From The Heart
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Keep Calm & Car-ry On…
You know the expression, “Man plans, and God laughs”? I think God’s done a LOT of laughing regarding my tendency to try & control circumstances that simply can’t be controlled. My typical reaction to unexpected or stressful situations is to quickly compile a mental list of all the reasons that THIS particular event is ruining my life, along with 348 other reasons. My reaction: I’d huff. I’d cry. I’d mentally complain about the injustice of the situation, whatever it may be. This toddler shot of #4 pretty much nails it: This is one of those qualities about myself that I’ve become far more aware of since I had kids, because…
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Bad Moment, Not Bad Mom
This post is a challenging one for me to write. Even though I am accustomed to wearing my heart on my sleeve in terms of what I share here, there are occasionally topics that I shy away from, for fear of being judged. But I decided to write this one after talking to two close family relatives, who both happened to express the same sentiment to me: “I feel/felt like a bad mom.” The reasons that they each shared were different, but the pain and doubt was the same. They both felt that, in that moment, they weren’t doing a “good enough” job as mother to their children. I often…
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For Noah
I know that the majority of my posts are devoted to the humorous side of portraying parental life; this isn’t one of them. I debated writing this post, because it feels unbearably heavy, and I know that for some, it’ll feel too morose. But one of the goals of writing my blog is not just to make you laugh, but to be REAL. I want to share various aspects of what it’s like -at least for me- to be a parent. And this topic is one of those excruciating realities. I noticed that after my first daughter was born, news stories began to affect me in ways that they hadn’t…
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Deliverance
As you very well know, I obviously spend a good deal of time posting on here about the trials and tribulations of parenthood, while framing it what is typically a humorous way. I don’t often drift into sentiment, mainly because I find humor an easier medium in which to express myself. But I’ve got the feels. So I’ll share them with you. While diligently networking* today (*meandering on Facebook), I came across a video clip that caught my eye, mainly because the still picture was that of a newborn, and as you may have deduced by now, I looooovve the babies. LOOOVEE THE BABIES. The video features comedian Michael Jr.…
