How often do we change our minds throughout the course of a day? What we eat, where we shop, which road we travel. Why isn't it okay to change our minds when we parent?
I think it is.
One of the biggest issues facing most of us today is whether we receive the H1N1 vaccination. I have been reading so many mommy-blogs where someone will make a case for vaccinating. Another will plead for the opposite.
I know for today my family will not be receiving this vaccine. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. We may change our minds!
The reminds me of my clients who chose to birth in a hospital for their first born and then opted for a home birth for their second child. Or, the ones that opt to have an epidural first time around versus birthing without one the next. Or, the folks that advocate for sleep training, while for the next child they use family bed-sharing in their homes. These people must have changed their minds along the way as to what they thought was best for themselves and their families.
Recently, there was a mom that emailed me. She said that she was answering from a "more enlightened" place in response to some information I wanted from her. How true is that! I know for me I am always trying to become more enlightened! What I may have done with kid #2 may have changed from what I did with kid #1. My hope is that we all stay open instead of operating from hard and fast rules! The scary part for me is when I start using the words, "Always/never". I will be on the look-out for the exception to that disclaimer.
My kids get to see me change my mind and therefore they (and me) can adapt and be all the stronger for it!
Here's to embracing changing of our minds,
Lisa
