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In What Way Can You Be an Affirming Parent to Your Child

Gabby Bugwadia @Gabugs (1895) • United States 15 Jun 22

Affirming parents are those who understand the need and importance of playing a critical role in their child’s development. These are the parents who are keen to help their child develop physically, intellectually and socially- -...

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What is love?

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 6 Jun 22

I don't think my boyfriend is emotionally attached to me. I have expectations from him; he doesn't. I miss him( because we are in a long distance relationship) but he doesn't. However, he likes me. And that is constant. I want to...

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I Have This Weird Thing

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 19 Apr 22

Sort of embarrassing to write about but I will. I have this weird attachment issue. If I have an interaction with someone and it is positive and even sometimes uplifting(and touches me for whatever reason) I can't just move on....

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Zen story: When is detachment really still just another form of attachment?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 12 Apr 22

The esteemed Zen master, Jodda Resposhe, was giving a discourse on detachment. Here is the wordage of his talk: "Detachment is not all that it's touted out to be." "We are told to give up attachment to our...

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An incredible story in the midst of chaos!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 2 Mar 22

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. I came across this wonderful news so thought to share it here. As we all know that currently there is tension going between two...

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How I got a 3-year-old out of his pout the other day.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 31 Jul 21

The other day at the preschool, my buddy Aiden was in a pout when he arrived. I'm not sure why. I like to have a runnning dialogue with each kid I work with. Aiden was coauthor of the song, Mine. Little kid pouts usually last...

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Do you still have your old clothes or discard them?!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 7 Feb 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good and relaxing at home, haven't gone outside today as it's very windy. I still have my old clothes, I fit in some and rest are just there...

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Law of Transference

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 17 Dec 20

A story is told about a father and his 6 year old son who wanted to watch the sunset at Manila Bay, a famous place for sunset. The father explained to his son how the sun now turning crimson is going down into the horizon and the...

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Need for attachment

BrittneeD @BrittneeD (350) • United States 16 Nov 20

the most developmentally toxic thing that can happen to a human being is not having a secure attachment. the reason you’re attracted to emotionally unavailable folks, the reason you don’t leave after someone has shown you...

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Do You Find Yourself in Tears watching an emotional scene in the movie?

Raj @Butterfingers (66603) • India 31 Aug 20

I do a lot actually and don't know why and this is not new for me because am too much emotional since childhood. I remember watching a romantic movie which was filled with many emotional scenes in which the main cast died...

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You are wrapped around my finger.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Jan 20

Sometimes I get a look from a kid that lets me know that they know that they have me wrapped around their finger. I don't know where that expression comes from, but I know that I saw that look on the face of my 23-month-old...

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Detachment and attachment, love and enlightenment. How are they related?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 15 Aug 19

“The root of suffering is attachment.” Buddha What is detachment? How does it relate to love? Love is not detached from anything, and yet for you to fully love and be fully attached to love, you need to be detached from all...

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Am I working with a kid on the Autism spectrum?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 28 Jun 19

I may have mentioned that one of the kids I work with is "odd." He's a cute little guy of about four, and he rarely speaks. He engages in "parallel play" (playing next to another child, but not interacting with them), but doesn't...

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Finishing the Attachment....

Aanshi Raghava @Aansh13 (11433) • New Delhi, India 25 May 19

So today morning, I started my day on a crazy note. My maid called me downstairs in kitchen and started crying and saying, I wish I could let everyone go away, I want to finish all kind of attachments from my family. Now this, I...

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At what age do you think others' babies really "recognize" you?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Sep 18

I found this old photo (it's about eight years old) from when I worked at the mother-and-child drug rehab in Oakland. The baby in the photo is 7-months-old. His mom came into the program pregnant, so he'd seen me almost every day...

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Do you like eating sweet treats had in childhood? I love to eat now too!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 2 Jul 18

In childhood, everyone use to have their favourite toffees or candies which one loved to eat. My favourite sweet treats are Melody, Mango Bite, Rawalgum etc. Even today I like to have it sometimes. Which are your favourite sweet...

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Moms--What would you do if I did to your daughter what I did to this little girl today? (And a sincere question)

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Apr 18

In Northern California, people generally ignore those around them. But that's not the case with the littlies, who have not yet been socialized to be un-curious. About an hour ago as I stood in line at Kaiser to pick up my...

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On my mind!...

Mohit Arora @mohit459 (12564) • Haldwani, India 31 Oct 17

Some people are like they get stuck to your mind.. no matter how hard you try to forget them or erase them from your mind or life but you can't!... In short period of time they get emotionally attached to us!. We get so much...

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Mother

RM @RitzzView (3041) • India 29 Oct 16

Understanding mother is difficult. For some reason, this time we slept in different rooms. She came to my room when I was mylotting. She stood there at the door looking at me with those baggy eyes. I patted the bed and she...

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My room is no longer mine

NoneTheWriter @sammyy (527) • India 30 Aug 16

My dad never owned a house, we have always lived with his elder sister. I never had a bedroom of my own, always slept either in aunt's room or in living room...but inside aunt's bedroom there was a small room supposed to be an...

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