That’s a lie. I do want my kids to go back to school. I want to get through one post or assignment, or phone call, or potty break, or anything else without being interrupted. I want the schedule. The consistency. The education of my children. I want them to make friends, to challenge the teachers [...]
I have a potty mouth. I land somewhere between a sailor and a sailor who has had a few too many flasks of brandy. It’s true. You would never know it on here because I think there is a time and a place to pull out the humdingers of filthy language to support your point of [...]
About once a week, a dear friend and I take our kids out to dinner together. We like to take the kids to a place where they can run around a little, play a little and just be kids. There is one place in our town that we love. The parents can sit under cover [...]
As a mother, one of the things I struggle with the most is making sure I give my kids the best chance possible emotionally. Something as simple as a passing comment can have lasting effects on a child and poor emotional habits are easily adopted as well. Finding the balance needed to keep my emotional [...]
I walked back from the bus stop dragging two scooters and a bicycle feeling them well up inside me. The frustration and angst that I struggled to hold down were pressuring the tears to release themselves. As I walked, fallen leaves scattering under my feet as if in fear, I listened to the roll of [...]
Kids are going to argue. It is their way of learning how to solve problems. While it is a major pain in the neck, it is much better than having them learn such lessons out in the world at large. That will come soon enough. For now, having kids that argue is a necessary evil [...]
Parenting kind of gets a bad rap. Many people consider parenting a horrible, thankless job that is best avoided. Yes, we deal with everything from throw up to teen drama and angst, but it is really not all that bad. Parenting is kind of like anything else. You get what you put into it. I [...]
When I was little, no meant no. If I responded to a no from my parents, I suffered the consequences. No was a serious thing. These days, no means something entirely different. No generally means something between “stop” and “please continue so I can say no again.” Parent use the word no and kids continue [...]
I don’t have to be the best mom. I just have to allow my kids to be the best they can be. Sometimes my mind gets ideas in it that need to be adjusted. Like that having a totally clean house all the time makes me a better person. Or that paper plates every night means [...]
I have three beautiful, kind, amazing little girls. All of them are the loves of my life, the reason I wake up and the reason I work so hard to provide for them. They are my whole heart and the love I have for them is like no other I have ever known. All three [...]
My daughters and I went on a walk the other day. A walk we all needed, having tired of the routine of our days during the holidays. The weather was warm and balmy like most Texas afternoons. We were expecting colder weather over the next few days, so I wanted to stay out as long [...]
Today has capped a weekend of craziness, drama and unexpected events that have my head spinning, my pocketbook shaking in fear and my desire to run screaming to the nearest Donut shop winning. But instead of giving in and crawling into a corner with my Words for Friends and my favorite eBooks, I thought I’d share [...]
