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2714: When Intentional Parenting Kinda Sucks by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Motherhood

May 5, 2024

Shawna Scafe shares the challenges of aligning parenting expectations with reality, focusing on family road trips and the pressures of intentional parenting. Her personal anecdotes offer comfort to parents navigating the ideals versus the actualities of raising children.

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Parenting ideals often clash with reality, creating challenges and frustrations in raising children.

Self-reflection and support are crucial in navigating the difficulties of intentional parenting and maintaining love and kindness.

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Challenges of Intentional Parenting

Despite setting clear ideas on how they wanted to parent their kids and the qualities they wanted them to develop, the speaker found that implementing these intentions could be challenging. Specific example includes road trips with their kids being a stressful experience, especially due to one child's dislike for car rides. Despite the difficulties, they acknowledge the importance of family togetherness and surrounding their kids with love and positive experiences.

Navigating the Challenges of Parenting with Intention and Self-Reflection

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Navigating the Challenges of Parenting with Intention and Self-Reflection

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Episode 2714:

In "When Intentional Parenting Kinda Sucks," Shawna Scafe candidly shares the complexities of aligning parenting expectations with reality. This heartfelt reflection explores the challenges of family road trips and the pressures of intentional parenting. Shawna's personal anecdotes offer comfort and camaraderie to parents grappling with their ideals versus the actualities of raising children.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/family-road-trip-intentional/

Quotes to ponder:

"Sometimes those ‘things’ and ‘intentions’ kind of suck to put into progress."

"I get so overwhelmed with the crying and the fits. I get so frustrated that I become irrational. THEN every little thing that has ever made me mad is like, ‘oh heeeeey! you haven’t thought about me in a while, let’s hang out in your brain and mess up your ability to be loving and kind’."

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