Back in 2014 or 2015, my town was in a political shit storm. It was not unlike what is going on on the national level right now. Up until this point, I had been completely politically ignorant on the local level. I got very involved as we approached our local elections. I was passionate and […]
Parenting
I’m Done Looking For My Kids’ Sh*t
We had the first family meeting we’ve had in a while this morning. Some of the kids have been asking for one for a long time now, and with the change in schedules now that the school year has started, we really needed one. We aren’t all on the same page, and there was something […]
Experiences Over Stuff
If you’ve been around here a few years, you know how I feel about birthday parties for kids. I don’t love them. You also know that I’m on a major quest to reduce the amount of stuff we have here in our house. This has led to a birthday tradition with Number 4 where she […]
There Is No Shame In Therapy.
I was talking to a mom recently, and she was telling me that her child who is in elementary school was struggling with anxiety and it’s gotten to the point that it’s affecting the child at school so the kid is now seeing a therapist. And the mom seemed kind of scared to admit this […]
Mommy, I Need To Talk To You.
A couple years ago after totally losing my shit on Number 3 and 4 in the car on the way to a swim meet, I made the decision to stop yelling at my kids. I did this because I felt like an out of control psycho when I yelled at them, because they laughed at […]
The After School Struggle
I was at a birthday party with Number 7 for a girl in her class on Saturday, and I was sitting next to a mom I’ve never really spoken to. Since it’s the beginning of the school year, she asked me, as people often do in September, how Number 7 was liking school. I told […]
