Always evolving, Never Average
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
This week is our Spring Break. Since the kids don’t have school today, I let them stay up a little later than usual last night, and we watched a movie. As soon as it was over, I told the kids to go upstairs and get into bed. No one really moved. “If you guys ever …Read More
