Is My Child Too Self Centered?
Are You Overcompensating & Raising a Narcissist? Article by Gail Showalter in Single Matters online magazine Mothers love their children above all else. They can, however, confuse love with an...
View ArticleSaying “No” is a Complete Sentence
Photo graphic by Laurie Harris You can say “No” From the second chapter, “Living with Boundaries” in my book, Living Learning Loving. #gshowalter_livinglearningloving Available at...
View ArticleWhy Does it Matter Where You Go?
https://seeinguthrough.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/smore-2016-february-22-it-matters.mp3 Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests,...
View ArticleTODAY – Single Moms and Moms Everywhere – Listen
Gail will be On the Air Single Moms and Others Listen to Gail’s Interview on “Chained No More” Talk Radio Show Hosted by Robyn Besemann Topic: Help! I’m a Single Mom! Date/Time: Tuesday, April 5 2pm...
View Article12 Chapters with Stories for Men as well as Mothers
Living Learning Loving Lessons & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood by Gail Cawley Showalter An Amazon review from a male reader: As a middle-aged male engineer fond of biography and military...
View ArticleBook of Lessons of Insight & Encouragement
Living Learning Loving Lessons of Insight & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Amazon Review: Even though I am not a single mom at this time, I gained tremendous insight into my strengths and...
View ArticleRaise Responsible Kids to Be Responsible Adults
Raise Responsible Adults Your goal when raising children is to get them to a point they no longer need you. We love our children so much it’s hard to imagine not hugging and loving on them as often as...
View ArticleI’m a Tough Old Bird
Tough Old Bird Recently a young woman told me she liked my radio spots, “but you’re not a tough old bird.” I laughed. The truth is I do have lots of soft spots and I can be seriously tough on some...
View ArticleRaising Grown Children-Detaching with Love
Parenting Adult Children When I hear mothers I coach talk about how their grown children are taking advantage of them it breaks my heart and it troubles me. Grown children are past the stage of a time...
View Article3 Ways to Be a Great Parent Without Overscheduling
3 Ways to be a Great Parent Have you seriously thought about why you have your child enrolled in the after school and weekend activities he or she is in? Is it to gain confidence in a particular...
View ArticleSuccess
I loved this poem from Dear Abby. Success You can use any measure When you’re speaking of success. You can measure it in fancy home, Expensive car or dress. But the measure of your real success Is the...
View ArticleA Thought from The Tough Old Bird
The Tough Old Bird on Having Fun with Your Children https://seeinguthrough.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/smore-4-listen.mp3 Spring is here and summer is well on its way. Plan something fun with your...
View ArticleA Thought on Morality from a Seasoned Mama Bird
Thought on Morality https://seeinguthrough.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/smore-2016-june-7-morality.mp3 As heard on KLBT 88.1 Things have changed and I’m not just an old bird saying that because I’ve...
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