Rant forthcoming. Yesterday I wrote a post about dealing with tantrums. And I received this comment: “…I’ve never experienced a kid tantruming…” It’s only part of the comment. I don’t think it was written by someone who was simply trying to get a rise out of me. I think it was written by a judgmental […]
Lessons I've Learned
One Way To Effectively (And Less Painfully) Diffuse A Temper Tantrum
If you have a two, three, four, or five-year-old, then there is a good chance you have the pleasure of experiencing at least one full-blown, level 10, code red temper tantrum every single day. Our youngest is now five-years-old. I’d say the temper tantrums at this age are less frequent. But what they lack in […]
Your job as a stay at home mom is definitely NOT to cater to your kids.
Yesterday I wrote this post about one of the things I’ve done that has really helped my children to be more responsible. And I received this comment: I so struggle with this. With only 2 kids and a very part time baking business out of my home, I waffle between getting my kids to do […]
The Domino Effect Of Giving Your Kids Responsibility
People very often say to me, “I don’t know how you do it with so many kids at home.” Sometimes I don’t know how I do it either. It’s often a shakedown cruise here at my house. But sometimes, we are a (sort of) well-oiled machine. And it’s for one reason: our kids have responsibilities […]
My parenting idol is an unwed mother who got knocked up when she was sixteen years old.
I’ve discovered why I love Gilmore Girls so much. And I’ll be honest. It took me a little while to get to this point. To the point of loving the show so much that I now feel the need to pace myself and ration episodes because I know I’m gonna be really depressed when I’ve watched […]
I’ll never be in hiding again.
Almost two years ago, inspired by Robin Wright in House of Cards, I cut my hair. It went from being past my shoulders, to above my ears. I’ll be honest. I was pretty scared to cut it short. But once I did it, I loved it. And over the course of the last two years, I’ve […]