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Special Edition – I’m Batman and the Almond Joy Fib
We've got a couple of stories to share with you today: "I'm Batman!" "I am Groot." First, I have become a fan of a YouTube video channel called "How it Should Have Ended" or HISHE for short. They recently put out a video for Guardians of the Galaxy which I showed to...
Sometimes I Like It When My Kids are Sick
Disclaimer: This post is, in no way, intended to make light of the serious illnesses that can beset children. It is unfair and awful and cruel to see children suffer, and we grieve with all the parents raising children who are seriously and gravely ill. May every...
My First Day of Dying
My First Day of Dying After a few minutes and some unsavory noises on the toilet, Asa (5): "Well, I guess this is my first day of dying. I Forgot Asa: "I'm sad. Wait...what was I sad about?" Hosea (4): "That you couldn't open the lid." Asa: "Ooohhhhh, yeah."...
Why Parents Need Some Space and A Little Time Off
I am a highly sensitive introvert living in the middle of a crowd. Here is what my daily overstimulation cycle looks like: Boy #1 wakes in a bad mood because he stayed up too late trying to finish the Star Wars graphic novel he was reading, and now his foul mood has...
Why You Should Be A Parent Who Doesn’t Care
Being a parent who cares is exhausting. Let me explain. There are so many things that you HAVE to care about when you are raising another human being. You have to care about making sure their bodies are properly nourished with food and water. You have to care about...
Just Because I Have a Large Family Doesn’t Mean I Didn’t Family Plan
She walks through the door, this woman I haven’t seen in eight months but have known for years, because I’m sitting here waiting to do an interview for my job, and she says, “Oh my God. Don’t tell me you’re pregnant again.” And it’s obvious that my six-months swelling...
How our stories can help kids bounce back from mistakes
Here we are, sitting around a table, listing our highs and lows of the day. And the oldest, 7 years old, he doesn’t want to tell us the low, because it’s something that, even now, makes his eyes water, but we coax it out with gentle words and open hearts. He tells us...
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