life
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The “Hindsight is 20/20” Advice I’d Give Myself About Parenting
Let’s face it. I’m a mom of an almost 5- and an almost 3- year old. I still have loads of preteen and teenager fun ahead of me. I’m really not in a position to be handing out parental advice. But, if I could give my first time pregnant self some advice, the following would… Continue reading
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Dear Military Mom Facing Your First Deployment With Kids
Dear Military Mom on your first deployment: Oh mama, there really isn’t anything I can tell you to prepare for this adventure. It is hard. Simple as that. There are days (hours, minutes) that are going to feel like forever. Dragging so slow you swear it’s been an hour and it’s only been 4 minutes.… Continue reading
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Priorities in Parenting: Biggies and Smallies
For my parenting journey, there are what I call the “biggies” and the “smallies”. Biggies are nonnegotiables. Smallies are things I need to get over, let go of, or just not worry about. Smallies: Wearing what they want. One of the things I loved about growing up was picking my own outfits. It gives kids the… Continue reading
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The Oxymorons of Parenting
Lately I’ve been realizing there are discrepancies in the things I am telling my son. Most recently, I told my son that he needs to come to me if he needs help setting a dispute with his sister or with a playmate. So the minute he did, what was my reply? “Don’t be a tattle-tale.”… Continue reading
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Is It Over Yet? (Eric, you can come home now….)
Church services are not designed with little kids in mind. Nor are they designed with the parents of littles in mind. Yes, they have Sunday school and nurseries and cry rooms, but I’m talking about the timing. Services typically start from 9:30-10:30, then by the time it’s over, kids are collected, we buckle up and… Continue reading
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Boy Jobs
I am not a fan of certain boy jobs. (We call the things I don’t like to do around the house “boy jobs”. As in my husband takes care of them. No, I’m not being sexist. Yes, girls can do these things – I just don’t like them. Maybe I should just call them “Eric… Continue reading
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Giving up Gadgets. Again.
Okay. I know, I know. I’ve done this before but this time….well, this time – it’s sticking. I know I struggle with spending too much time with my face stuck in front of one kind of screen or another. I love gadgets of all kinds and the technology really is amazing. (Especially considering I learned how… Continue reading
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Wow. What a day. I’ll apologize up front if I am a bit incoherent! These kinds of days I never seem to have trouble falling asleep – I literally collapse into bed. And why I seem to save it all for one day is beyond me. You’d think I would be better at spreading out… Continue reading
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Deployment Suckies
Since I did a couple of posts about the positives – I figure I should probably balance those out with the flip side lest anyone believe that I can be a positive Polly for the entire 9 months….. Ha! Most days are okay. We get into our routines and do the things we need to… Continue reading
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