The Two Things you Need to Do ...
So, you know how last week I told you that I thought I had made a huge mistake? Well, I still don’t have an answer to that and...
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Have I Made a Huge Mistake?
What do you do when you take a long look at yourself and you decide that a huge parenting mistake has been made? Well, I can’t...
read moreLetting Santa Go
I won’t lie to you, I was utterly heartbroken when I found out that Santa wasn’t real. I was probably way too old to...
read moreCelebrating Birthday Week
The Negotiator turns 8 on Saturday (!) and so this week, we are borrowing a lovely concept from his school to celebrate this...
read moreWe Are Doing Something Right
It is hard to judge our success as parents, how do we know when we are doing something right? Last night, the Diva went to spend a...
read moreLoving One Child More Than the...
Do you ever feel like you love one child more than the other? One child is a brat and the other is so cute and kind and helpful and...
read moreThe “Feelings Toolkit...
Today’s post is from a guest blogger who writes for Last Mom, a blog about the daily rewards and challenges of older-child...
read moreHelping Children Cope with Los...
Today’s post is the continuation of a series of essays focused on coping with heartbreak. The first part dealt with...
read moreIs Preschool Good for Self-Est...
Absolutely and this is why: because every time I pull up to the school, the kids in all three preschool classes are looking out the...
read moreHugs and Kisses
As Daddy was getting ready to leave for work, the Diva rushed over to him calling out, “Daddy wait!” Daddy crouched down...
read moreThe Travel Token
Recently Daddy took a business trip. It had been a long time since the last trip and the kids started missing him the night before he...
read moreA Million Shards of Heart
I think (and write) a lot about vulnerability (my own and that of my kids). I believe this is a very important topic about which we...
read moreSunday Morning
The kids love it when Daddy gets up with them on the weekends (incidentally, so do I since that means I get to sleep in). It...
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