I remember the first few months after I became a Mum… Our twins were born 11 weeks early and for the first 10 weeks of their lives I expressed every 3 hours and drove in and out of the hospital twice a day. I thought that was exhausting, but then they came home from hospital, […]
What to do When A Child Lies
I know he is lying. I know he did it. And yet that sweet little innocent four year old is looking me straight in the eye and lying! My baby is lying to me! It feels so disrespectful. If feels like such a betrayal! It feels like he is just one step away from stealing […]
Finding the Gentle Middle
Yesterday was a good day. I didn’t have to drag anyone out of bed and there was no mad rush to make it to the bus stop on time. I powered through my to do list and actually felt like I’d accomplished something by the time school pick up rolled around. Dinner was made before […]
I Might Not be Such a Bad Parent After All.
I hear a noise. I hear a noise when all should be quiet so I got to investigate. I creep down the hallway expecting to catch someone in the act. Someone who should be quiet. Someone who should be asleep. I see a light and my eyes roll and my forehead wrinkles and I think […]
I won’t feel guilty for using my phone while my kids play.
They are sitting at a picnic table drinking their coffee when I plonk myself down on a seat near by. They look over when my boys race up and asked me to push them on the swing. I tell the boys ‘in a minute’ and they race off screeching. I notice one of them frown, […]
What is Really Important?
I have a list of ‘important things’ that I need to do. Things that I need to do, that I really should do. But what is really important? I feel reckless, and even guilty, when I ignore the list, but sometimes the pull towards other things that needs to take priority. Sometimes I need to […]
Ten Things I Hate about my Child’s Anxiety.
I hate anxiety. I know your mother probably told you that ‘hate is a strong word’. She might have even looked disapprovingly when you used it. But I don’t care. I know it’s not helpful to hate it, but I do. I hate my child’s anxiety. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it! […]
What to do When Kids Bite.
My big boy comes rushing in clutching his cheek and wailing. I know what has happened before he even takes his hand away, the toddler has bitten him. There are deep purple marks where his sharp little teeth have punctured the flesh on his brother’s cheek, and no amount of ice is going to hide […]
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