43,829 minutes, or a month. That's how long I've been a member of the Dead Mom Club. Sorry, probably should've prefaced that with a trigger warning, but the gut-punch is kind of the point. "Something bad is happening," the oh-so articulate hospitalist said through the phone before asking ... » Learn More about Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Nine Minutes
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Parenting Burnout is REAL
You know how people tend to tell us "enjoy every moment" the very moment we're hanging by a proverbial parenting thread? Yeah, that's not helpful. I, for one, love being a parent, but I do NOT love everything that comes along with being a parent. I don't quite care for the utter exhaustion that ... » Learn More about Parenting Burnout is REAL
Hey Parents, Let’s Try Less Fixing & More Listening
Letting our kids flounder and fail is a hard but necessary part of parenting. As a teacher, I've encountered my fair share of "fixers:" parents who want to save their child from the fight. Of course I'm not talking about a fight that leads to unsafe situations or harm; I'm talking about the kind of ... » Learn More about Hey Parents, Let’s Try Less Fixing & More Listening
5 Things I Hope We Can Salvage in Post-Trump America
To celebrate my 40th birthday, my husband surprised me with a long weekend away in a cabin located in the literal middle of nowhere. Any other weekend, I would have been ecstatic to unplug, but this weekend just happened to be the one where the 2020 Presidential Election dragged on (and on), and we ... » Learn More about 5 Things I Hope We Can Salvage in Post-Trump America
Dance Like Nobody…at This Parade is Watching
My six-year-old is painfully shy. She prefers to avoid eye contact at all costs and believes a smile is earned, not owed. Even here at home, she's a stage 5 clinger, requiring constant physical contact. Part of me loves it because awwwww, my baby! But I also recognize how having me at her beck and ... » Learn More about Dance Like Nobody…at This Parade is Watching