by | Jan 16, 2020 | Extreme Parenting
Dear daughter, I feel like I should apologize. There are a million apologies I could list out for which you’d be more than deserving. Like the times you’ve had to sit through countless office visits trying to read or play quietly so your brother could get what he...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Extreme Parenting
It is before 7am on New Year’s day and I’m sitting on my couch, having been up for over an hour, replaying how I just totally spiraled out of control because my child’s mental health needs don’t take paid holidays. I’ve not even had...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Extreme Parenting, Sensory Issues
The children were nestled after bounding around, And surviving a two hour epic meltdown. The mom she was tired, her coffee was cold. After readying for Christmas she felt 80 years old. The stockings were hung with command hooks–no fuss, And she balanced the...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | ADHD, Anxieity, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting
I see you sulking back to a corner of the crowded family room, volunteering to do dishes (your most hated chore) just to buy yourself 20 minutes of alone time in the kitchen where the noise is manageable and the conversation exists only between you and the dish...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Extreme Parenting
Solidarity, sister. The holidays are stressful and require copious amounts of liquid holiday cheer delivered by #Starbucks or #Franzia and I’m Here. For. It. If you’re a mom who can decorate November 1st and have a Hallmark-ready home while ringing in the...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Extreme Parenting
To the woman sitting in her car for just 5 more minutes… I see you. I am you. Today it is soaking in just a couple more minutes of quiet before after school pick-up–when things get wild, and rowdy, and out of control. When the day gets turned on its head...
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