You’re a great mom
Thank you
PALPABLE GRIN
Yes, yes
You are a great mom
PALPABLE…BUT
But what
There is a BUT in there
Somewhere
What is it
Oh no
I am so not going THERE
PALPABLE GASP
Oh yes
Now you HAVE to go there
Tell me
Give me a minute
Let me think about how to say this
PALPABLE PANIC
Crap
Seriously
Is it that bad
No
It’s just
It’s just
You do too much
For your kids
PALPABLE CONFUSION
Seriously
Me
Come on
When we were kids
We had to do everything
Don’t you think we had to do
Too much
PALPABLE DEFENSE
Maybe
But I am not sure
What one thing has to do
With the other
Well I always said
I wouldn’t do THAT to
MY kids
PALPABLE SET UP FOR FAILURE
So instead
You chose to do the opposite
What’s the difference
PALPABLE WISDOM
I am not that bad
I don’t do EVERYTHING
For them
No
You don’t do
EVERYTHING
You just do
TOO MUCH
PALPABLE PAUSE
I wonder what might happen
If you backed off
Let them show up more
I wonder what might happen
For all of you
PALPABLE DECISION
I stepped back
Observed me
Watched them
And witnessed
As I listened to anothers
Trusted opinion
And tested the waters
PALPABLE PARENTING
Days, weeks, months
Went by
As I consciously
Backed off
More and more
As they stepped up
More and more
PALPABLE CONFIDENCE
The flow
More effortless
The witnessing
Of them becoming
More fully themselves
PALPABLY DELIGHTFUL
The home
OURS
Not just mine
With a gentle
Letting go of the past
Embracing of today
Honoring changes
Looking forward to the future
That WE are creating together
PALPABLE GRATITUDE
You’re a great mom
Thank you
Yes, yes
You’re a great mom
Stay open to feedback
Stretch your boundaries
Be willing to change
See THEM as separate
PALPABLE LOVE
Thank You to my brother
You wise
Loving
Old… PALPABLE BUTT!
