The Path to Perfection: Parenting without a roadmap: tales from a (non) perfect parent

The Path to Perfection

Parenting without a roadmap: tales from a (non) perfect parent

Is perfection as a parent actually possible?

Realistic? Conceivable?

If Perfection were a real place, would there be a clearly marked road leading there — a smooth, straight path that ends with a welcoming community of perfect parents?

Or would the road be curvy, bumpy and filled with detours?

And more importantly...

Would anyone actually be there when you arrived?

Parenting doesn't come with a roadmap. We make decisions, second-guess ourselves, celebrate the victories, survive the disasters and occasionally wonder how we got here in the first place.

In The Path to Perfection, Dawn Thomas-Cameron shares stories from her own journey through the messy, funny, frustrating and rewarding reality of parenting.

Rather than offering a formula for raising perfect children — or becoming a perfect parent — Dawn looks honestly at the moments she could have handled differently, the times she felt like she was doing something right, and the lessons she learned along the way.

The book is divided into three sections:

• Things That Could Have Been Done Differently
• Things I Handled Like a Rock Star!
• Pearls of Wisdom

Part memoir, part reflection and part reminder that none of us really knows what we're doing all the time, The Path to Perfection is for parents who have ever wondered:

“Am I doing this right?”

If you've ever made a parenting mistake, laughed at the absurdity of family life, learned something unexpected from your children, or simply hoped you weren't completely messing this up...

You're already on the Path to Perfection.

Dawn Thomas-Cameron is a parent and full-time breadwinner for her family. In her "real" life, Dawn works in Information Technology as a Systems Analyst (like a Programmer but with more meetings). She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan. She currently resides in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) with her children. As a (non) perfect parent of three children ranging in age from three years to 23 years, Dawn is still continuing her journey along her Path to Perfection. With such a variety of ages in her children, Dawn's parenting method morphed and changed over time. There are no official awards for being a parent; but the unofficial ones are plentiful-like watching your children grow into responsible, caring, empathetic adults. Editor of The Art of Being Alive (written by her late husband, Jason Cameron), Dawn has written various short stories, articles, blog articles and is currently the editor of The Busy Signal, Unifor Local 1-S's newsletter. She won an award with Young People's Press for her short story, Fleeing Gerald. This book (the first-and assuredly not the last-Dawn has published) is the culmination of 23 years of experience as a parent, experience in communication and leadership skills (courtesy Toastmasters) and past writing on a variety of topics. http: //www.thepathtoperfection.com/ https: //windingrants.wordpress.com/