Where did we get this stuff? All of my children have a “goodie drawer.” This is the name I came up with for this special space in their room that contains all the things. All the tiny objects like slap bracelets, stickers, bouncy balls, pencils, tiny plastic squishy animals, etc.…
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The Minimalist Parent with the Maximalist Kid
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A Mother’s Sentiment on School – Not the Popular Opinion
I hate school. Now I’m sure this will not go over well with many people. I write this for the mother out there who maybe, just maybe feels exactly like I do. I signed up my oldest child for kindergarten five years ago, and it was with a heavy heart.…
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Playing vs Chores
My children always want to play….with mom. I know for children, this is their main job, to play. This is how they learn, how they spend their days, how they are fulfilled. And moms job is to keep all the balls in the air. I am always looking for a…
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A Backyard Summer at Home – No Vacation Fund Needed
“Have any plans this summer?” I have noticed something over the last few years that didn’t exist when I was growing up. Now days when you see someone you haven’t seen in a while, instead of them saying, “Hi, how are you?” I am greeted with, “Hey, what have you…
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The Expectations of Mom
Whole books could be written on the expectations of a mother, or a woman or a father or a man. The list is long. Yet I wonder where these expectations come from, where they are rooted and how we have come to feel them heavy upon us like the waking…
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A Crisis
When starting this blog I had many thoughts on what I wanted to write. Ever since I was little I wanted to write a book. Of course I never knew what I wanted to write about and as an avid reader there are many topics to get entangled in. But…