Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
I sat in the van sipping on my Pepsi, acquired alone with needy voices far away. Wifi my friend, I surfed the net alone and uninterrupted. My phone on stand-by just in case as always, but soft tunes from the radio were the only other sound accompanying me. I was alone with my time stolen [...]
There’s not a lot of room for error in my current career path. If I screw up, I have 7 small people holding me accountable. If I’m being honest, it’s a lot of pressure and kind of sucks sometimes. I’m a Mom, but I’m also human. I make mistakes. I have bad days. Heck, I [...]
As of last summer, I officially became a mother to a teenager. I’ve learned a few things over these last six months and discovered something interesting. Teenagers and toddlers have an awful lot in common. Since I have both, it’s been pretty easy to make the comparison. So today, I present 10 ways teenagers are [...]
My lovely sister is my partner in crime and is often good for a giggle. She brings me Pepsi and licorice and we laugh about the chaos of raising kids. She has graciously accepted my request to guest post for me today. I am hopeful that she will write Part II, III and IV before [...]
I am bent over a cold stove, shoveling equally cold eggs in my mouth as quickly as I can manage. A thought floats briefly through my mind that perhaps I should reheat the eggs before consuming them, but the eggs are gone before I can execute my thought. My toddler fusses between my legs, begging [...]
Backpacks and piggy tails. Headbands and tennis shoes. Warnings to wait for each other after school. Take care. I love you. Goodbye. Send them out into the big wide world. Help them fly. And every day be thankful for their return. There is never a guarantee of another tomorrow. Never. But there is today. Today [...]
Firsts are my favorite. It doesn’t matter how many children you have, a first never loses its magic. They make me smile every time. It’s no secret that baby boy is our last, so each of his firsts are a little bitter sweet. Today I have ten firsts that I will miss and ten lasts [...]
Music from the live band floated through the air, the notes falling flat on an empty dance floor. Other patrons sat in beach chairs around the edge, listening without movement. You looked around, intrigued by the sights and sounds. I swayed to the beat and watched you. You looked at me and smiled and clapped [...]
Ways to avoid Armageddon from an always moving mom to Seven Post-Partum Fun It has been quite some time since I have done a Mayhem Management post because quite frankly, the mayhem was managing me. I usually do just fine coming out of the proverbial gate, it’s a few weeks into the post-partum gig that [...]
1. These two: Are big time trouble makers and I love them to pieces. 2. I’ve outgrown at least half of my maternity clothes and there is something very wrong with that. 3. Sometimes, being a kid is just great! 4. Time flies mostly when you don’t want it too. 5. Spring, slides and smiles [...]
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