Spanking Made Us Parents We Didn’t Want To Be
Fourteen years ago when my husband and I were preparing for our first child, we felt we already had several…
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Fourteen years ago when my husband and I were preparing for our first child, we felt we already had several…
Continue ReadingI’m a mom to two exceptional kids–one with big emotions and one with a big heart. What that looks like…
Continue ReadingHe came home from school last week and asked, “Why do I get so angry but my friends never do?…
Continue ReadingI have just had my fourth baby. A baby who wasn’t expected but very much wanted and very much loved…
Continue ReadingThere is a pain that hides behind the eyes of the mom of a rebellious teen. A weariness from worry.…
Continue Reading“She just needed to be held,” I texted my husband after a two-hour battle to get my 3-year-old to bed.…
Continue Reading“Lamp. Lamp. Laaaaamp,” my 2-year-old son screamed while stomping his feet. Tears were running down his face and snot was…
Continue ReadingFirst off, I love you. I wasn't there the day you were born or when you got your first tooth.…
Continue ReadingAs we turn the calendar to January again, here are 10 realistic New Year's resolutions worth making—and keeping. 1. Stop…
Continue ReadingI assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…
Continue ReadingI’m in the car, utterly exhausted, back aching. My 17-year-old son is in the passenger seat, his attention glued, as…
Continue ReadingHow desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…
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