{"id":851,"date":"2019-01-14T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2020-06-05T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:06:04","slug":"lessons-from-mary-poppins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopetheparentteacher.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from Mary Poppins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MPII\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It took me a while to coordinate finding the time to get to the silver screen to see this latest masterpiece from\u00a0Disney<\/a>.\u00a0 Usually, I wait until they appear in\u00a0Redbox<\/a>\u00a0so that I can accommodate my personal schedule and enjoy the comfort of my home with some of my best company, my two large black dogs.\u00a0 However, the significance of who\u00a0Mary Poppins<\/a>\u00a0means to me personally, it was time to make an exception.<\/p>\n

\"MP\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Actually it has been a combination of Disney’s original Mary Poppins movie, Julie Andrews, and the\u00a01965 movie The Sound of Music<\/a>\u00a0that has contributed to the inspiration of my song writing and parenting style.<\/p>\n

As well intended and loving as my mother was, she ruled our home by shame inducing lectures, yelling, and tirades.\u00a0 Ironically, she is the one who also ensured I grew up watching these classic films as well.\u00a0 Isn’t this so human of all of us?\u00a0 We are all so full of contradictions.<\/p>\n

When I finally became a mother myself at 39.5 years of age, I began to understand my mom much better.\u00a0 Children usually do not listen the first time they are instructed, they pitch selfish fits, and demand literal justice for every little thing.\u00a0 It can be quite draining and easier to yell than to take a deep breath as Julie Andrews and Emily Blunt model fantastically as Mary Poppins in both films.<\/p>\n

I had been teaching 8th Grade Science in Montgomery County Public Schools for the year prior to the arrival of my precious bundle of joy.\u00a0 Professional development and faculty meetings inspired me to manage my classes without resorting to yelling even though it was my default template when my patience had expired.\u00a0 How could I pour such creative energy into children who weren’t mine and leave my own to suffer through my screaming even though her behavior most probably warranted it?\u00a0 More importantly, I saw that it didn’t work for my daughter at all.\u00a0 She was born resilient to it and would instead incite more of it.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 because it’s all about power.\u00a0 She discovered this gave her some ability to control or rather “push my buttons”.\u00a0 Therefore I wrote my own tune to sing to calm both of us down.\u00a0 Who needed the lyrics more?\u00a0 Me or her?<\/p>\n