I don’t know about you, but my nine-year-old is semi obsessed with Roblox and Bloxburg and more specifically, Robux. If you have either 1) missed this (annoying) stage or 2) aren’t there yet, consider yourself lucky. I do have to be honest, though. Roblox is nowhere near as bad as the slime phase. THANK GOD […]
Parenting
How Much Time Have You Spent With Your Teenager Today?
I am not a scientist. I am not a researcher. But you don’t have to be a researcher to draw some accurate conclusions. And I can tell you with 100% certainty the exact moment when a dramatic decrease in the amount of time I spent engaging in meaningful conversation or activity with Number 3 occurred. […]
This Is Where I Draw The Line
The biggest gift the past ten weeks has given me is the awareness of how I had designed a life that was unmanageable and also unenjoyable for myself. It’s helped me realize what I want to reinsert into my life when things return to normal, and what never should have been a part of it […]
Life Is Good. And Far From Perfect.
Four of my kids are serious swimmers. But all five of them love to swim. With pools being closed for 70+ days, they have been dying to get their butts in our pool. The weather here in CT hasn’t been all that great so far this spring, so that kind of slowed down the pool […]
Why My Fifteenth Mother’s Day Was The Best One Ever
I had the best Mother’s Day I’ve had since becoming a mother this past Sunday. It wasn’t because I received any gifts. In fact, I didn’t receive any gifts at all this year. I did get one handmade card from Number 5. And Number 5, 6 and 7 made me breakfast in bed with some […]
If You Take Credit For The Good Stuff, You Gotta Also Take Credit For The Bad Stuff
I think one of the hardest skills to master as a human being is to take ownership of all the things we do. We don’t have a hard time owning the good stuff. When we succeed it’s because we put in the time. When we win it’s because we worked harder than everyone else. When […]