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"My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.” ~Ellen Degeneres
Over the past few weeks, quite a few parenting articles have been making the rounds. What’s the topic that has everyone conversing? The notion that we only have a limited number of summers with our children and that we must make the most of them. On the other side of the fence, you’ve got those…
Today I canceled two appointments for later this week, and I feel bad about it. I’m someone who makes a commitment and sticks to it. That’s what responsible people do, right? I used to think so, but as I’ve aged and parented these last seven years, I’ve come to realize that being responsible means more than…
I get that people are pissed about the political climate we are living in. I get that education needs reform, and that gun safety (rightfully so) is of paramount concern to so many Americans, including myself. I get that people are pissed (as they should be) about children being separated from their parents at the…
All she wants is for her baby to be healthy. All she wants is for her baby to be happy. All she wants is for her baby to stay safe — inside of her growing belly and once that little nugget is out. BUT, all she really wants right now, at this moment, is to…
Before there was you, you, and you, there was an “us,” and that us was Daddy and me. And, before there was an us, there was just a “me”. But, since you came along and your brother followed and your sister joined after him, I occasionally feel as though I have lost the “us” and “me” that…
“Slow down,” my husband tells me. “Think about what you are doing before you do it.” “Focus.” Each one of those meant-to-be-constructive comments of his is met with my disdain. Every single time they leave his mouth with the intent of making their way to my ears, and inside my brain where they are expected…
So, you want to learn how to lose friends and alienate people, right? Here is the one thing you need to do to accomplish just that: HAVE KIDS. Bahahahaha. The end. I’m just joking of course, but I can already picture the angry comments rolling in. This woman must hate kids. Why did she have…
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