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Burned-Out Moms Finally Starting to Say NO
I knew I shouldn’t have answered the phone the other night. I had a sneaking suspicion that the mom calling me at 9:30 on a school night was not going to ask me to share my apple crisp recipe or schedule a playdate for our kids. At 9:30pm, a call from a tired mom can [...]
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Is Butt-Wiping a Requirement of Friendship?
A big thanks to YOU, our awesome readers who share your stories with us! Every once in a while, we get an email about a sparring between moms that is so ridiculous, we think it can’t possibly be true. But you know what they say about truth being stranger than fiction. This is one of [...]
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How Quickly We Over React
Have you ever escalated a minor issue with a major over-reaction? Panicked with another toddler pushed your child? Black listed another parent for giving your child candy? It’s pretty easy to go from zero to sixty over the most minor of issues. This point was driven home to me recently over an issue emerging from [...]
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Don’t discipline your child so loudly
In a cupcake shop with a very long line, I instructed my children to sit down at an empty table while I waited and ordered so they won’t cut in line in front of other people. My 3 year old son sat himself down at someone else’s table and was about to dig in to [...]
Choosing to do nothing
How do we know when to intervene or when to let our little ones work it out on their own?
Posted in Managing different parenting styles, Playgroups and Play Dates Tagged discipline, mom, parenting 2 Comments
Yes, My son isn’t wearing socks and it is cold outside!
Have you ever felt inappropriately judged in public?
Wanting our kids to be popular