Dear Teacher, My Kid is the Wild Child
Dear teacher, I was a teacher, too. I remember what it’s like to be in charge of 25 little personalities. They’re all so needy, so…
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I am so in Love With Being a Boy Mom
I never finish a cup of coffee. I rarely sit down. I could buy stock in milk, bread, and chips. I vacuum a lot. All my white shorts have grass…
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What You Don’t See When You Look at My Wild Child
I see what you see. He barrels through life at 90mph intent on finding the hilarity and excitement in everything. He’s loud—so loud that we…
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Don’t Forget to Check On Your Tough Kid
Don’t forget to check on your tough kid. Kids, especially young ones, usually wear their emotions on their sleeves. If something hurts, they cry.…
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Baby Girl, You Were Never Meant to be Ordinary
Within our family, there grows a little girl. A mighty soul in a tiny package. A fierce leader who can’t help but grit her teeth. A tiny…
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The Mama of the Wild Child is Trying Harder Than You Know
To the Mama with the “wild child”, I see you. I was once the person that would say, “That kid wouldn’t act like that if they…
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Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past
I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent’s liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into a hastily washed Aquanet bottle. I took…
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Be Wild, Child—But Remember Your Roots
For years I longed for a second baby. I daydreamed about snuggling a newborn, hours spent rocking a tiny bundle of love, holding a toddler’s…
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My Spirited Child is Not “Bad”
I will be the first to admit my toddler is a spirited child. He is dramatic, determined, and incredibly strong-willed. I have endured my fair share…
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Please Don’t Underestimate My Child With Special Needs
Our family of four and our dog decided, after years of research, to give away over 80 percent of our belongings, sell our 15-acre farm, and downsize…
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