Being divorced and living on my own is a strange feeling. It’s starting to feel “normal.” But it’s still a little weird. It’s weird to have an absence of tension in my house. It’s weird to have peace. It’s weird to have freedom. It’s awesome. But it’s still a little weird. What’s also weird is […]
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The Power Of A Village
The homework phase of parenting is one that I am 100% positive I will never never never never never never never NEVER EVER miss. It’s the worst. Before I was a parent, I was a teacher for twelve years, and all I have to say is I’M SO SORRY. You really have no idea what […]
Moms Get Shit Done
When I was a young mom, I compared myself to every other mom out there. My house wasn’t as clean as theirs was, my kids weren’t dressed as nicely as theirs were, I wasn’t as thin as them, as pretty as them, as put together as them, as organized as them… The list went on […]
A Not-So-Facebook-Perfect-Afternoon (We all have them!)
Sometimes my kids are really really really good. They cooperate with each other nicely, they work together, and play together, they are generally happy to be around each other, and they are nice to each other and enjoy each other’s company, and I say to myself, “I am doing a pretty good job.” These are […]
