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‘Twas the Night Before Back to School: Covid Edition
‘Twas the night before back to schoolI mean, what in the world?!We didn’t think it’d look like thisFor our boys and girls. No school bus is coming…No in-person classrooms,Remote learning for now,And logging into Zooms Recess will look more like,“Please, go play outside!”While mom sits inside sippingRed wine while she cries. Okay, not everyday,But yep, y’all this is it.For the parents, the teachers,And our kiddos- don’t forget This adjustment is big,So we must calm their fears,Encourage, support, love, learnLean in, wipe their tears They’re missing their friends,Teachers, structure, and classesAnd we hope it gets easierWith each day that passes And yes, let’s thank all our teachersDoing it with style and…
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It’s Not Just Anxiety, It’s Also Grief
I read an article yesterday that said “the discomfort you’re feeling is grief…” And as if a huge weight has been lifted off of my stressed out, anxious, feeling depressed and exhausted heart… That’s exactly what it is. My phone dinged bright and early Wednesday morning with a reminder that we should be boarding our flight to Punta Cana. I felt that feeling rising up again. Discomfort.Sadness.Anxiety. Grief. The article went on to state we’re the first generation who has feelings about our feelings. We mask our grief to protect others. Not to look guilty or selfish. And we brush it off. When in all reality, we should be allowed…
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Parenting Reality…
Sitting in a hotel in Fort Lauderdale with two kids with a skin rash and all 3 of them with ear infections. (It’s fine. Everything’s fine. We’re fine. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣) Sipping a mini bottle of complimentary hotel wine out of plastic cups- not because they feel sorry for us, but because our room wasn’t ready when we arrived and it took 3 calls and 2 trips to the front desk to get the sheets and pillows we needed. In case you thought this was all glam and rainbows and sunshine, sorry to disappoint. The reality of it is, we’re whispering, texting each other memes, recapping our vacation, and trying to keep…
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What They Don’t Tell You When You Become a Parent…
Here’s your baby. Now go out into the world and raise her right. Make sure you breastfeed. Cloth diapers are better for the environment. Feed her organic baby foods. Sleep when the baby sleeps. Enjoy your maternity leave. Don’t give up your career though. Make sure you get enough sleep. Don’t complain. Suck it up on the post partum hormones and don’t let anyone see you cry. Pumping in the bathroom is no big deal, so don’t act like it is. Get your baby into a routine. Better get back into your prepregancy jeans right away. Don’t wear that spit up stained shirt in public, people might judge. Cover up your…
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Did I prepare her enough…
“Mommy, are you crying?! Is everything okay?” Maybe it’s because we’d just finishing reading “On the First Day of Kindergarten”… Or maybe it was that as I walked into their rooms to tuck them in I saw their backpacks lined up against the wall, ready for a new year of memories… And this time, there were three. Three. Full-time school. No longer home with momma. Mid-day naps. Out to lunch because we can. Park play date just for fun on a Tuesday. Snuggles on the couch watching movies while it’s raining. Off to kindergarten with her big sisters… backpacks. As a parent we know the milestones are coming. We know…
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25 Rules for Mothers of Daughters
Believe in her. It is the moments that she does not believe in herself that she will need you to believe enough for both of you. Whether it is a spelling test in the first grade, a big game or recital, a first date, or the first day of college…remind her of the independent and capable woman you have taught her to be.
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Does it Make Me a Bad Mommy if…
Does it make me a bad mommy if I look forward to putting my kids to bed so I can have some quiet and not a constant array of random questions? Wine optional? Does it make me a bad mommy if I sit in the car for an extra 3 minutes after we get home and send the kids inside so I can finish listening to a song with words that aren’t kid-appropriate, reminiscing of days that I could sleep past 7 am with no other humans to worry about? Does if make me a bad mommy if I tell them we’re out of chocolate chips only to pull the…
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Nothing More to Give
It happens. It’s one of those days. When bedtimes hit and we just want to sink into the couch because we literally have nothing more to give. When one last toddler dictated command might just send us over the ledge. “Lord, just give me the patience” I whispered one too many times today. It starts with an awake-too-early morning. You know the one. When you anticipate the youngest sleeping in because she was up too late needing that last drink of water, but that last drink of water late last night had her up before the sun needing to “go potty right now”. If she sees a wink of sunlight,…
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Mother Mother
Mother mother I have no words. My heart is heavy. The whole thing hurts. Another senseless tragedy Broken hearts A grieving society. We claim to want to make a change. We want to see it stop. We scream out loud for gun control. We continue to watch our children drop. We offer prayers, condolences. We rant on public forums. We blame the gun, society, the shooter, mental health, lawmakers, congress, lack of discipline.. There’s never a decorum. With guns we defend our politicians, celebrities, banks, jewelry stores, sporting events, and homes. But then we’re quick to offer a solution by a sign that says “Gun Free Zone”. There is…
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The Final Countdown- 8 Week Fitness Bootcamp 11/6-12/31
It’s the final countdown… did you sing it like you remember it from the 80’s?! Tell me if you’ve been here before. That first week of a brand new year and ambition is high. We set lofty goals. We’re determined. We want to lose X amount of pounds and inches. We envision this rockstar summer body. We are going to CRUSH it this year…. and then St. Patty’s day happens. Then Easter candy. Memorial Day, summer BBQ’s, Labor Day, Halloween Candy… and well, goals didn’t quite get met. Progress was, well… Think about this… There are 9 weeks left in 2017… If you lose 3 pounds per week that’s 27…
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