My Daughter is “Extra” and the World Needs More People Like Her
She is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
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She is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
Continue ReadingMy sweet child, I often wondered in our early days together how one tiny person could have so much bigness…
Continue ReadingMy first child was relatively easy to parent. Oh, sure, he threw the typical toddler tantrums, and years three and…
Continue ReadingI tried again to peel her fingers off the headrest in the car, but it wasn’t working. I shouldn’t have…
Continue ReadingShe is strong-willed. She knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to say it. She naturally likes to be…
Continue ReadingAs we were getting dressed after my daughter's swimming lesson a few weeks ago, I was hit with an upsetting…
Continue ReadingThis one right here. I almost broke her spirit. So alike that we butt heads like two rams fighting for…
Continue ReadingYou, my daughter, are my tough one. You are my child who bucks against everything I say. You keep your…
Continue ReadingIf I ask her not to do something, she will literally go out of her way to do the opposite.…
Continue ReadingMy strong-willed child, I’m always chasing you. But sometimes my legs get tired. Because it’s hard playing a game of…
Continue ReadingMy middle child. My wild child. My absolutely, positively difficult child. She was my easiest birth. After going overdue with…
Continue ReadingSpirited. Strong-willed. Lively. Energetic. Marches to the beat of her own drum. All words and phrases that have been used…
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