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    Dear Parent at the start of half term
    Julie Cresswell
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Dear Parent at the start of half term

    BRACE YOURSELF! Your social media feed is about to be filled to brimming with rosy cheeked children enjoying the outdoors, older children doing all sorts of exciting and probably expensive activities, lots of smiling groups and maybe the odd dog too! Beware! Comparison is the thief of joy. You see the warts and all version of your life and sometimes it’s too easy to miss the fact that everyone else has moments where they feel overwhelmed, shout at their children, feel
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    Dear Parent Feeling Judged
    Julie Cresswell
    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Dear Parent Feeling Judged

    It sucks. The moment when you sense eyes are on you and they’re not finding favour. The sting of feeling so misunderstood. The sense of falling short. Of not being good enough. Here’s a gentle challenge sent with love: How much is that other person’s judgement the real issue? If you’re truly honest, how much does the voice of judgement come from within? Or the pain of misunderstanding feel so raw because it’s touching a vulnerable spot? An unkind voice inside saying that othe
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