Parenting

My oldest just began the second grade and my ‘middle’ daughter just started VPK, which I’m pretty sure makes me a preschool pro (do I get some sort of medal or trophy or something for that?). As a mother of four, I can tell you with certainty that it does get easier each time a […] More

Mothers are the most amazing people in the world. Seriously; and I am not just saying that because I am a mother and I have four pretty cool kids. I’m saying that because I admire my mom friends more than any other people on the planet. I admire their composure, their cool personalities and their […] More

Something magical happens when you become a parent. You suddenly realize that important things – shoes, keys, phones, remote controls, etc. – go missing only to stay that way for hours, days, weeks. You also realize that things that have absolutely no importance in the world – McDonald’s toys – multiply by 1000 overnight. Every […] More

Entitled, rude, obnoxious kids that don’t know the value of hard work, a dollar or taking care of themselves sound awesome. How do I get one? I have four kids, surely one of them will grow up to become the type of adult that cannot bear the phrase, “No” or take care of him or […] More

You might think that you don’t get to choose your child’s teacher, but that’s not true – especially in pre school. You get to choose where you want to send your kids regardless of where you live or where you are zoned. You get to talk to teachers, interview them, move your kid and choose […] More

Hey you; yes, you. The one who just said that it must be nice to be home all day long doing nothing. That’s right; I’m talking to you. I’m talking to you because you just said that staying home all day long with my kids must be ‘nice’ because I sit around and do ‘nothing’ […] More

It never ceases to amaze me that children do not come with an instruction manual or a warning label; I mean, seriously. There is no other being in the world that can make you feel absolutely insanely and certifiably crazy in the same moment you feel so much joy and adoration and love – something […] More

“I’m sorry my daughter told your daughter that she’s annoying and she doesn’t want to be her friend and she made her cry today,” is the kind of thing I find myself saying every so often. Of course, it would be nice to hear the other parent say something along the lines of, “And I, […] More

OK strangers and friends on Facebook.  I get it.  It’s back to school time!  I only know this because over 75% of my feed is plastered with your children posing on their first days of school.   FYI, I don’t care.  FYI, no one cares.   The only people who really care about your children going back […] More

The beginning of the school year is the most exciting time of the year – for parents. Three months of kids being home all day, every day is about all it takes to make us feel as if we are going to lose our minds. Sure, we miss them throughout the school year, and we […] More

Being a superhero is hard work, but I’ve been doing it for 7 years now. I don’t see myself as a superhero, of course, but my husband certainly does. I cannot tell you how often I’ll get a text from him in the middle of the day telling me that he is in awe of […] More

Do you know what the difference is between an introvert and an extrovert? You might think that you do but like me, you might be mistaken. See, I always thought that extroverts were outgoing and introverts were not. There, done, end of discussion, thanks and have a nice day. Yeah, I was wrong. It turns […] More