I’ve always said she wants to be my hat and sit on my head. When my daughter is feeling needy, she can’t be on…
Like a permanent pause, the winter break has extended out with snowy weather. We are all at home again today doing what work or…
My daughter is just starting elementary school now in Pre-K. I am again besieged by notifications and permission slips galore just like back when…
Since being a mother, I’ve had many “growth opportunities” to rethink how I express how I’m feeling about myself or my children. These are…
I lived another real day. Nothing “exciting” like a grocery store run. Just waiting on a service man, cleaning up a pee puddle or…
It’s conflicting to be a parent. They are of me but not mine. I need to be open and honest for them to trust…
My fellow Mom and I were standing there watching our children do laps at the Christmas train show. And I mused how it was…
The sound of my whining children is like a mosquito circling my head. But instead of swatting the bug/child, I realize that they always…
I wrote the following on September 27, 2014. Fiona was 18 months and beginning her toddlerhood in earnest. I remember it seemed early for…