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Remnants of Another Life I’m not a hoarder. In fact, if there was a word for the opposite of hoarding, that would be me. I have fed stray homework sheets to the recycling bin, secretly culled the kids’ stuffed animal population, and passed on hand-me-downs one piece at a time because I did not want […]
The Sour Side of 3 “Hey M, ok no more My Little Ponies. Let’s go tee tee, take our medicine, and get ready for bed.” “I don’t like you, Mommy. I want a NEW mommy who is nice to me,” with a scowl. “Honey, it’s late. Let’s just go to sleep ok? We’ll cuddle in […]
Parenting is hard, y’all. I recently saw a meme on Facebook that said something along the lines of, “I hope I raise my child to use their genius as the CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, not the leader of a prison gang.” Most people probably chuckled politely and scrolled on by, but I stopped, […]
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What is the foundation of a good sibling relationship? What are the building blocks that lead to a strong, long-lasting bond between siblings? I find myself asking these questions more and more now that I am raising two children, who like many other siblings {of all ages} have moments of heartwarming love and […]
The big moments in parenting will surprise you. I’ve been a mom for nearly 16 years and they still surprise me. One night you might be laying in bed, starting to doze off while watching TV and someone will wander in and say, “Hey Mom, can I talk to you for a minute?” You’ll absentmindedly […]
As I write this article, my two girls are playing in the playroom together, fighting and giggling as sisters do. Right before I close my eyes at night, I look at the monitors and make sure that both girls are asleep and safe in their beds. Helping kids has been the focus of most of […]
Every day I worry about my teenagers. I worry about them, and their peers, in ways that I never expected. I’m not surprised that I worry about them, but I’m very surprised about the things I worry about most. I was prepared to worry about totally different things than what the reality of parenting teenagers […]
When I was growing up, being teased, picked on, and enduring the occasional mean prank was part of my childhood. There were good days and days that I pretended to be sick so that I could stay home from school. My parents were immigrants to this country, and they taught us to turn the other […]
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