Number 3 has always had issues with anxiety. If you have a kid who struggles with any kind of OCD or anxiety, then you can relate. It can be very, very frustrating. Sometimes you feel really bad for your kid who has these thoughts and fears running on a constant loop in their brain, and […]
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The Fearless Child vs. The Anxious Child
If you recall, Number 4 said she wanted to learn how to knit for Christmas. When I wrote this post about that, the mom of one of my former swimmers sent me a message and offered to teach Number 4 to knit over Christmas vacation. Now I didn’t know this mom very well. The dad of […]
You may want to consider not being an ignorant ass.
It takes a lot to offend me. A lot. Everyone knows I love the f-word. So clearly off color language doesn’t bother me. While I don’t think name calling is a good thing, I’m not really bothered by that either. Call me a bitch if you want. Call me an asshole. While you’re at it, go for […]
We Are All F*cked Up
An interesting thing happened to me a couple days ago. I got kicked out of a closed Facebook group I recently joined. I was a little bit shocked. I mean, I’ve never been kicked out of anything. I will acknowledge that I didn’t follow the rules of the group, although in my defense, I had […]
10 Things To Do When You Are Depressed
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. I was hospitalized for about a week, and then I spent several years in pretty extensive therapy. I’ve gotten a handle on the depression and have been able to manage it fairly well. But that doesn’t mean sometimes it doesn’t try to sneak back up […]
Hey anxiety! Go f*ck yourself.
I’ve been pretty open about Number 3’s issues with anxiety. I share them because I think sometimes we don’t realize how badly our kids are struggling. Because they don’t want to share what is going on because they are embarrassed. And I think there are parents who are also embarrassed. Or who feel guilty. Who think […]