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 […]
Parenting
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. […]
The Anxious Child
One of my kids was crippled by anxiety as a child. He had to check to see where I was every five minutes and multiple times throughout the night, couldn’t have any doors closed if I wasn’t in the room with him, wouldn’t go anywhere unfamiliar by himself, and was terrified of elevators. He had […]
Worth The Wait
A couple days ago I wrote this post about Number 6 and his very first wrestling meet this past Thursday: It was a tough (but good) day for him. He only had one match, and he did a great job. Although he lost and was extremely emotional both during and after the match, he handled […]
You’re A Half Boy (My Biggest Parenting Challenge)
This morning we were having a hard time getting things moving, so rather than freak out and have everyone rushing and starting off the day feeling stressed and frazzled, I told Number 6 and 7 I would drive them to school. That gave us an extra half hour. As I was driving, Number 7 asked […]
