Living Above the Level of Feeling
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Kaye Wilson
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Who I Am, What I Do, and Why I Do It
Welcome to my website! For the benefit of those who are new to the site, and for those who may not know me, I'd like to introduce myself....
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
But, I Didn't Sign Up For This!
By now, those of you whose kids didn't go back to full-time, in-person school have had a chance to see how this school-at-home thing...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Mom-xiety: Some Final Thoughts
In my previous several posts, I've discussed what I'm calling "mom-xiety", a form of anxiety and stress that is unique to mothers. I've...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Getting Ahead of Stress and Staying There
There are always going to be things that cause us worry and stress; there's just no getting around that fact. The important thing is to...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 4 min
A Strategy For Managing Momxiety
In my last post I promised to share ways of preventing and addressing what I'm calling "Mom-xiety", a form of anxiety unique to mothers...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
Struggles With Mom-xiety
I've always been a bit tightly-wound, something of a perfectionist who relied on the approval of those in authority for my sense of...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 22, 2020
- 5 min
My Homeschooling Odyssey, Part III: What I Learned
In my last post I shared the struggles I experienced during the years that I homeschooled my five children. Before moving into Part III,...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 21, 2020
- 6 min
My Homsechooling Odyssey, Part II: Why I Had to Quit Homeschooling
I loved homeschooling. I came to believe in it so strongly that I began to think it was really the only responsible way to educate...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
My Homeschooling Odyssey, Part I: Why I Loved Homeschooling
In 1984, my world changed in ways I could never have imagined; my husband and I had our first child! Like most parents, we were thrilled...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 4 min
Confessions of a Helicopter Mom – or – From Here to Insanity (and back!)
My name is Kaye Wilson. I’m a recovering helicopter mom. Before the birth of my own children, I had very little interest in children at...
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- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
Why Every Mom Should Stand Tall
Motherhood is a tough gig. It doesn't matter if you grew up loving babies and dreaming of being a mom, or if, like me, you never really...
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- Oct 30, 2016
- 2 min
An Apology, And Grace
The last post from me was pretty horrible. It was smug, and implied that all you have to do is points 1, 2, and 3 to get some kind of...
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- Oct 27, 2016
- 4 min
Three Steps To Our Kids’ Future
We conscientious parents take our job very seriously. We understand it’s a big responsibility, and that we're supposed to bring up our...
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- Jun 27, 2014
- 3 min
Transitions
I haven’t written anything for literally months, as you can easily see. There’s a reason for this. I’ve actually intentionally avoided...
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- Jan 31, 2014
- 4 min
Just One Thing
Life can be overwhelming. Take, for example, the mixed blessing of a new perspective gained from time away from the usual routine–you...
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- Jan 7, 2014
- 2 min
To All Mothers: Thank You!
Happy New Year, everybody! As I write this, I’m sitting in the living room of my oldest daughter and her husband, in the D.C. area. My...
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- Nov 5, 2013
- 5 min
On Housekeeping
Housecleaning is a subject that has been the subject of lots of arguing between husbands and wives for many years. Women have typically...
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- Oct 4, 2013
- 5 min
The Common Sense Mom: Part I–Stop Reading! (Or, “The Desert Island Approach”)
Moms are a harried and stressed-out group. They’re expected to meet a growing list of expectations from experts of all stripes, stay fit...
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- Aug 16, 2013
- 4 min
The View From the Empty Nest
This morning I helped my youngest child move into her dorm room for her Freshman year of college. It was fun and exciting (not including...
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