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 […]
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A Bright Spot Amidst The Bullsh*t
The past week has been, how shall I put this… fucking shitty. So I’m just going to take a moment to shamelessly brag because hidden in the bullshit there have been a couple of memorable moments. Good memorable moments. This past weekend we had a swim meet. Numbers 3, 4, 5, and 7 swam in […]
Why I Won’t Give My Kids An Allowance
Yesterday I wrote this post about how I have told my kids they have to wait 30 days before spending any of the money they happen to receive for their birthdays. And I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past couple days. I want to do a better job about teaching my kids […]