When your kid does something you are happy about, what do you say to him or her? Do you say, “Good girl!!! Good boy!!!”? Do you say, “Good following directions!” or “You are such a good listener!”? I know for me, some of those responses can be automatic. Why do we say these things to […]
self esteem
Because I love me!
Up until about five years ago, I had some pretty serious issues with self confidence. The night before my first day of kindergarten, I had a meltdown because I didn’t think I was smart enough to start school. I spent all of middle school thinking I was overweight. Like really overweight. (That’s me in 7th […]
Sometimes you strike out. Other times you are throwing the strikes.
Number 3 used to be my shy, quiet kid. The one who would never, ever get in trouble. Then, last year, he started to come out of his shell. So much so that he was getting into trouble at school for being silly. I was not happy. Well, most of me wasn’t happy. There was […]
Sticks and stones
Last week I wrote a post about how Number 5 totally rejected a kid at her preschool. There were lots of moms who felt really bad for the little boy. There were moms who pointed out I could have (and should have) used that as an opportunity to teach my daughter about compassion. I get it. I […]
I feel pretty, oh so pretty.
Since I’ve lost all this weight, I haven’t gone shopping for new clothes. First of all, I can’t afford it. And secondly, I still have about 10 pounds to go, so I’m trying to hold out. But we got invited to a party last night. A grown up party. And I didn’t want to wear […]
Say cheese.
When I was a kid, we had this dresser in the hallway at the top of the stairs. The top drawer was full of pictures. Just loose snapshots. Every once in a while, I would pull out the drawer, sit on the floor, and look at them. I loved looking at those pictures, especially the […]