Parenting
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I’m used to working from home. I’m used to running kids to extra-curricular activities. I’m used to working from home with kids around, although I’m still generally terrible at it. But I’m better than I used to be. What I’m not used to is working from home while homeschooling AND keeping up with extra-curricular activities…
Read MoreI never write product posts. This is not that sorta blog. So you’re probably expecting me to be snarky or something here. But surprise! I just have to share this with you because the holiday season is coming up and you probably need present ideas that don’t suck. Ohmygoodgawd do I hate buying something for my…
Read MoreIf I were to sit down and make a list of things that I’m good at, I’d probably include: making dinner out of whatever is around being 10 minutes late to anything that’s not a work function, wedding, or funeral, and justifying why I should have cake today (there’s always a reason if you think hard…
Read MoreWe try to give our kids the tools to live happy, successful lives. But here, I believe, is the BEST ADVICE you can ever drill into your children’s brains and we just don’t say it enough: Don’t procreate with a jackass. You can use different words when imparting my suggested advice, but I think “jackass”…
Read MoreA variation of this piece was published on ScaryMommy.com on November 15, 2015. The early days of the “blended family” project Sunday morning Benjamin came padding into my room — make that “our” room — around 7. “Mom,” he said. “I was looking out my window and I saw a … wait,…
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