There was no holiday card this year. I couldn’t even bring myself to log in to social media for long enough to post a holiday wish there. I love you all, and I appreciate the wishes you’ve sent. You’ll have to take my word for it. I thought maybe a little time and space would […]
Tag: imperfect parenting
I didn’t take back-to-school pictures of my kids this year. I didn’t forget like I did in pre-K. We didn’t run out of time, as I’m sure was the case another year. I simply admitted to myself that of all the battles to be fought that morning, that one I could let go. Me letting […]
Quick side story: I’ve been wanting to do more writing and finding it tricky to fit it into our wild summer schedule, so my awesome therapist and life guru recommended that I try a new app called Otter to capture thoughts and ideas. You record your thoughts and it creates a transcript for you. The […]
There I was, body softening into my yoga mat, monkey mind quieted, breath slowing, perfectly relaxed, oil diffuser humming, and probably only 1 short minute into a 7 minute savasana. Ahhhhh. Yeeeeessss. And then slam of the door and “Mooooooooooommmmm!?” just above me. I held that softly flowing breath for a second — maybe it […]
“You know everyone thinks you’re a terrible mother, right?” When someone uttered these words to me this week, I laughed. I laughed. And that, my friends, is progress. Do you know how many tears I’ve cried? How much sleep I’ve lost? How much therapy I’ve invested in? How much inner work I’ve done to laugh […]
This was the year of the anti-resolution for me — no exercise, no dry January, no improved diet or refined goals. I didn’t have it in me. Note to the reader: if you buy into the mindset of New Year, New You, which I have invested in for many years before this one, I do […]
I was talking to a neighbor parent yesterday, and I shared a daily thought of mine: “there’s nothing more comical about my pre-kids assumptions about parenting than my belief that a parent’s biggest job is to teach their children.” In actuality, I’ve learned far more about myself and the world from my children than I’ve […]
We can be flexible. We can be flexible. We can be flexible. We can be flexible. If we have a family mantra, this might be it. We have two neurodiverse children that are not known for their go-with-the-flowness. Flexibility is something we’re actively cultivating every damn day in our household. It’s what we aspire to, […]
I just watched a big, burly Dad swing his front door open and walk outside to play with his adorable toddler daughter — pigtails, pink and purple everywhere, smiles for miles. Perfection, I thought. Cute, happy little girl…must be nice snuck into my mind. And then I noticed that the dad had a big ol’ […]
Today, I am grateful for almost a decade of front-seat parenting. I just put a name to this concept, but it occurs to me now that it’s been in play for years and years. This weekend, I drove thirteen hours to drop my boys off at their Nana and Pop-Pop’s house. It’s a win-win — […]
