Most of the time I was reading on my couch, and the voice inside my head was continually cheering me up: You're doing exceptional, the new baby will soon arrive, and you'll be ready. One day the voice was doubtful, concerned and afraid.
How do I get my girl to take risks that help her to learn?, My little girl is going to be happy?
“Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.”
I felt a huge gap in my mind, and it was causing me mental pain and to take away the pain, I needed to fill that gap. Finally, I realized my mistake; I needed facts, not just advice about raising children.
But there were many mysteries about raising children, an enormous amount of parenting books, blogs, and mothers-in-law, and every relative who’s ever had a child. There was plenty of information out there. Hard to know what to believe.
“It is not the case that I am caught in a web of beliefs; rather, I am caught in a network of witnesses.”
I needed to make a decision, even with incomplete information: Nothing is certain, I should remain flexible.
22 Jan 2017