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The Kids Did Good Today

December 1, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

This if the first time I’m sitting down since about 6 am this morning. It’s been a busy day. Not the relaxing Sunday I had hoped for. But I put up the outdoor Christmas lights and decorations. And we put up our tree. We didn’t break one single ornament. Nobody cried. Nobody even fought or […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: Christmas tree, cooperation, decorating your tree, ornaments

A Not-So-Facebook-Perfect-Afternoon (We all have them!)

November 8, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Sometimes my kids are really really really good. They cooperate with each other nicely, they work together, and play together, they are generally happy to be around each other, and they are nice to each other and enjoy each other’s company, and I say to myself, “I am doing a pretty good job.” These are […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Humor, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: cooperation, facebook, kids behavior, teamwork, when your kids have meltdowns

We All Fell In Love On Thursday

August 26, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

The summer before my senior year in high school, my family went on a vacation to Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Six months earlier, my three-year-old brother had died, and this was going to be an opportunity for my family to continue to heal and to start what would become a yearly tradition. For the past […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Atlantic Ocean, boogie boarding, carolina beach, Compo Beach, cooperation, Jersey Shore, Long Branch Beach, merch by amazon, unicorns, vacation, waves, weather

Easy Scavenger Hunt For Kids With A Twist!

April 12, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

On day three of spring break we had a dentist appointment, I had some stuff do to at home, and I had to teach some swim lessons later in the afternoon, so we didn’t have time for a full-on adventure. But it was super nice out, so I decided to do a scavenger hunt at home with […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Kids' Corner, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: adventure, bickering, cooperation, ferris acres, ice cream, scavenger hung, spring break, vacation, yard

The Wheel of Choice

June 5, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Yesterday my kids were totally sucky and pushing my every button and beating the crap out of each other and I went off on them in the car and told them that things were going to change. For all of us. They were on their best behavior until about noon today, and then things started […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: anger, arguing, conflict resolution, cooperation, fighting, hitting, Number 6, Number 7, positive discipline, referee, wheel of choice

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