blogging again

So life happened and I stopped writing but one of my daughters has asked me to tell her the things that influenced me in raising children. She has just turned 30 and thinks we did do somethings well. I started collecting the books that influenced me. What I should tell her is to stay away from anything that says "_____ steps to____" Seemed to be many of those sort of books around when I was raising kids but I tended to stay away from those as I had read so many of those for marriage and that did not go well. I tend to read ALLOT! I think I don't b/c I compare myself to others ( like my 2nd daughter who surpassed me when she was 10) but when I read articles about reading I see I am head of the masses.
I will go back to putting down the books that have shaped me in thought and deed. It is interesting to watch the little girls in my life who are now Mommies and they do it so much better than I did and they REALLY love their babies but you know what...so do I...even if they are not babies anymore.