We’ve all had one. That really regrettable parenting moment. If we are going to be honest, we’ve all had many of them. And we will all have many more. But for some reason, we feel like we must be the only one on the planet to have had a parenting fail. I recently received a […]
Archives for October 2015
In expanded notation that would be (8 * 10) + (4 * 1)
The transition from 4th grade to 5th grade in the school district I live in can be tough for some kids. The social and independent part of it has been great for Number 3. And the homework hasn’t been too bad either. But the pace of the math program is really hard for him. That’s […]
I’m playing the long game.
You know, by acknowledging that I am making mistakes in my marriage or that I can sometimes treat my husband in a way that I wouldn’t want him to treat me doesn’t mean I am letting him off the hook. It doesn’t mean I am taking all the blame for our issues. It just means […]
You may want to consider not being an ignorant ass.
It takes a lot to offend me. A lot. Everyone knows I love the f-word. So clearly off color language doesn’t bother me. While I don’t think name calling is a good thing, I’m not really bothered by that either. Call me a bitch if you want. Call me an asshole. While you’re at it, go for […]
The Phrase I Hope My Sons Never Say
I don’t know who came up with the phrase Happy wife, happy life, but I have spent pretty much my whole marriage waiting for my husband to realize that it’s the Golden Rule. And he’s still not buying it. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. If the tables were turned, if my husband was […]
Totally Worth the Wait
Number 4 has been talking about playing in the band since she was in kindergarten. She couldn’t wait until fourth grade for many reasons, but one of the biggest was being able to play an instrument in the band. Yesterday, her dream finally came true when we rented her a saxophone. She was beside herself. She […]