fraidycat Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 33.33% Dolphin- 33.33% Jellyfish- 33.34% Elephant I want my kids to feel safe and loved for being themselves, while they are accomplishing things that support and promote their wellbeing and happiness. I have 0% Tiger in me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Orangutan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I feel a lot of tension between wanting the kids to be successful and for them to be happy, so I think I want to be a dolphin. Day to day I feel more like a jellyfish, though. I am often a pushover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Wrong thread Edited February 8, 2018 by maize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Now the options are available.... I still think all of the above pending child and life at the moment. But of pressed - elephant with some dolphin is likely my natural fallback. Everything other people might say about me suggesting other categories is mostly desperate over compensation to meet the needs of the child that don’t come naturally to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ausmumof3 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Can I be a giraffe mom? I don't have a definition for it. I just like giraffes. As long as you can birth standing ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Elephant with a hint of jellyfish. But heck sometimes I go dolphin or tiger on them mostly about math! I actually think it's pretty hard to perceive our own parenting accurately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Some days I’m none of them. Some days I’m the zookeeper! I’m probably more elephant-dolphin, but on any given day, jellyfish could appear too. Tiger doesn’t really fit me. My super-Mommy-attached Mr. Four would probably say I’m the elephant, and he’s the elephant calf, playing happily but running back to me for a cuddle a zillion times a day. Tbh, I picture myself more like Mrs. Mallard — a little trail of light haired boys following me around. She’s gentle but firm, confident in her abilities to nurture and to guide her young offspring while providing a great environment for them to live and play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Jellyphant? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That's interesting. Do you feel like a "right answer" is based on your personal values, family's values, society's values or something else? It seems like all the others have a down side. If you value achievement above all else, you are potentially devaluing emotional well being and relationship. If you let the child be themselves all the time, they could be feral ill mannered wild things. If you value relationships above all else, they could be coddled helpless people unable to handle responsibility. Dolphins balance both achievement and happiness so it seems like an inherent judgement built into the descriptions. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Tiger/Dolphin It's hard because I value their spiritual relationship above all other things so that depends on whether I label that "success" or "well-being" I would think. I'd like to say I swim along side and nudge, but um, I have more of a tiger personality, lol. ETA: Nix all that. I'd have to say Elephant - reasoning it through I value their relationship with me, with their family, with God, and push this above all things. I try to temper the Tiger thing and, gratefully I'm sidetracked easily, so that helps. Edited February 8, 2018 by BlsdMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I am a Dol-ly-phant! Although this isn't a category, others think I am the 'fun' mom. :party: About that, my children think, "Huh?" :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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