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 […]
Parenting
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 […]
SUPER EASY Activity To Keep Your Kids Busy On Thanksgiving
Last year on Thanksgiving, Number 7 really wanted to do an activity she had done in school with her classmates at home with her family. It was simple. She wanted everyone to write something they appreciated about someone else on a paper turkey. Luckily my dad was more than happy to help her trace and […]
Mom, How Was Your Day Today?
Number 4 and I have a pretty good relationship. She’s 13 now, and she still likes to talk to me and hang out with me and do stuff with me. That makes me feel pretty good about the job I’ve done as a mom so far. She also describes me as “chill” to her friends […]
The Weed/Marlboro/Franzia/Cap’n Crunch Approach Is No Longer Serving Me
I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Let me back up a little bit first. I have been all over the place with my weight pretty much my whole life. As a high schooler, I never thought I was thin enough. In college I was on the swim team and I swam — a lot — […]