There was one time when I showed both resilience and communication. At school, I was very hungry and I accidentally grabbed an 8th grader’s lunch. The teacher there was really ticked and told me off about keeping my hands to myself. On normal occasions, I would have snapped “I didn’t know! It’s not like his name is written all over it!” If I snapped at the teacher, I probably would have gotten in trouble… But, instead, I said: “Sorry, it won’t happen again.” Instead of blowing up and using poor communication, I diffused the situation.
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Getting old and losing touch
I consider myself a cool grandma, but kids are so busy these days, and it’s hard to keep track of their interests. I’m grateful to have MyCuraJOY suggesting activities to share as a family. We stay in touch a lot more regularly now.
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Never getting anywhere
My daughter couldn’t stick it out with anything. She’d want to try dance, I buy dance shoes, and gear. Lost interest after a few months. Then she wants to try ice skating, and the cycle just continued. I felt disappointed, and I’m sure she did too, but we were both stuck. MyCuraJOY helped her set…
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Emotional repression
Growing up, any emotion but anger was a sign of weakness. My mom was emotionally open and honest, but my dad was suppressed and closed off. I would only express my emotions when I was alone and I would close myself off to anyone else. Turns out, emotional suppression is actually unhealthy. While my body…