No one prepares you for parenting. Like none of it. Seriously. You can read all the books, and you can study early childhood education and psychology. You can work with kids and watch every documentary on the planet. It’s not going to prepare you. You might have some idea, some tools, some back-up plans….but the […]
Then Come the Teen Years… Read Post »
This will be short and sweet. I won’t wax and wane philosophical or poetic like I have a penchant of doing. I’ve written before on the importance of holding space during some of our major holidays….just needed to touch on one more. So, today I take a break from sharing my thoughts on life during
Holding Space on Mother’s Day. Read Post »
My daughter just came home from her dad’s house and dumped three other award certificates onto my lap, so I’m sitting here overwhelmed with emotion. She graduated elementary school just over a week ago with top grades, recognition for perfect attendance, and a gold level Biliteracy Award….and now this. The Kindness Queen Award, The Spring
Girl, Growing: Observations from the Heart of a Girl Mom Read Post »
I always thought it was a normal part of parenting to realize full on what all of our kids’ strengths and weaknesses are. That along with the good, would come some bad. That depending on the day, it could be all good….or seven circles of hell bad. I mean, I see all of us parents
Your Kid’s Not Perfect. Neither Is Mine. Read Post »
A few days ago, as I was scrolling down my Facebook newsfeed, I saw a Buzzfeed article about a group of moms on Instagram. Not just any moms. These were brave women who were sharing very raw and real pictures of their post partum bodies with the hashtag #takebackpostpartum. The image on the front
Beautiful Mamas: Observations on the Postpartum Body Read Post »
