One Little Toy
She opened all her gifts with a smile upon her face. She was truly grateful and excited to wear the new clothes, and try on the new boots. To model the new earrings and slip into those new jammies. The...
View ArticleAre We Going to Be Okay?
Parenting is the hardest job we will ever have. We’ve been told that time and time again. None of us are perfect, and those that pretend to be are full of shit. We all screw up, we all make...
View ArticleParenting is…
Last night I read this post on Slate. Then I laid in bed thinking about it, foregoing sleep and wondering if I was responsible for someone’s life choice of never having kids. Maybe even one of you,...
View ArticleYou Might Be a Parent IF…
When we become parents we seem to make an instant transformation. It is a transformation similar to Superman going into the phone booth; Average Joe going in, superhero coming out. Minus the capes...
View ArticleI Forget
Mom, you forgot the cheese on my sandwich! Mom, why didn’t you pack my water bottle? Mom, I needed that permission slip today and you didn’t send it. Mom, you promised you’d do laundry today so my...
View ArticleThank You
To my Kiddos on Mother’s Day, Thank you for showing me that while I may consider it a weed, to you it is a beautiful flower that you picked just for me. Thank you for showing me that it isn’t just a...
View ArticleI’m Mediocre and I’m OKAY With That
I’ve been having some issues lately. Mental ones I suppose, since physically I feel pretty good (except for the terrible case of writer’s ass, but that’s my own fault). Issues I’ve had a hard time...
View ArticleQuitting Isn’t an Option
I have yet to meet one person that brags about how much easier their life became when they had kids. Not one person that will openly admit that parenthood is a life surrounded by rainbows and...
View ArticleLearning to Say No
Early on in childhood we are taught to say no. Say no to strangers, say no to drugs, say no to peer pressure. Even as parents we drill the same skill into our own little people. We stress to them the...
View ArticleA Christmas Wish
This year I had to beg my kids to make lists. Yes, BEG. Please write down your Christmas wishes. Did you make your lists yet? I’m going shopping tomorrow, MAKE A LIST OR YOU GET WHAT YOU GET AND YOU...
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