{"id":19535,"date":"2016-08-18T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T03:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=19535"},"modified":"2016-10-01T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T20:51:45","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-425","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=19535","title":{"rendered":"Parenting 101: Sit Back And Enjoy The Ride – By Carrie Oesmann"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sending your kid off to summer camp for the first time can be traumatic for any mother. We are torn between the luxury of a few hours of freedom to ourselves, and the thought that our children might not need us anymore.<\/span> I’ve always felt that a mother’s role is like walking a tightrope. On one end is teaching your child that you will always be there for them, being sure they feel loved and secure. On the other end is giving them the self-confidence, strength and faith to know that they can do anything – on their own.<\/p>\n

When my daughter, Kelsey<\/a>, came to me last Christmas and told me that she wanted to go on a three month – 3800-mile cross-country cycling adventure to raise awareness for affordable housing, I was cautious, to say the least. When she told me they would be cycling from Virginia Beach to Oregon, stopping every few days to volunteer at a Habitat “build” project in cities along the way, my curiosity piqued.<\/p>\n

My knee jerk reaction was; “Wow, that sounds amazing!” But internally, I am thinking “What about your job (she has been working for an architectural firm in DC since graduating from Virginia Tech 2 years ago) “What about your apartment?” “What about insurance?” Not to mention, “The Rockies are really big mountains!” … click here to read the rest of this article at www.bailiwickinteriordesign.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About Carrie,<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/div>\n
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Carrie Oesmann is the ASID, CAPS and AKBD certified Interior Designer of Bailiwick Interior Design, a business she has owned and operated in New Jersey since 1999. Last year she had the pleasure of expanding her business and relocating to the Lehigh Valley, so she now lives in downtown historic Bethlehem with her husband John. Her \u201cJourney to Bethlehem\u201d inspired her to start sharing her adventure on her blog, which you can find on her website, www.bailiwickinterior<\/span>design.com<\/a>. You can also follow her on <\/span>Facebook.<\/a> Carrie\u2019s home also doubles as Bailiwick Interior Design\u2019s Pennsylvania office and unique lifestyle showroom, a place where her clients can experience a variety of options in a real home\u2014it\u2019s unlike anything we have seen in the Valley! Call Carrie for a personal tour of the lifestyle showroom.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Website: www.<\/span>bailiwickinteriordesign.com<\/a><\/div>\n

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For more articles by Carrie Oesmann Click Here…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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