...finding perfection in imperfection daily.
I’m pretty sure the day the first parents were placed on this earth, they never intended to be the best. They did what they had to do – protect and care for their children the best way they knew how. Once the population grew and more and more parents inhabited the earth, I’m guessing they […]
It’s been a bad week for violence in the schools and it’s only Thursday. Just four days ago, a NV teacher lost his life at the hands of a middle schooler before the student turned the gun on himself, and late Tuesday, the body of MA math teacher was discovered behind a high school with […]
Today is a big day. Boy Wonder is leaving for science camp for four days with his 6th grade class. Gulp. While I knew at least theoretically that his leaving would someday come, I never actually expected it to happen so soon, simply by virtue of the person he is. Boy Wonder’s different than a […]
You might not know that just a week ago Monday I learned I was pregnant. I got excited. I told select people. Grandparents knew, close friends knew, and worst of all, my kids knew. Should I have waited more than a millisecond to tell my kids I was pregnant? Probably, but the joy, you guys. […]
There are the kind of parents who make their kids’ Halloween costumes and then there are the kind who don’t. It’s not really a shades of grey sort of thing. We can all pretend homemade Halloween costumes don’t create a divide between us, but really, who are we kidding. Let no parent among us doubt […]
It’s that time of year again, parent-teacher conference season, when home and school join forces for the betterment of our students. For some, parent-teacher conferences will be one of the few times you’ll speak with your child’s teacher this year, while for others this meeting marks the first of many conversations to come. If you […]
It’s freaking hard work not to raise spoiled kids. “Pay now or pay later,” my mom tells me. “The work you put in now will only help you as they get older.” While I have no doubt she’s right, following the unspoiled path of most resistance is a difficult parenting journey. It sucks being the […]
Monday I found out I was pregnant and yesterday I learned I am no longer. It’s been an exhausting week so for now I’ll just leave it at that. Thank you for all of your prayers; you have no idea how much they’ve meant. Xo, L
Welcome back to school, now open your wallet. It seems like every month my kids’ school is asking me to dig into my pocketbook – and those of my friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers – to help fund my children’s education. Obviously I don’t mind giving to the school in a reasonable capacity by way […]
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about our kids’ study habits until low-scoring crumpled tests make the long journey home. We sit down with our kids and talk the ugly grade out, all the while trying to reconcile the blurred line between laziness and personal best. And while most parents realize […]
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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