Mother's Day: A Difficult Mom and How to Care for You

This Mother's Day, why not take care of you? And instead of trying to please a mom for whom it's never enough, pull yourself up to where you belong. Get some help by signing the email list to the left of this post - then download our complimentary ebook and get started!
Feel empowered as you practice greater self love. Make a list of all that you have achieved without the support of parental encouragement and assistance. Realize that these assets belong to you alone. If you've spent a lifetime trying to make your mom show love or consumed with rage about not getting it, perhaps it's hard to see yourself as the valuable person you really are. In time you will come to know that you are not defined by your mom, but by what you envision yourself to be.

Focus on the positives of the life you've created. When you were young, your mom's actions or attitude may have made you feel worthless or invisible. Did you fantasize about getting out from under her control and moving far away? Now that you are married with a family of your own and a successful life, you're no longer that helpless little girl. Admire and respect your grown up qualities, like a sense of responsibility, the ability to laugh at yourself, feelings of independence, common sense and good judgment.

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Public Service Announcements

Today we have a couple of Public Service announcements that may interest you:

The Fresh Air Fund's Host Family Program - In 2008, this organization gave close to 5,000 New York City children free summer experiences when volunteer families shared their friendship and homes for two weeks. Fresh Air Children are boys and girls, six to 12 years old, who reside in low-income communities in New York City and are eager to experience the simple pleasures of life outside the city.

Thanks to host families, children growing up in New York City’s toughest neighborhoods have experienced the joys of Fresh Air vacations. They need hosts for the summer of 2009 and are hoping you or someone you know can help.

Link: www.freshair-newsrelease.com


Critical Issues Facing Boomers & Their Parents is a conference being sponsered by the UCLA Extension Public Policy Program and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Critical decisions regarding housing, transportation, communication and health are all core elements of dealing with the new reality of aging. And these are linked through public policy decision making, legal practices, and personal finance. The discussions will include policies, best practices, lessons learned and potential solutions to problems.

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION:
Friday June 5, 2009
8:15 am – 4:30 pm
The Westin Pasadena Hotel
191 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena CA 91101

If interested, please call (310) 825 9971 or go to www.uclaextension.edu

Have a Happy Mother's Day - with all you do for others, for at least one day you deserve to have your family take care of you!