A couple weeks ago we had a situation where Number 7 wore a “new” (hand me down) vest to school that she realized she really didn’t like at all once we were on the way to school. I wrote about it here. The short version is she left the vest in the car because she […]
Parenting
Mom, Why Are You So Salty?
When I was in high school, I was voted Class Clown my senior year. When I was in college, I was given the PMA Award by my college swim coach. That stands for Positive Mental Attitude. If you asked my friends (both past and present) to choose one word to describe me, I can’t say […]
Mommy, I’m Proud Of Myself
Number 6 started wrestling in October 2019, about three months ago. It’s our first experience with the sport, and I thought it was going to really teach Number 6 a lot about hard work and perseverance and the importance of moving out of your comfort zone. And it has. But I think it may be […]
Because Life Is Mostly Gray
This morning we had a little bit of an unusual circumstance at home. I shared it on the NYAM Facebook page: I didn’t put this out there because I care about what other people think. I’m okay with being *that* parent. I’ve been *that* parent many, many times. I put this out there more as […]
It Goes Both Ways
A few weeks ago, Number 3 came home from school and told me that a couple of girls in one of his classes sprayed him with a bunch of perfume and he was SO ANNOYED. And my first question was, “Did you do something to encourage that?” And he looked right at me and said, […]
A Significant Observation From My Teenager
It has been almost two and a half years since I stopped drinking. I stopped for a bunch of reasons. My body was no longer tolerating it. To be honest, my body never really tolerated alcohol well to begin with. But I was forgetting things and portions of my night after just a couple drinks. […]