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Spirited Child Update
Wow! You all gave me such great insight and ideas yesterday in how to deal with Bean and some clues as to maybe why he is acting out. I think the majority consensus…
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Riding the Struggle Bus with Bean Man
Bean has always been a fairly easy child to raise. He has a gentle, quiet, laid-back nature that keeps from from getting too wired or upset about much, and he’s a rule follower…
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Car Conversations: Where Do Babies Come From?
YOU. GUYS. I am massively messing up my children in terms of reproduction and sexuality. Seriously. I don’t know what is wrong with me! I turn into an embarrassed middle school girl whenever…
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Audio Books for Kids – Who Knew?!
I work with this spunky woman named, Jessica. Not only is she a fantastic teacher, but she’s a stupendous mother to three beautiful girl from 5th grade to 10th grade. I get lots…
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#Fatherhood #DammitChris
Last night, I was tucking Gracie into bed when she turned her big, baby blue eyes up to me and said, “Mommy, are monsters real?” “Oh, no, sweetheart,” I said, gently brushing her…
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Gracie is Six!
On Saturday, Gracie turned SIX! Holy moly! Where has the time gone?! (Please notice that it is still dark outside in the picture below…) Gracie wanted a Moana birthday party, which I assumed…
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File Under: Show To High School Prom Date
Cross File Under: No Sports Scholarships Related Files Include: Parents Who Laugh At Their Children
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Slowing Down the Growing Up
Two things have happened this week that have made me want to shove my babies back in their cribs and stick a binky in their mouths. First, Gracie went to the AR store…
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Daddy/Daughter Dance!
Last Friday was the Daddy/Daughter Dance at the kids’ school. I was initially kind of against most of it because it seemed kind of like a big deal over nothing, so we really…
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Gracie’s First Sleepover!
Before today’s post, I just want to thank you for the incredible outpouring of encouragement and support for the student I wrote about last week. While I appreciate every offer of assistance I…