I don’t know how it happened, but somehow over the past few months my schedule got all out of whack, and I went from getting up early, hours before anyone was awake, to still being in bed until whichever kid woke up first, came downstairs, got in my face and asked me repeatedly when I was […]
Parenting
Way Better Than Any Trophy
Dear Number 4, I got a message from a friend of mine on Facebook this morning and it started off like this: So I need to share an experience I had on Monday… You are only eight years old now. When you are older and have kids of your own, you will understand that receiving […]
Dear Michelle
Dear Michelle, Thank you so much for your message in response to the post I wrote yesterday about the embarrassing incident I had at Costco . Before I go on, I should probably share it so all of my readers can see what I’m talking about: I’m sorry but why on earth would you have 7 kids […]
Keeping the Stereotypes Alive
In case you found yourself in an embarrassing situation today, I thought I’d share this little story. So you know you are not alone. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that we have been having huge financial difficulties, and you most likely know that we qualify for food stamps and are very grateful to […]
Limiting Electronics Made My Life Easier
We are well into a month of no electronics for the kids during the week. The first week was tough. Number 6, who is four years old and still doesn’t quite understand what a weekend even is, took it the hardest. Every day he would wake up and ask, “Is it the weekend yet?” The second […]
Hello, Fwend.
Number 5 (5 years old), Number 6 (4 years old), and Number 7 (3 years old) are in that stage of childhood where the ultimate burn-sizzle is “I’m not going to be your friend anymore.” As soon as one pisses the other one off, the auto reply button is pressed. Oh yeah! Well I’m not […]
