I’ve said it many times before. Marriage is fucking hard. So is taking a real, good, hard look at yourself. I think today I really listened to my husband for the first time in a long time. Maybe ever. With all parts of me. And I listened not just waiting for my chance to reply, but […]
Archives for October 2014
The Top 10 Things My Kids Said To Me This Week.
10) Mom, my teacher is a little prettier than you. And A LOT skinnier than you. 9) Mom, you smell disgusting. 8) Mom, when I get married, do you think my wife will be like you? I hope she is. 7) You’re a stupid mommy. Stupid mommy. Stu. Pid. Mom. Eeee. 6) Mom. Gross. Put […]
Stay the course, and things will get better.
I don’t know if you remember, but Number 7’s first day of preschool did not go so well. It was so bad that I thought maybe I should pull her out. But I know what her personality is like. If I gave in to that, I’d just be reinforcing her behavior. Then she’d really be a nightmare. […]
YOU call bullshit? Nope. Sorry. I call bullshit.
If you’ve been following the blog for more than 2 days, you know that I stopped yelling at my kids a couple months ago. And a post I wrote about that was published on Scary Mommy. And a whole bunch of ladies were pissed. More than one said, I call bullshit. They said if they didn’t […]
When You Are An Optimist, You Look At The Toilet As Half Full
Last night, as I was doing a little work in the office, Number 4 tiptoed up behind me and then very quietly sat down next to me. She wasn’t talking, which was unusual. She just sat there, staring at me, and exhaling heavily. Before I finish that story it’s important to note that we have […]
How I (Mostly) Stopped Yelling At My Kids
In July of 2014, I decided I was going to change the way I was parenting my kids and stop yelling. Or at least cut way back on it. It didn’t help to improve my kids’ behavior or attitudes, I was not leading by example, it created a more chaotic home, and I just felt […]