A couple days ago, a woman who belongs to a Facebook group I’m in was looking for potty training advice. Her three-year-old is giving her a hard time. She refuses to go to the bathroom on the toilet. Oh boy. I remember those days. They weren’t that long ago. Number 7 is four and a […]
preschool
I’m Ready.
Every Thursday my dad comes and picks up Number 6 and 7 at 8:30 in the morning, and he takes them down to his house. My parents take care of the two of them all day and return them bathed, fed, and in their pajamas around 6:30 or so. That leaves me alone in the house. […]
I wanted to sit in the chair with you.
I usually tell people that I’m a stay at home mom, but that’s not really accurate. I am trying to build multiple businesses. I have the blog. E-courses. Public speaking engagements. I repurpose furniture. Coach the swim team. And teach private swim lessons out of our pool in the summer. So I’d say I’m a […]
Stay the course, and things will get better.
I don’t know if you remember, but Number 7’s first day of preschool did not go so well. It was so bad that I thought maybe I should pull her out. But I know what her personality is like. If I gave in to that, I’d just be reinforcing her behavior. Then she’d really be a nightmare. […]
A lot can happen in 36 hours.
Yesterday I wrote about Number 7’s first day of preschool. It didn’t go so well. I’ve done quite a bit of thinking between the time I picked her up at noon last Friday until drop off this morning at 9 a.m. I wasn’t worried about Number 7’s emotional well-being. I knew she wasn’t traumatized or scarred […]
So much for making me feel better.
Number 7 and I experienced pretty much the same thoughts and emotions this morning in anticipation of her first day of preschool. Excitement. Sort of. Doubt. Acceptance. Determination.Second thoughts. Anticipation. Apprehension. And dread. Number 4, who witnessed my meltdown after Number 5 climbed on the bus for the first day of kindergarten last week, decided […]