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She’s 8.
8 years ago today, 10 pounds and 5 ounces of joy was birthed into my world. My youngest. My youngest is 8, and when *they* say *it* goes by fast… *they* are not lying. Oh my heck. Lucy means light. I...
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Birthday Letter to My Daughter… My Middle Child.
My daughter… our middle child turned 11 last week. ELEVEN. Somebody send a medic! When they say time flies, THEY are NOT lying. Most years I write a birthday letter to each of my kiddos and share them...
View ArticleYou know what the baby books never told us: A note on COMPROMISE
You know what the baby books never told us? I never, never, never, no not EVER once read a chapter that stated, There will be a point when you pick up a {the heavens only knows how old} Goldfish...
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Fourteen
My son. My first born. 14 years ago. Whoa. On your 14th birthday morning, you and I descended the stairs together. I reminisced, “Fourteen years ago today… at this very moment… I was in the BIGGEST...
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NO EATING IN THE LIVING ROOM, capiche?
“No eating in the living room.” This is not just a rule… it is a life truth. Like sunsets and sunrises. Like Pumpkin Spice lattes in the Fall. There are a few exceptions: popcorn on family movie night...
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It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, y’all.
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, y’all. And I have partnered with IKnowEverything (a program of the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) to help spread the word…...
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Does Parenting Get Easier?
Does parenting get easier? I hear this question get asked all over the place. IRL. Online. While listening in on conversations. Oh come on, YOU DO IT TOO. The question is asked in those exact words, or...
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Parenting, Teens, and The Crisis of Time
I have always been a fairly fast mover. Involved in as many things as a day could hold. And then some. People who walk… um… not fast… drive me bonkers. Even when there is no time constraint there is...
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The Argument In Support Of Keeping Teens Busy. Very Busy.
I have mentioned somewhere before that I used to be critical of parents who keep their teens and kids busy. You know how the judgement goes, “KIDS ARE TOO BUSY THESE DAYS!” And then the dentures come...
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Why Unstructured Time Matters for Tweens
Why DOES unstructured time matters for tweens? Can’t view the video? Watch HERE! *This is post was created in partnership with Ask. Listen. Learn. All opinion is my own. There is a school of thought...
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