapy, and I [...] [...] giving Nicole full credit for inspiring this post.  She just talked about breakthroughs in therapy, and I [...]

]]> By: Tokissthecook http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6168 Tokissthecook Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:11:15 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6168 Umm yeah hi. Been saying you should have to apply for parenthood for years. Too many good kids gone to pot due to default parenthood. I love your therapist. You too. Umm yeah hi. Been saying you should have to apply for parenthood for years. Too many good kids gone to pot due to default parenthood. I love your therapist. You too.

]]> By: Jessica http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6163 Jessica Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:29:29 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6163 Never thought of it that way! I agree with the therapist, but I also still believe that my parents did sacrifice for me, and I can definitely understand your wanting to help your parents. I would probably feel the same way. Never thought of it that way! I agree with the therapist, but I also still believe that my parents did sacrifice for me, and I can definitely understand your wanting to help your parents. I would probably feel the same way.

]]> By: Julie Q http://nicoleisbetter.com/how-about-a-license-for-parenthood#comment-6142 Julie Q Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:34:38 +0000 http://nicoleisbetter.com/?p=720#comment-6142 what a fierce therapist! i likes it. but I still hold my mom up on a pedestal! what a fierce therapist! i likes it. but I still hold my mom up on a pedestal!

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