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Processing (and or Creating) Your Family Mission/Vision/Purpose

Here's your chance to process your ideas on your family and parenting purpose.  This article gives twenty questions that you can answer with or without your co-parent, that will help you narrow in on what is most important in your family, or what you would like to make important.  As you read this article, take everything with a grain of salt, and use it as you wish.  I think what's most important is that we process these ideas and not idolize the product (a mission/purpose statement).  Your statement can change over the course of time, but processing these ideas gives you a goal to work towards in the meanwhile.  It's all about the journey.

Create a Family Mission Statement

Consider This:
Take time to answer the twenty questions in the article.
Discuss them with your co-parent, partner, spouse or a good friend.

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