I stopped yelling at my kids last summer on July 24 after completely freaking out on Number 3 and 4 in the car on the way to a swim meet when I thought they had broken the DVD player. I made it for a whole 24 hours without yelling. Then I made it for a […]
Archives for June 2015
Another Shitty and Judgmental Blog Post
A couple days ago I shared a post entitled Birthday Party Guidelines All Parents Should Follow. It was fairly popular here and on the Facebook page. I feel pretty strongly about this subject. It has nothing to do with the fact that we don’t have any money right now. It has nothing to do with […]
Dear Number 6
Dear Number 6, There is a spot in your baby book for me to write a letter to you. Okay… I lied. I haven’t actually purchased a baby book for you. But there is a spot in your older brothers’ and sisters’ baby books, and one of these days I plan on actually getting one […]
The Sunday Slow Down
I think I am beginning to accept reality. I am trying to do too much. I want to be able to do it all. I want to run marathons and raise money for charity and grow my own food and learn how to knit and spend time with my family and write the blog and […]
10 Things To Do When You Are Depressed
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. I was hospitalized for about a week, and then I spent several years in pretty extensive therapy. I’ve gotten a handle on the depression and have been able to manage it fairly well. But that doesn’t mean sometimes it doesn’t try to sneak back up […]
Birthday Party Guidelines For Your Child’s First Eighteen Years
1 year Don’t have a party. Your kid won’t remember. And you will spend most of your time trying to keep him or her awake when it is nap time or bed time. You don’t need to waste time making an Elmo cake from scratch or waste money on party decorations and food and booze […]