~I have three children on earth: a boy born in 2003, a boy born in 2005, and a girl born in 2007. I also have one who has been waiting to be born again since 1999. My husband and I feel our family is complete. Probably. Maybe.
~I'm currently enrolled at Newberry College, working my way towards a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. I tried nursing school, with the eventual goal of becoming a certified nurse-midwife, but it wasn't for me. I still have a passion for birth, but if I ever do choose to pursue it, I'll either become a doula or a certified professional midwife. For now, becoming a teacher is the path that feels right to me. I worked in daycare for almost five years and really enjoyed it. I'd like to teach 4-year-old Kindergarten. I've also thought about getting certified to teach Montessori.
~I'm currently enrolled at Newberry College, working my way towards a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. I tried nursing school, with the eventual goal of becoming a certified nurse-midwife, but it wasn't for me. I still have a passion for birth, but if I ever do choose to pursue it, I'll either become a doula or a certified professional midwife. For now, becoming a teacher is the path that feels right to me. I worked in daycare for almost five years and really enjoyed it. I'd like to teach 4-year-old Kindergarten. I've also thought about getting certified to teach Montessori.
~I believe in attachment parenting and gentle discipline with every fiber of my being. This means I believe this is the best way to parent a child. I do not apologize for this belief. If I did not believe that, I would find another way to parent my children. This does not, however, mean that I think I am a better mother than you. If you feel otherwise, perhaps you are not as secure in your choices as you think you are.
~I am Pagan. I follow a Celtic path. For the sake of simplicity, I tell my children we are Wiccan; they are familiar with the term because of one of their Scooby Doo movies. I do not worship Satan. I do not sacrifice animals. Any comments damning my soul to hell will be promptly deleted.
~I am liberal when it comes to politics and socialist when it comes to most everything else. I am open-minded and tolerant of most everything. One thing I do not tolerate is intolerance. I try to remain aware of the bigger picture that is the world around us, and I am teaching my children to do the same.
~My oldest son has Asperger's Syndrome. He was only diagnosed a year ago, so many of my posts will deal with this journey we have found ourselves on. Sometimes I will whine. I do not, at those times, want to hear about how "lucky" we are that he "only" has Asperger's. I sympathize with parents of children with profound autism. I don't pretend to know what it is like to walk in their shoes, and I would appreciate the same courtesy.
