What Kind of Parent Are You

I know it's been kind of quiet over here lately. I've been working on a new project, writing some guest posts, and generally trying to keep my head above water amongst all the appointments and therapies.

It's a funny thing - clearly, I'm both a Pagan parent, and a parent of children with special needs, but a lot of times....I'm just a mom. We get the children ready in the mornings, make sure they're fed and diapered, try to figure out what to do about potty training, play on the swings, and bathe and pajama and do bedtime, just like everyone else.

And some days, that feels like it's plenty - like just being a mom doesn't leave time for being a special needs mom or a Pagan mom. It's something I've been thinking about a lot lately.

Some people think that Pagan parenting means teaching your child to write in the Enochian alphabet with the same ease they write in English (and frankly, if I was going to go that route, I'd go with runes - a high school friend used to take class notes in German using runic characters, just to mess with teachers, and that's way more my style anyway). Some think it's taking children to Pagan festivals. Some think it's having a little altar, or reading mythology or having a preschooler who knows more Pagan chants than typical preschool songs.

I don't know that it's any of those or none of those.....but I think there has to be a balance. A balance of living in the mundane world and teaching about the Gods and the energies around us.

And right now? Balance is not our strong point here. There's too many appointments.

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This past weekend I had 2 guest posts:
http://www.thepaganvillage.com/2012/04/beltaneplans/
http://thepaganhousehold.com/guests/energetic-household-cleansing 

I also started a project that may or may not help me out on this search for balance. Actually, it probably won't help with balance in the short term, but will likely help in the long term with adding Pagan things into our day. I'm starting a website for Moon school lessons and plans for children's workshops for festivals. The website isn't up yet, but you can read more and get updates on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-MoonDay-School-Adventure/233327923442045

Thinking about Imbolc

...over on The Pagan Household today.

Imbolc with Small Children which is part of a series about the Sabbats I'll be doing all year

21 Days of Yule

Today I'm a guest poster over on The Pagan Household talking about Yuletide Traditons - go read and enjoy, and watch for the other posts in the 21 Days of Yule.

Interview, part 2

Go check out the 2nd part of my interview with Masery Gaias over on the Staff of Asclepius blog

Interview, part one

As I mentioned earlier, Masery Gaias of the Staff of Asclepius blog is doing a several part interview with me. Part one, "Struggling with the May Pole" went up Tuesday.

I would have mentioned it then, but I was busy being in the hospital - updates  on that coming soon, in pieces, because it's long :)