Rio de Janeiro: 28 degrees, hot and very sunny. Is it worth it? Is it worth having children? What terrible questions! Of course, it is worth it! That should be the answer. But sometimes, I have doubts. Am I paying for what I have planted, or is it worth it? My relationship with my elder daughter is polite and cordial […]
Saturday, the 4th of March 2023: “Learning to Let Go: A Parent’s Struggle with Their Teenage Daughter’s Emotional Turmoil”!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33 °C, hot and sunny. Since Yasmin arrived on Friday night, she has been in a bad mood; as always, it is related to her mother. Her mother says or does something that Yasmin does not like, or criticises her for something she did or did not do, leaving her extremely upset, down and in a […]
Thursday, the 9th of February 2023: “Finding Positivity and YouTube”!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and a little cloudy. Yasmin is currently with me. She went to bed in a bad mood last night and, unfortunately, seems to have woken up in a similar mood for school today. At times, maintaining patience and dealing with constant negativity can be challenging. I wish she could focus more on […]