Family Life

an experiment

Posted on April 17, 2012
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Some things just never go to plan. No matter how hard you try.

Some times we can work at it, persist at it, try and try and then.. well… it just does not work.

It took 4 cakes to get to the perfect cake. That is right…. FOUR!!!

I was not going to give up! I persisted! I tried! I even had a gorgeous girlfriend come over to give me a few extra pointers. Thank you my dear xx

And the thing is, I have never had this bad luck before. I don’t claim to be the best baker, but I think I do a kinda good job. Well so I have been told anyway.

But as my hubby has told me over and over again… “it is all an experiment”.

We live… we learn… we make mistakes and we try again. And we pick ourselves up and try a different way if something does not work.

So in a way, life is like a bit of an experiment. We trial something, we are curious about something. If it works, we make note. If it doesn’t, we make note of that too.

If I think, recall and have more of a think, the amount of trials and failures I have made are endless…the chicken dish that just did not taste like chicken; the time I know I should have disciplined my child but totally ignored the situation; the time i didn’t get the “perfect” score on my English essay that I worked so hard for.; or the worry when I really didn’t have to worry.

But they are not failures, they are challenges, they are lessons and they are part of the experiment.

Life and parenting… a little experiment really.

Are you experimenting at the moment?

What lessons are you learning?

 

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I like red wine, coffee and a good book {not necessarily in that order}. Mum to 2 rugrats, ex-psychotherapist turned tech entrepreneur.

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  • Danapel

    I believe that trials make us strong and strive best for the better. Like others, I have random struggles that I come across everyday but I always keep in mind, that it’ll be over soon and that someone watches over me. :) Thanks!

    • Tahlia

      trials certainly make us stronger Danapel. And having a positive attitude like yours also helps us along the way through the struggles and experimentation x

  • http://muminsearch.com Tat

    Now you’ve got three not so perfect cakes to enjoy… how great is that? (If that’s too many for you, please feel free to send one over. I’m sure my kids will appreciate it.)

    • Tahlia

      believe me tat, not even my dog would have eaten those three cakes! But like the ingredients that go into a cake, some things work and some things don’t.

  • Pamela

    There’s no more powerful a learning tool than being able to see a concept in action. Since it’s unlikely that you, your students or your child will travel into the middle of a tornado, the next best way to recreate the phenomenon is to create a tornado in a bottle..

  • http://www.lipglossmumma.com.au Lipgloss Mumma

    Oh yes. Life is one big experiment and parenting the biggest challenge of all. I sincerely hope I get it right…mostly right anyway!

    • Tahlia

      and if we make a few mistakes that is ok too xxx

  • http://www.theblingbuoy.com Misha

    Such a good analogy… life is a lot like making a cake. Sometimes it surprises you how well things turn out. Other times… not so much. Also a good reminder to go back and keep trying! Fantastic post Tahlia! :)

    • Tahlia

      thanks misha. Some ingredients will work and some wont.. all about life and parenting! Trial and error as we go along too i guess x

  • http://aspiremum.blogspot.com Debbie @ Aspiring Mum

    So true. If we don’t make mistakes, if we aren’t challenged, we will never grow. Great post.

    • Tahlia

      Thanks Debbie, parenting is the biggest challenge yet I think with many mistakes to come I know.

      Tonya, I honestly believe that lessons learnt make us a better and stronger person. It is easy to give up sometimes but the more we continue to get up and fight on, the better we become. Thank you for sharing xx

  • http://thecraftymummy.com Tonya

    I’ve learnt so much as I parent my kids! Most recently we’re learning how to deal with anxiety – something that I need to learn as well as my 8 year old! It’s not easy but part of parenting is keeping going, I guess.