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I Stopped Rescuing And Started Finding Solutions

September 17, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

One of the things that often frustrates me as a parent is when my kids don’t deal with situations I know they are capable of handling on their own. But often this happens to us because in so many other situations, we  have fixed the problem for them. It’s also hard to see your kids […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: faith, fixing, Number 4, positive discipline, rescuing, responsibility

Not Your Average Summer Bucket List

June 27, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Last summer I made myself a Summer Bucket List. I had a whole bunch of quintessential summer experiences I wanted to cram into a couple of months. I’ve also been known to make a Christmas Bucket List in the past. So the kids have experienced these in the past. This summer though, the only bullet […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: books, bucket list, electronics, Number 4, read, run, summer

My Daughter Is My Hero

April 2, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Number 4 left for the Eastern  Zone Swimming Championships (Zones) last Wednesday. If you missed the post last week, this was the first goal in a series of goals she had set for herself last year. And for the last six months, she worked her butt off, never losing sight of her goals. The first […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: backstroke, inspiration, inspire, Number 4, podium, swim, zones

Next Stop, Webster, New York

March 22, 2017 by not your average mom 11 Comments

As you all know, I spent this past weekend at a pretty big swim meet with Number 3 and Number 4. And at this meet, it was Number 4’s goal to swim well enough to qualify for an even bigger meet where the best of the best on the East Coast swim called Zones. She […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: backstroke, meet, Number 4, swim meet, swimming, WEbster, zones

I Hope Dreams Really Do Come True

March 14, 2017 by not your average mom 5 Comments

As many of you know, Number 4 is a pretty good swimmer. She’s got lots of natural talent, plus a body that was made for the sport. That’s part of the reason she’s a good swimmer. But the bigger part is that she also loves it. Last night as we were driving home from practice, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: coach, meet, Number 4, swim team, swimmer, swimming, zones

Do We Really Need to Take a Picture of Every Single Accomplishment?

February 9, 2017 by not your average mom 9 Comments

Number 4 is a  pretty good swimmer. She’s got natural talent and a body that is conducive to the sport. She also works her butt off. She swims year round on the Y swim team. In the summer, she also swims on the town’s rec team. And this year, as a fifth grader, she swam […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: award, banquet, Number 4, team

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