When I was younger and someone mentioned that a child was "gifted" or "high achieving," I had this vision in my mind of the perfect, angelic student. I had this assumption that the high achiever was a model student...
Most Teenagers want nothing to do with their parents, so I was surprised in 2009 when our fifteen-year-old son, Aaron, asked us if we would go with him somewhere. “It’s in a bar so you guys have to go...
  Starting mid-August, and through the end of the harvest my kids celebrate their favorite season: "Pumpkin Patch Season". They wish for it and they anticipate it all year round; they might even like it more than Christmas! Even though...
Potty training toddlers is not for the faint of heart. I’d rather go to the dentist every day for a month to get my teeth drilled, without Novacane, than attempt to potty train another toddler. There is nothing fun...
Expecting moms, new moms, old moms and everyone in between has advice to offer. I say, listen to the advice and then do what makes sense to you...always go with your gut! I have made a lot of gut...
Isn't is crazy that something very natural can be really hard? If breastfeeding is a struggle for you, there is hope for a successful nursing relationship with the right resources and help from your village of family and friends. When...
The day was finally here. My daughter and I were both filled with excitement and a little fear. Every last detail of my daughter's outfit had been planned. Everything she carried in her backpack was carefully chosen to remind...
I’m a Pinterest mom. I do not cook gourmet, five course meals or have an elaborately decorated, perfectly organized house. I’m not that kind of Pinterest mom, though I wish I was and therefore do not find any fault...
Sleep. I was thinking about the last time I got to sleep through the night, it was about 2...no...3 years ago? Seriously you guys, I haven’t gotten to sleep an entire night without at least one wake up in...
Tonight as I was scarfing my dinner down at a pace that would put a wild dog to shame, I looked up to find my husband watching me. He then said, “I feel like we are in the middle of...

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