#witch parent

[the-moon-is-my-mistress]

So can we talk about being an exhausted witch who is parenting a witchling?

I find myself stuck in a rut quite consistently because of the demands of life. I’m a mother, a salaried manager at an Adventure Park (so working full time to make ends meet), and soon I will be a student again. Even when I have time to practice my Craft, I’m too depleted to even attempt to ground, just the thought of lighting a candle sounds spiritually taxing. I’ve been a practicing witch for 12 years now, but since the beginning of 2020 all motivation has flown out the window.

So, for those of us witchy parents; I realize there are a million ways to practice small during the day. There are posts about this everywhere…But I’m not looking for ‘daily things you can do to practice’ I’m looking for advice on motivation. Between loads of laundry, doctors appointments, meetings at work, 10 hour shifts, and daycare pick ups/drop offs, I don’t know how to find the motivation to perform any sort of spell/blessings/meditation/rite; even when I have time.

Also I find myself trying to find ways to implement the craft into my parenting and with my child. Teaching him, guiding him, and giving him the tools he needs to live in this world without an Abrahamic upbringing like myself.

Advice would be appreciated, from one tired witch parent to another…

[kitchenwitchupinthisbitch]

Toddler-mancy

(n.) vague and often cryptic sentences from the mouths of babes

[kitchenwitchupinthisbitch]

Witchy parentals,

What are some good ways to introduce kids to the Craft? I have a naturally curious almost 5yo toddler who has been asking about witchcraft lately. So far husband and I have her practicing meditation and I’m getting her in the habit of prayer. We’re Abrahamic (A mixture of Christian/Jewish/Muslim), and I’m a witch, but even if you aren’t one of the aforementioned religions, I’d love input! 

[briarsandbramble]

Celebrating holy days as a single person: *day of* "Ok let me pull out my extensive collection of herbs and candles and do some shit. Maybe a nice quiet walk later too. Fuck yeah." Celebrating holy days as a parent: *two weeks ahead of time* "Alright we're down to the wire! I got my shopping list, the day of scheduled around nap times, crafts in the works, et cetera. I got this." *day of* "fuck. I guess I'll just throw some spices on a candle and arrange the mushrooms on this pizza into a sigil or some shit. Maybe I'll get to poop alone later." Basically my life.

[tarotofthekittenofblade]

Today was awesome!

I know this isn't really tarot/witchy/kemetic, but I spent all day making a cake, goofing off, just having fun with Little Miss! It was epic. There was a feather boa and chocolate cake...things got craaaazy.

[lunacwolphe]

So Husband and I were talking about Little Miss and her Witchy shirt last night,

And he asks me “so are you going to teach her when she gets older?” So I told him “It depends on if she wants to learn or not. I mean [Elder Son] already asks about it and seems interested. But I’m gonna have a hard time because I learned by hiding everything. I learned to just make shit on the fly, and that’s why I call my practice “Spaghetti Witchcraft.” I mean, I pretty much go by what I think will work and I have no idea how to teach that.”

I mean, seriously, I have references, and resources, but mostly I sling it out my ass and hope it works. Granted I’ve had like a 90% success rate, but I have no idea if this non-structured practice could work for anyone but me? How do I sit my kid down and say “Today we’re gonna make a prosperity spell...use whatever you want.” “Why?” “well.....” What answer do I give? Do I explain that it’s all about what you feel works? How do I make that understandable?  I don’t sit down and do magic weekly/daily. The closest I come to that is when cooking and I push love and blessings into the food. And how do I explain THAT? I use magic when I need it, or want to, it’s not compulsory for me. It’s “I need X, so I’ll do Y, and hope for the best.” -Sigh-