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The Raw Truth of A Special Needs Parenting WIN | The Mama On The Rocks
Jan 30

The Raw Truth of A Special Needs Parenting WIN

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentADHD, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting, Grief, Inclusion Educationbehavior, good day, motherhood, parenting, parenting win, special needs, victory

Friends, I HAVE to share what happened today. When I tell you it was a full blown miracle, I am NOT exaggerating (as I have been known to do with Read more

How Teaching My Kids Generosity Completely Wrecked Me | The Mama On The Rocks
Jan 30

How Teaching My Kids Generosity Completely Wrecked Me

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parenting, Griefentitled, generosity, give, homeless, humble, humility, kids, lessons, mom, motherhood, teach

“But why did that one man come up to us crying, mama?” Our little boy asked me innocently today after we handed out bags filled with snacks, warm hats and Read more

Moms, It's Okay to Just be on Survival Mode | The Mama On The Rocks
Jan 30

Moms, It’s Okay to Just be on Survival Mode

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parenting, Featured, Grief, Motherhoodexhausted, mom, motherhood, parent, parenthood, survival, survival mode

The calendar says it’s 2021 now…we officially made it through 2020. But what if we are still on survival mode? What if, after the blow of the party horns and Read more

Top 10 Extreme Parenting Reads for 2020 | The Mama On The Rocks
Jan 03

Top 10 Extreme Parenting Reads for 2020

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Diagnosis, Extreme Parenting, Grief, Products We Love, Sensory Issuesbook, book list, devotional, discipline, extreme children, extreme parenting, parenting books, read, strategy, top 10

Get the hot list of Top 10 Parenting Reads for 2020, all read and reviewed by The Mama On The Rocks.

Not Everything Does Not Happen For A Reason
Nov 28

Not Everything Happens For A Reason

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentExtreme Parenting, Grief, Grief, Marriage

Please stop telling me, “Everything happens for a reason.” Listen, friend. I know you’re just trying to help, to comfort me, or to think of absolutely anything to say because Read more

I Got The Call Late Last Night
Sep 15

I Got The Call Late Last Night

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentAnxiety, Diagnosis, Extreme Parenting, Grief

I got the call late last night. “She slit her wrists and is being admitted for 72 hours of observation,” a family member sobbed on the other end of the Read more

Aug 17

To the Friends Who Choose to Love My Wild Children…Especially When My Family Doesn’t

The Mama On The Rocks4 CommentsExtreme Parenting, Featured, Grief, Motherhood

Last week someone I love dearly told me, through the enigma that is social media, that they did not agree with choices I was making as I mother my son Read more

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Jan 20

Dear Friend Still Waiting

The Mama On The RocksLeave a commentAnxiety, Anxiety, Grief, Griefanticipate, anticipation, faith, hope, patience, patient, trust, wait, waiting, woman, women

Dear Friend Still Waiting, Waiting is the worst and praying for patience feels like a life-ruiner. Girl, I feel you. In my tribe-my inner circle of trusted friends and loved Read more

Jan 18

My Husband Has 3 Wives, And They’re All Me

The Mama On The Rocks1 CommentAnxiety, Anxiety, Diagnosis, Extreme Parenting, Featured, Grief, Grief, Motherhoodanxiety, depressed, depression, emotion, emotional, fear, mental health, mental illness, panic, terror

This is not a joke nor a play on words. Mental illness and emotional struggles are not something to cast jokes at or roll into a meme to share at Read more

I’ll Have What He’s Having: Parenting A Child With Anxiety While I Own Mine
Jan 13

I am Both Too Much and Not Enough

The Mama On The Rocks2 CommentsExtreme Parenting, Featured, Griefanxiety, depression, empowerment, friend, grief, judgment, me too, motherhood, not enough, partner, power, spuse, too much, women

I Feel Like I Am Too Much and Not Enough. Last night, I laid in bed awake, mind spinning out of control. This is not uncommon. The bedtime reel in Read more

This Is 300
Sep 27

This is 300

The Mama On The Rocks47 CommentsFeatured, Grief, Grief, Grief300, all natural, diet, obesity, organic, overweight, size, support

I am baffled by how many comments I get from readers who applaud me for my vulnerability on this blog. It is funny, in part, because I wouldn’t describe myself Read more

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