Big Kids

My kids are 9 and 11 and sometimes I swear, they must be two of the laziest, most unmotivated people I’ve ever met. Okay, maybe that was a bit harsh, but it’s how I feel after many long weeks...

I have written this post 5 times. Five times I have deleted every word from the page. Five times I have lost my words. Five times I have tried to write about the different emotions I'm feeling. For those who...

“Won’t it be fun to share a bedroom with your sister?” Oh my, were we ever naïve when we first broached the room-sharing topic. Put two kids in a room, kiss them goodnight, and turn out the lights, right? Sure, there...

“You know when you have too many games downloaded on your tablet, and you need to delete some of them to free up space? That’s like your rules. There are too many.” My daughter’s comment stopped me in my tracks....

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I realized I was treating my 6-year-old like an adult. I was annoyed at the behaviors I was seeing in her and I wondered why she couldn’t “just do what I say.” It seems so simple, but when it finally hit...

Earlier this year, my seven-year-old daughter came home from school in a sour mood. “My best friend wouldn’t play with me at recess today,” she reported glumly. “She only wanted to play with this other girl.” It was that perilous hour...

My five-year-old daughter will start kindergarten in September. This fact elicits plenty of responses from people who don’t know her well. “Really? Kindergarten?” “But she’s so tiny!” “Wow, she is small for her age. My son/daughter/cousin/grandchild starting 4K is at least a...

Today began like any other school/work day. I got up first, begrudgingly wishing it was really Saturday. I woke up Sydney and gave her the iPad and juice before I got in the shower. After my shower she got...

It's hilarious when my boys introduce themselves to someone new. It never fails that my oldest, the people-pleaser who will surely just die if he is not the center of attention, will proudly stand tall and announce, "My name...