If you are anything like me, and if your kids are anything like mine, you may be presented with multiple situations every day where you are feeling exasperated. You are nagging and repeating and yelling, your kids aren’t listening, you don’t know why the f*ck they won’t just do what you tell them to do, […]
Life at My House
What Behaviors Challenge You Most?
Yesterday we got over fifteen inches of snow here in CT. All the kids were home from school. Number 5 was still recovering from (f*cking) Norovirus, and I never even got out of my pajamas. By 7 pm last night, this is what things looked like. I was reduced to letting Number 5 style my […]
Long Term, At-Home, Elementary School Projects Are Bullsh*t
If you have a kid in first grade, then you and your child (but mostly you) may have just completed the (fucking) 1ooth Day of School Project. This project, along with every other long-term project that teachers assign to students to do at home, is bullshit. It’s not just the 100th Day of School Project. […]
Decluttering Isn’t Only About “Stuff.” Less Yes, And More NO.
When is the last time you said No? And I don’t mean no to things like Mom, can I stay up until the Super Bowl is over? or Mom, can I eat chocolate chip cookies for dinner tonight? or Mom, can we get a kitten? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, reflecting and evaluating in […]
The Parenting Mistake So Many Of Us Make
It is often said that being a parent is the hardest job on the planet. While I would argue that being married is equally challenging, I’d have to agree. Being a mom is fucking hard. There is no greater task than growing, teaching, training, and raising another human being. It’s a tremendous gift, burden, challenge, […]
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 […]
