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Sep 3Liked by Melinda Wenner Moyer

I love the 24 hour scavenger hunt idea! I’ve been talking about people pleasing a lot lately bc we already see these behaviors in my oldest and my niece but my youngest child doesn’t seem to have it at all. And ultimately I think it is better but it’s a different experience with my 5 yo starting kindergarten and not being overly worried about impressing a teacher.

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Wow, yeah. My kid is away for a year on school exchange: it's only been a month and I have so much time and energy already freed from not parenting.

However, the calls and meeting requests and panic texts from non-kid-related directions are coming at me fast and furious. I've found myself falling into the "well... I have more time now so I *could*...." trap. This Q&A gave me a kick in the rear. I just said "no, sorry" to one request, and decided to meet a friend for drinks after work instead. Excellent timing.

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"Can you learn to tolerate the distress that comes with not taking over?"

Such an essential question.

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"I think connection, novelty, and meaning boost our functioning and give us hope, and they are attainable for most people in the course of a week. When people are overwhelmed, they often aren’t experiencing meaningful connection with others or the novelty that gets the front part of their brain cooking. So that can also be a place to start."

Such wonderful places to start!

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Buying this book pronto!

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