Cotton Dean's Blog (11)

New AM Music Venue featuring Cotton's Music for Families!

Spread the Word! Cotton's Fun Music Program for Families will be offered at a new location in Raleigh, beginning Friday morning, December 4th! This program will be offered at 10:15 every Friday morning at the convenient location of FIVE POINTS. Babiology, a children's new and consigned clothing store has precious finds for frugal parents who understand the value of next-to-new children's clothing finds! Hope to see you there! Babiology 2012A Fairview Rd. Raleigh, NC 27608 919.834.0014… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on November 26, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

WHEN WE'VE COMPLETED FORMATIVE PARENTING AND THEY ARE GROWN: WHAT THEY NEED FROM US NOW...

A friend recently emailed me to vent frustration over his grown son's seeming lack of ambition, gratitude and direction. As I typed my reply, it occurred to me that this may be something of which we all stand reminding. My reply follows: "I understand your anguish completely. First, I want to tell you that your son belongs to a different generation than ours, and he is much aligned with many of his contemporaries. Like Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" shares, we will never follow them, nor their d… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on November 6, 2009 at 1:43pm — 1 Comment

Mr. Poo...update

Just wanted to post a pic of our little man, Adam, who survived the nightmare of E coli, and although he will need monitoring for five whole years, he is thriving, and is the love of my life. Thanks to all of you who sent support, concern and prayers! Cotton

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Added by Cotton Dean on September 29, 2009 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Expectations, Promises and Relationship

We inadvertently sabotage our child's ability to engage in healthy relationships and/or regard us as qualified parents when we postpone correcting unwanted behavioral issues. Our choice to do so usually stems from the belief that by taking such action, we will disrupt the serenity of our intended domestic bliss. Truth is, avoiding such responsibility often firmly establishes the increase of undesirable and sustained behavioral patterns, from which there will not easily (and may NEVER be,) escap… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on September 27, 2009 at 4:31pm — 3 Comments

AM I CRAZY?...perhaps...

Some might find me to be self-sabotaging (daft or clueless, at least!) as my first aspiration is to provide support to young families on the road to "happy". Occasionally, a potential parent/client's request infers a suppressed need to hold onto that cash, or that they may have been coerced into this investigation. In respect/responsibility, my response provides them with a door "out" of any imagined guilt. (Should I have my head examined? There are a number of "envelopes wi… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 30, 2009 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

LIVE...FROM BRENNER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL...

On my fifth or seventh wind of this day, I want to submit a "blip" to share that once this situation has passed, I will be chocked-full with eloquence and info... First, if you ever find your child to be in a critical health situation, PLEAD, DEMAND, COERCE, THREATEN...whatever works... to get them into this incredible network of Brenner Hospital, extension of Winston Salem's Baptist Hospital. This commendation comes from a mother who has experienced the limitations of Raleigh options. Not to… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 23, 2009 at 10:46pm — 3 Comments

From my new temporary residence

I post this as info and hope it is never happens to you: My 9 mo grandson, the light of my life, Adam is currently battling for his life, as a result of HUS from E. Coli. Just this past Saturday evening, Wake Med failed to diagnose it as anything but thrush. The next day he had to be transported to Baptist Hospital's Brenner Children's Hospital in WS, where he was placed in observation on an intermediate care pediatric ward. Day two, he experienced seizures, resulting in his transf… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 22, 2009 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments

On (forcing?) daughter to accept new beau?

To protect anonymity, I have not included the actual query, but will share that this woman complains of her 14 month old becoming very clingy, only wanting her mother, and there is a new man in her life, with whom she apparently takes her daughter for overnight stays. He insists on putting her to bed, and getting her up in the morning, supposedly to give the mom rest. The daughter screams the whole time. I hope she will understand. As a single mom who has dated, I know about dreaming of finding… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 18, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

SANITY FOR THE SINGLE PARENT

SINGLE PARENTS are essentially UNPARTNERED PARENTS, whose myriad of (unshared) responsibilities often overextends the most vigilant of two-parent households. The challenge faced by single parents is compounded as the need to compromise and relenquish a future we had envisioned for ourselves and our children melts before our eyes.Often pressed to make decisions without the provision of likeminded adult deliberation or feedback, the peacegiving single parent must identify and sustain realistic ob… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 11, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Parenting then...and now.

As successful living increasingly enjoins all humanity toward “MENSA-esque” time management, babies must share their lap tops with laptops. Diligent parents are pressured to dismiss all “dismissibles”, AKA matters of interest which serve to define our individuality. We schedule-in fun plans with the same enthusiasm that we bring to reconciling our checking accounts. Today’s parents must cleverly and competitively strive to surpass yesterday’s workplace successes (which often means work follows u… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on July 10, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Fun activity with your kids...

This game is one my children loved, once they learned to read...While they were unaware, I would take pieces of paper, on which I would write "clues" that rhymed. These clues would be placed in locations where they would find the next clue. Eventually they would find the last clue, where I would have some sort of treat or fun surprise. Par example, the first clue might read, "Go to the box with a red flag that moves there if you're smart, you will find the next clue!" When they would figure o… Continue

Added by Cotton Dean on June 7, 2009 at 8:02pm — No Comments

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