Single Point of Failure

After

Ξ March 26th, 2008 | → 1 Comments |
∇ Photo | ∇ Photo |

After a two days journey, including a living room sleep-over, it’s pink!

No Spam

Ξ March 26th, 2008 | → 0 Comments |
∇ Photo | ∇ Photo, Spam, White |

Looking at my mailbox anyone can read “Advertising? NOT Here!!! Please”.

And still I continue to receive spam… can’t they read?

Town Churh

Ξ March 26th, 2008 | → 0 Comments |
∇ Photo | ∇ Church, Photo, Samora Correia |

I live in a quiet town (it’s also true it has seen quieter times) called Samora Correia (Yes, Samora has a wikipedia entry, for those who tend to joke whenever I speak of my home town!!!). Being founded two centuries ago, it remained to be a small provincial village with strong connections to agriculture until the last two or three decades. Nowadays, with more than 20.000 inhabitants the general population is starting to desire more recognition and, of course, funding to support basic needs (for example, there’s a great need for new/larger schools).

Using the momentous created by this feeling, the town hall is requesting the change in status of village, and further recognition as city. I’m not sure if this should really happen. I’m still to form a n informed opinion on the matter.

Overcompensation

Ξ March 26th, 2008 | → 0 Comments |
∇ Family, Introspection | ∇ Childhood, Feeling, Introspection, Parent |

My childhood was not always sad or completely unlucky. In fact, there are set of memories that I wish I could completely erase, but those events will be the focus of some other post on this blog. Also, I had my share of toys and gadgets when I was little, but I tended to destroy or lose them very often. This means that none of them lasted until today and results in some kind of the feeling of not having any toys back then.

The title points to another moment of introspection. One that starts by defining the process by which a psychologic deficiency inspires exaggerated correction, called overcompensation, and one that I must admit I often do.

This is the reason or maybe just an excuse for what I find to be overcompensating for my daughter. She has a lot of toys, and very often I fall the her whims (like last weekend when her room got a new coat of paint… pink!). The overcompensation also extends to school matters, in which the expectations tend to exceed the normal course of learning.

I’ve researched around (using google, of course) and the main feeling is that it’s normal for parents to overcompensate. Nevertheless it’s important to control how must overcompensation is let loose.

I do everything hoping to be a better parent.