I call it like I see it. And as a result, most people either really love me, or really hate me. I’m okay with that now. In fact, I’m great with that. Finally. It’s taken 45 years, but I don’t feel the need to tiptoe around. I hide behind nothing. And I sleep really well […]
Archives for September 2014
To the Mom With the Kid Who Refuses to Participate
To the Mom With the Kid Who Refuses to Participate, I saw you the other day. Losing patience. Gritting your teeth. Prodding. Pleading. Begging. Bribing. Dragging. When you were pregnant, before your baby was born, you may have envisioned your son being a star baseball player. Your daughter dancing in one of those adorable dance recitals. And […]
Two months and still no yelling. How I’m doing it.
First, I made a proclamation. I was pretty impressed with myself when I actually managed to follow through for 24 hours, But then, I made it through a week, and then a month, and then even six weeks. And last week, I had my two month anniversary. I haven’t yelled in two months. It’s not always easy. Staying calm is […]
6 of one, 93 of another
Last week I got an email from the mom of a little girl in Number 5’s class, inviting her to come over for dinner and to play for a little bit on Friday night. I didn’t respond right away because I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get her there, and then I just […]
Two minutes a day might be all it takes to improve your marriage.
It’s been almost two weeks since my tenth anniversary weekend. My best weekend ever. I wish I could say that I have found an effortless way to incorporate everything I learned that weekend into my life now that my husband and I are home and back in the trenches. I haven’t. It’s pretty fucking hard to […]
Take that, Common Core.
I had a therapy appointment today, and my mom babysat while I was gone. When I got home, she was sitting on the couch working on a math menu problem with Number 4. My mom took one look at me and said, “Kill me now.” Number 4 was running out of patience. “MOM!!! IT SAYS I HAVE TO […]