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Dealing with After School Restraint Collapse, Daily
The everyday collapse
Collapse, I don’t know if it’s her or me who is collapsing most afternoons due to all the attitude she brings home...
Should I Take My 7-Year Old to a Funeral?
This year has brought two deaths in our family. While I understand the importance of saying goodbye, I had to wonder if I should...
Back to School Lunches During the Pandemic
What to pack for school lunch has always been a question that sounds like “what’s for dinner”? The answer is always I do not...
We Continued Tutoring Through the Quarantine
Tutoring through the quarantine saved my relationship with my daughter. We had begun tutoring approximately three weeks before the quarantine. The reason we started...
Abundance Over Scarcity
Abundance over scarcity is a mindset and a way of life. I currently live in a scarcity mindset and have most of my life. My intention...
Dear Spirit Week, You Have Taken My Spirit
Dear Spirit Week,
You Have Taken My Spirit.
As I scrolled through Facebook on the Friday following a hectic week with a spirit week added, I...
January is Toy Purge Month
January is toy purge month!
The holidays are behind us and all the small holidays plus birthdays are ahead of us. Most of us have...
The Heart of a Volunteer
As the holiday season approaches and my child has moments of disrespect, I think to myself, “I should teach my daughter respect by teaching...
It’s Not a Popularity Contest… It’s Life!
“I may not be everyone’s favorite, but I’m not in a popularity contest… this is life! They may not understand you, but one day...
Married at 42
Married at 42
When you are young, you have these big dreams for your life, and hopefully, most of them come true. Usually, divorce and...
I Don’t like My Mother
I don't like my mother.
Yes, I said it. I don't like my mother. I'm 40 plus years old and don't have a meaningful relationship...
A Fatherless Father’s Day
The title can resonate with so many people in many ways. My story is that my father died of stomach cancer when I was...
May is National Arthritis Month
Over 300,000 children have arthritis. Over 50 million adults do as well. It is the #1 cause of disability in the United States.
What causes...
April is Stress Awareness Month
When I began researching this topic, I went into this with (honestly) a very myopic viewpoint. My eyes were immediately opened when I learned...