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Experiences Over Stuff

September 22, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: beach, birthdays, experience, lobster roll, Number 4, stuff, Walnut Beach

A Bright Spot Amidst The Bullsh*t

May 23, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: coach, experience, Number 7, proud mom, swim meet

Why I Won’t Give My Kids An Allowance

June 28, 2015 by not your average mom 6 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: allowance, customers, experience, kids, kids under sixteen earning money, lemonade, Mark Cuban, money, Number 4, proactive, should I give my kids an allowance

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