A Stranger’s Advice Changed My Parenting: “Raise Them with as Little as Possible.”
A month ago, I felt called to give my kids a more boring childhood. No, I’m not punishing them. No,…
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A month ago, I felt called to give my kids a more boring childhood. No, I’m not punishing them. No,…
Continue ReadingThe other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
Continue ReadingAs we strolled the neighborhood last night, it seemed like almost everyone was out mowing their lawns. It was one…
Continue ReadingShe comes to me with teary eyes, a shaky voice, and stomping feet, “This is dumb! Everything is terrible! I’m…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever spent more than five minutes with my daughter, you will quickly see that she is always at…
Continue ReadingIt had been nearly a year, and despite my best efforts and constant prayers, the tumultuous relationship with my daughter…
Continue ReadingIt has been a day. You are hurrying through the grocery store, trying to calm your screaming baby and hoping…
Continue Reading“Just you wait and see.” My mom always said that to me growing up (and boy, did I roll my…
Continue ReadingAnother quiet Saturday morning. The week flew by in a haze of kids’ sports practices, basketball games, last-minute grocery store…
Continue ReadingVindictive lunch hour tactics. Room temperature shoulders gone cold. Weaponizing the whites of their eyes, rolling them back and back…
Continue ReadingDid you know there is a sweet spot in motherhood? When the youngest is out of diapers and outings can…
Continue ReadingLike any mother, I want so many things for my children, and I have raised them in a way that…
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