Is My Child Spoiled, Defiant or Simply Overwhelmed?
“Is she a good baby?” The question still stings a little, eight years later. I didn’t know this was a…
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“Is she a good baby?” The question still stings a little, eight years later. I didn’t know this was a…
Continue ReadingThe other day my six year old son ran his school’s annual cross-country race. Twice around a fairly large football…
Continue ReadingWhen reflecting back to the time my postpartum depression (PPD) was at its peak - sadness, confusion and regret sweep…
Continue ReadingYou came into this world faster than expected. You were ready, we weren’t. Contractions started in the late afternoon on…
Continue ReadingMy son, whom I might mention is in his late 20’s, had just started his first year of teaching. Along…
Continue ReadingYou boys are growing so fast. Don‘t ask me where I‘ve been all these years, but I didn't truly realize…
Continue ReadingWith the end of the school year at hand, you’re probably trying to come up with some interesting ways to…
Continue ReadingI learned so much from my first child. Not just about kids or parenting, but about people and life and…
Continue ReadingThis week has been a roller coaster of emotions.. (aren’t all anyway?). I was very stressed and negative. Through those…
Continue ReadingIn the aftershock of losing a dear friend who was only 32 years old, my husband and I recently found…
Continue ReadingTwo and a half years. Just thirty months. That’s all of the time I had with my first born before…
Continue ReadingFeature Image Courtesy of JamesAnn Photography If you have a TV, you’ve probably seen the State Farm commercial about the…
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