Always evolving, Never Average
One of the things that often frustrates me as a parent is when my kids don’t deal with situations I know they are capable of handling on their own. But often this happens to us because in so many other situations, we have fixed the problem for them. It’s also hard to see your kids …Read More
You know when you lose your shit on your kids and then you are instantly filled with remorse and regret and wish you could rewind and just start all over again? I had one of those moments the other morning. I didn’t really lose my shit. But I was hard on Number 3. Too hard. …Read More
This summer, I will not complete summer math packets. I will not practice math facts with my kids or even touch a flashcard. I will not sit my kids in front of a computer to “play math games” or even utter the letters IXL. I will not look at a reading log. I will not …Read More
If you are anything like me, and if your kids are anything like mine, you may be presented with multiple situations every day where you are feeling exasperated. You are nagging and repeating and yelling, your kids aren’t listening, you don’t know why the f*ck they won’t just do what you tell them to do, …Read More
It is often said that being a parent is the hardest job on the planet. While I would argue that being married is equally challenging, I’d have to agree. Being a mom is fucking hard. There is no greater task than growing, teaching, training, and raising another human being. It’s a tremendous gift, burden, challenge, …Read More
Donald Trump is not this country’s problem. I know he has said a lot of seriously shitty things. I know he has given some people the impression that hate, racism, and bigotry are okay. And acceptable. The pictures of the swastikas and the videos of kids chanting Build a Wall! bringing their classmates to tears …Read More
The other day I told you how I took Number 3 to his Zones practice. There were about 40 kids and just as many parents there. Some of the kids who were there have been to this meet already, so it’s not all that scary or intimidating. But for other kids, it’s their first time. It’s also …Read More
Yesterday I was sick. Sicker than I’ve been in a long time. To be honest, I’m not positive I was sick. I think it might have been exhaustion. Whatever it was, my body felt like it was shutting down. My legs and my back hurt so badly that I couldn’t stand up. I was so …Read More
If you are anything like me, you have spent all day cleaning your house only to turn around and see your kids mess it up 5 minutes later. Or you have spent a half hour searching for a lost shoe for one of your kids. For the last time. You have yelled and threatened your …Read More
I’m thinking about homeschooling the kids. There. I said it. I know. You think I’m crazy. In January I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I was overloaded, overwhelmed, and completely exhausted. Now I’m supposed to be streamlining. Cutting things back. Doing less. Homeschooling won’t exactly lighten the workload. But I have been …Read More
