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Kbsmama · 07-03-2007, 09:50 AM

So, after the "Sunday Night Tap," I woke up with my girls in the middle of the night. As I got them back to sleep, I was thinking more about what I tapped on (being teased/harassed as a young girl). It occurred to me that, with that, I had developed a feeling that when people were complementing me and, even telling me that they were interested in, liked, or loved me, I felt it was insincere, that I was being taunted or teased.

So, there has always been a little bit of doubt and self-talk convincing me that even when people were sincere in their words that they were not. I need to tap more on this, as I think there are some specific emotions connected here that I did not address.

I tapped with my son earlier this week (on him, actually), as he was having a really rough time because his cousins who were visiting left for home. He told me he did not feel better, but he stopped crying (after getting really emotional during some of the tapping), and he fell asleep as soon as he hit his bed. I felt a lightness in my chest after having tapped with him. So, even if he didn't feel better, LOL, I did.

Linda · 07-04-2007, 04:55 AM

Jody, that is really good stuff~yay! I find it amazing that the thoughts and feelings that come to me since I have been tapping.

I always feel good after tapping with my kids. Tonite Leah ask me to tap on her...cuz of a nightmare...but the thing is she had not been to sleep yet, and we have been tapping on nightmares for a few nights. As we tapped she kept telling me stories, but not getting anywhere, i felt myself get ANOYED...ugh, I HATE that, and yes I have to work on it.
Buut the good thing is I got her on track and we both felt a lot better after tapping.

This was after yesterday when she told me, I HATE tapping, it does not work

I told her that she does not have to do it AT ALL, that if she wants to do it she can ask me. Then today she asked me~lol!

Tonite I am wiped out, trying desperately to get kids to bed, and tap on myself and noone is cooperating. Now I am sitting here PISSED( I do not like this feeling at all...) that I am not getting to take care of MYSELF. Maybe my kids are all over the place, not sleeping trying to show me that I need to tap on this theme of noone taking care of me. hmmm.....

Ok...gonna try and tap now. long list

sitamom · 07-08-2007, 10:21 PM

I'll look down this forum, but if it's not already posted how do you tap on your children? I'd love to get them going.

Kbsmama · 07-09-2007, 01:41 PM

I have mostly just tapped the points on my kids and spoke for them. I tried to get DS to talk about what he was most upset about while I tapped, but mostly he wanted me to talk. I also suggested he tap on himself and I tap on me, but, again, he did not want to do that. He did say a couple of things while I tapped on him, and he cried, but mostly, I just restated what he said and said some things I felt he was feeling.

You can also tap without your child for them, but I haven't done that yet, really.

Deborah · 07-09-2007, 10:24 PM

There's a tappy bear that's pretty cool -- a teddy bear with the points marked on the bear. You can use it to tap with your children ... I'm thinking about ordering some.
- Deb.

CiaraLinn · 07-09-2007, 10:37 PM

oohhhhhh...those sound neat

Kbsmama · 07-10-2007, 09:07 AM

Tappy bear co-op? !

Deborah · 07-10-2007, 01:20 PM

You can get them directly at www.tappybear.com if anyone's interested. I thought about buying some and reselling them but I'd rather just point folks directly to the source ....