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Hey, Kids: A Mom Always Knows. Just Don’t Do It.
The other afternoon I was sitting in our library reading a book, because it has a direct line to my 3-year-old twins’ room, and they’re not traditionally great nappers. I guess they didn’t know I was watching, because one of them was hanging from his top bunk like a...
We Call Our Twins ‘The Destroyers.’ This is Why.
Sixty seconds, y'all. SIXTY SECONDS OF LEFT-ALONE TIME IS ALL IT TOOK FOR THE TWINS TO DO THIS. I don't even know what happened here, because they're 3, and when I asked, it sounded like this: Boaz: "Zaggit did it." Zadok: "NO! I DIDN'T!" (even though he was laid out...
Parenting Is Like Living in an Insane Asylum
Sometimes I feel like I’m doing a pretty good job as a parent. Relationships are good, all those consequences we’ve put into our Family Playbook—a list of infractions and their expected consequences—are well understood, the house is in almost perfect order. And then my children wake up. It only takes seconds to realize that they […]
The Water Container That’s Always Empty
I fill this thing up every single morning. I swear. But at any point in the day, if I come downstairs to refill my Klean Kanteen, this container will be empty. Every time. Where is all this water going? My husband blames the kids. My kids blame Daddy. What am I to do...
How Kids Take Care of an Injured Mom
Not long ago I fell down our house stairs and broke my foot. It’s not often that I am sick or injured. I’ve taken two sick days in eight years of parenting—because my appendix was about to explode and, after vomiting all night, I thought it was time to have someone...
This Backyard is Why Moms Don’t Like Rain
If it doesn’t stop raining soon, I swear these weeds are going to grow legs and run us out of our house.
“That Happens to Me When I Have Diarrhea.”
What I've been wondering my whole life Asa (5): "Mama, there are some things I've been wondering my whole life. Like, since I was 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5." Mama: "Oh yeah? What's that?" Asa: "I've been wondering where bites come from and how they make bumps on you....
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