Raw truths from a partner, a mama, a teacher, and a therapist parenting a child with behavior disorders and basically figuring it out as I go.
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A gift for everyone on your list! [1] Wooden Garden Set: Montessori learning paired with food and gardening? SOLD! Price currently reduced. https://amzn.to/3hMUl1K [2] Lights & Sounds Puppy: This was hands Read more
For people like me, nothing ever seems good enough. Many of us grew up hearing or believing that we were too much or not enough–sometimes both at the same time. Read more
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As Extreme Parents, we are always on the lookout for adaptive ways to meet our kids’ needs. Today’s Friday Faves area all from Target and can make a HUGE impact Read more
On any given week, I am carting my kids from school to sports and myself from work to meetings and back again the next day. I pack lunches, have quick Read more
To the mama who feels like motherhood is more suffocating than satisfying, I see you. I AM you. As I lie awake scrolling amidst my daily anxiety and mental to-do Read more
I am writing as I sit in my living room with absolutely nothing left to give. Not to my kids. Not to my husband. Not to my work. Not to Read more
Just me again, your resident truth-teller, getting photobombed by one of my ferral children which serves as a perfect illustration of what NO ONE is telling you right now… I Read more
“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
Sometimes motherhood feels like a trap. I know, I know. I can already hear the haters crawling out from the woodwork to edge toward their keyboards and recite a chorus Read more
Things I Didn’t Learn About Myself Until My Mid (okay, Late) 30s… 1. Making friends is hard for me. I’m wildly awkward and have paralyzing social anxiety that developed in Read more
Living in a tiny house has become quite popular these days. A quick Google search, and you’ll find all kinds of articles about couples or single folks living the tiny Read more
Ironically enough (because my life isn’t already an episode in Sarcasm Daily), I had this post set for this week before last weekend ever happened. I am learning, as I Read more
I often write about the real life musings of raising a child with extreme behavior disorders. For other special needs parents like myself, the idea of spending two hot months Read more
*Guest post by Kelsey Scism I’m not a homeschool mom. Nope. Couldn’t handle it. Here are five reasons why… I like spending time with my kids, but not all of Read more
*by Margaret Latham Your kids may not be able to do all the same chores that you do around the house, but they can probably help out a bit. You Read more
Full disclosure, I had a meltdown this weekend…in the car…on the way back from an eight hour road trip. Not my finest moment. Breaks, for teachers and parents, should be Read more
*Guest Post by Katie Lemons of Hot and Sour Blog Before I met my husband, I had an inaccurate and incomplete knowledge of what Tourette syndrome was. Like many others, Read more
Two years ago, while eating ice cream, nursing my newborn daughter, and binge watching episodes of Tiny House Revolution, I had an epiphany. We spent over a year researching tiny living, Read more
Sister, step away from the phone. No need to alert CPS just yet. However, I do think that my transparency and vulnerability on a topic that generally remains shame-filled and Read more
Making the decision to downsize our supersized lives and go tiny full time can be a very exciting one. However, many people, couples, and even families are seeing the trend Read more
Just as the dust has settled from the inundation of Facebook photos of smiling families in matching Santa pajamas, surrounded by mountains of shiny gifts and happy children, the rigmarole Read more
It is no secret that having kids can add an unbelievably heavy layer of complexity to even the strongest relationship. I would describe my husband and I’s marriage of almost Read more
I took this innocent snow day picture earlier today. I made a meme out of it. My husband and I laughed at our daughter’s cuteness. But then later tonight, as Read more
Long breaks from school can be hard on parents. As both a public school teacher, and a mother of two (one of whom has five behavioral/anxiety diagnosis), I feel like Read more