Great post.

I agree wholeheartedly.  The magical power of womens intuition rocks!  I finally split with my now ex partner because my intuition told me that he was still 'acting out' - I was right - he lied to me consistently aobut it and swore he was in recovery...

My son's girlfriend, my gut instinct was that she was going to be one who would hurt him - she did, she destroyed him because he trusted her so implicitly - I gave subtle warnings - and the lesson he got from that is.. trust in mum a little..

Knowing when your kids are sick - we are the ones who feel it, see it, sense it.  If you think your child is ill - get help.

We are the ones who know what each cry of our newborn means - how to pacify the baby - nobody else can sense that.

I call it a gift.

Reading: Cant' get enough of it, my children are now 11 and 15 - I read all I can - take what I can use, and leave the rest.  We can't learn enough in order to help our children grow into healthy aware adults.

And yes, don't take it all too seriously - or you will find yourself wound up in knots - find time to relax and see the lighter side of life :)

Great advice.. And I do have to agree! My husband and I know our daughter best than anyone else. My husband can calm her down better than I can.. (personally i think its daddys touch that does it!)

I am a first time mom and every time I talk to my sis in law out of state and tell her my newest concerns she always asks "Is he still breathing ?" ... sigh, .... yes and indeed I worry so much ....I love Your advice numbers one through four ! Thank you ! Lisa

i know how it is to have to trust your instincts, when Zac was little i took him to the docs for a cough, was told that i was being an overprotective mother and i should just go home, i knew something was not right so later that night took him to hopital. I was told when we got there that he had to be admitted with pnemonia!

Your instincts always seem to send you in the right direction