Tag: parenting decisions
This Is Us :: Emotionally Coping Without the Ice Cream
Guiding our children through emotional pain is no joke. Why didn’t my own mother tell me that in fact, when your child experiences emotional...
Facing My Own Racism and White Fragility Head On
It's a tough pill to swallow:: as a white person, I participate in white supremacy. I have had racist thoughts and done racist actions....
Help! I’ve Lost My Mommy :: Tips on Teaching your Children...
School is back in full swing. You know what I have been seeing a lot of lately? Posts and news stories about children getting...
Most of Our Children are Average, and There’s Nothing Wrong with...
Av•er•age: An amount, standard, level, or rate regarded as usual or ordinary.
In mathematics, an average is taken by adding all the values in a...
How to Engage a Partially Present Co-Parent, Husband, or Spouse
By most normal standards, I am a single mom. I’m the custodial parent. I have assumed most of the responsibilities for caring for and...
Divorce Is Not A Dirty Word
I knew the moment I would get divorced. It didn't come in moments and seconds - those I believed I could overcome. The moments...
Parenting Is Hard, But The Hard Is What Makes It Great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndL7y0MIRE4
There is a scene in my favorite movie, A League of Their Own, where Dottie, the star player of the Rockford Peaches, decides to...
Why Having a Son is a Feminist’s Dream
There's a scene in the movie Riding in Cars with Boys where Drew Barrymore's teenage character is awestruck when she delivers her first child....
For The Love Of Softball
A year ago, Pandora was in occupational therapy, and one of the skills she needed to work on was crossing the mid line buy...
5 Reasons Why We Chose Good Ole’ Public School
Like many other mommas, I had a good dose of anxiety as my precious firstborn got closer and closer to school age. Both my husband...