I was out on an outlet mall visit the other evening with part of the group here in Emmitsburg for the FEMA working group, and I had a realization - I do not have an accurate take on how others see me. I have been clued in over the years to the fact that people view [...]
Tag: personality
Our own Bert and Ernie…
Cheyenne made an observation about a week ago that amuses me each time I think of it. She observed that her brothers Noah and Cory are like Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street fame. If you are unfamiliar with this duo, you can learn more about them on the Sesame Street website where they both [...]
Apparently, I am a Betty…
I was reading an article on Huffington Post and I noticed a personality quiz that asked: Which First Lady Are You? My first inclination was aggravation that it wasn't asking me which President I was. As if my choices or personality could be so easily pigeonholed...pish-posh! Despite my consternation with the inherent limitations in the [...]
I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
It was always my goal to raise strong, assertive children. In addition, I was particularly determined to instill in my daughters a sense of equality. I never wanted them to feel as females as if they were secondary or needed to be submissive to males. I wanted them all to be comfortable in their individuality and fierce in their defense of [...]
I am not your ordinary spunky chick…
Do you know what happens when a painfully shy kid who was picked on grows up and acquires the tools to fight back? You get an advocate who feels a moral imperative to stick up for what is right. You get someone who rallies against bullying when she sees it. You get someone who isn't afraid to stick [...]
The return of Miss Sparkle…
Miss Sparkle returned home today. She spends the bulk of her summer with her dad. Toward summer's end she gets pretty excited to come home; and, we (the rest of the family) are all pretty excited for her to come home. The house is awfully quiet when she is gone. You see, Miss Sparkle is a talker. [...]
Intensity does not desperation equal…
My cousin Scott and I are having a discussion via email about the way some people interpret intensity as desperation or other less desirable things. My cousin Scott is intense. I am intense. My cousin Scott is fabulous. I am fabulous. My cousin Scott is not desperate. I am not desperate. Yet, our intensity apparently [...]
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