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All you have to do is ask.

December 10, 2014 by not your average mom 20 Comments

Last year we went into the Christmas season with no money. None. Not knowing how or if you will be able to give your children Christmas presents is a terrible feeling. And then, a Christmas miracle happened. This year our financial situation isn’t any better, and again, I found myself sick with worry about how […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: asking for help, the spirit of Christmas

All you have to do is ask.

July 8, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

So I’m teetering on the edge of a meltdown again. I know because I am crying for no reason and for every reason. Today at a swim meet, a friend of mine packed some individual packages of pistachios for her kids to have as a snack, and I looked at them and thought, Wow. Imagine […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: accepting help, asking for help, meal train

Save the Traumas for these Mamas

January 31, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

You know how I recently had a bit of a nervous breakdown. And how the cavalry swooped in to save me. You know how I got over being stubborn and reached out for help. Yesterday was the second It Takes a Village Thursday. Three of my friends came over to help out. The Trauma Mamas. Last week […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: asking for help, it takes a village, letting go

Searching for my Alice.

January 27, 2014 by not your average mom 5 Comments

On January 8th I narrowly avoided a total nervous breakdown. I had been gradually tiptoeing my way to one for over a year. What finally caused me to snap was a little thing. It was one of the kids walking upstairs with sneakers on. That is one of my rules. And I really don’t have […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Alice, asking for help, getting help, stay at home moms, the Brady Bunch

Anyone Can Have A Nervous Breakdown

January 12, 2014 by not your average mom 10 Comments

Anyone can have a nervous breakdown. ANYONE. And it doesn’t have to be the result of a recent trauma. You don’t have to have seven kids. Or any kids. Or a recent death. Or a divorce. Or a special needs child. Or have filed for bankruptcy. You don’t need to have checked off a certain number […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: anxiety, asking for help, depression, edge, mental health, mental illness, mood disorders, nervous breakdowns, therapist, therapy

Talk about a dipstick…

June 6, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Where, along the way, do we come to the conclusion that if we can’t do something without asking for help that we aren’t as smart as everyone else? Why do we feel embarrassed when we don’t understand something? When I was a teacher, I must have said show your work at least 25,000 times. But, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: adding oil to your car, asking for help

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