Always evolving, Never Average
Raising kids is hard. One of the most important and rewarding but also the most challenging jobs you will probably ever have. But very often we make it harder on ourselves by taking short cuts. Doing what is easier in the short run is convenient, but in the long run it is guaranteed to come …Read More
Number 7’s go to insult is “You smell like a butthole.” A few years ago, I would have responded to this differently than I do now. A few years ago, I would have reprimanded and shamed any of the kids for speaking to each other that way. Or I would have, out of exasperation, pretended …Read More
I was voted the “Class Clown” my senior year in high school, and I like to find the humor in any situation I can. If you asked my friends to pick a couple words to describe me, there’s a good chance funny would be one of them. I mean, Not Your Average Mom started out …Read More
I learned something about myself over the weekend. I thought I was pretty good about my kids being upset and not feeling the need to immediately “fix” things for them. Like if they forget and instrument or their homework and they want me to bring it to school for them and I don’t, I know …Read More
You know how a kid can totally suck at baseball and make like ten errors in one game and start to feel completely hopeless and dejected, but then out of nowhere he can make an amazing catch that no one ever thought was possible? And even with all those errors in one game, that one awesome …Read More
I had a shitty Mom day today. Like probably one of my Top 10 Worst Parenting Days ever. I had big expectations for myself in the productivity department, and then we had a snow day. All the kids were home, my plans went out the window and I was really pissed about it. Really pissed …Read More
I have spent the past two days in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I came down here from CT to attend a program entitled Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way. And it was awesome. And while I’m sitting here in the Fort Lauderdale airport waiting for my delayed plane, I thought I’d share some things I discovered in …Read More
Rant forthcoming. Yesterday I wrote a post about dealing with tantrums. And I received this comment: “…I’ve never experienced a kid tantruming…” It’s only part of the comment. I don’t think it was written by someone who was simply trying to get a rise out of me. I think it was written by a judgmental …Read More
I’ve discovered why I love Gilmore Girls so much. And I’ll be honest. It took me a little while to get to this point. To the point of loving the show so much that I now feel the need to pace myself and ration episodes because I know I’m gonna be really depressed when I’ve watched …Read More
You know what the hardest part of being a parent is? It’s not getting through those first couple months after the baby is born. It’s not colic. It’s not the teething stage. It’s not the breastfeeding. It’s not sleep training or potty training. It’s not the terrible twos or the trying threes or the fucking …Read More
