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Parenthood & Parenting Tips

After The Wait

April 28, 2016

The sucky part about almost anything is the wait: Waiting in line, waiting your turn, waiting to get served. All of it. Sucks. Sometimes the wait isn’t that bad, but that’s usually for something that … [Read more...] about After The Wait

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption as an option, adoption blogger, adoption paperwork, adoptive parents, bio children vs adopted children, chinese adoption, exploring adoption, fertility treatments, having a baby, Infertility awareness, Infertility Awareness Week, international adoption, life of an adopted parent, life with an adopted child, parenting blogger, raising adopting children, why adoption

Just Wait!

April 25, 2016

(From The Archives: April 3, 2012) For some reason, whenever I voice a concern about my kids, there is almost always someone who feels the need to weigh in with the following response: “Oh, just … [Read more...] about Just Wait!

Filed Under: Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Rants Tagged With: growing up, help with parenting, kids, lessons, life of a parent, momlife, mommy blogger, mommy needs help, mommyhood, motherhood, parenthood, parents, rant, still pooping in diaper, support from other parents, toddler

You’re Not Alone (IX)

April 23, 2016

I’m not saying these are all about me. I’m just saying if you feel the same, or you have done it too, you’re not alone. You’re not alone if… 1. You wish the cashier would just add on the extra … [Read more...] about You’re Not Alone (IX)

Filed Under: Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips, You're Not Alone Tagged With: all in it together, been there done that, binge watching, daughters, friendship, fun, getting through the day, growing up, humor, kids, life, life of a mom, life of a parent, momlife, mommy life, mommyhood, motherhood, parenting win, Prince, Ryan O'Reilly, siri, sons

The Thing About Play Dates…

April 21, 2016

(From The Archives: July 19, 2011) The term “play date” has always been of interest to me. There aren’t many like it in the English language. It's really the only term I can think of that is filled … [Read more...] about The Thing About Play Dates…

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: camp, daughters, detroit, friends, friendship, funny, growing up, humor, kids, lessons, mean mommy, mommyblogger, mommyhood, motherhood, play dates, play time, playdate, rant

6 Tips For Running Errands With Kids

April 18, 2016

Running errands sucks. Errands are the shopping we don’t want to do but we have to because we need stuff, like food. I try to run errands when my kids are in school but that's not always feasible. … [Read more...] about 6 Tips For Running Errands With Kids

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Why My Kids Are Going To End Up In Therapy

April 15, 2016

When you're a parent, you can tell your kid to do pretty much anything you want and they have to do it. I’m not making any recommendations, or judgments--- I’m just stating a fact: There is great … [Read more...] about Why My Kids Are Going To End Up In Therapy

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption, adoption blogger, allegiance, autism, autism awareness, awareness, buckeyes, chinese adoption, detroit, detroit blogger, detroit reppin, education, eminem, good cause, growing up, humor, kids, knowledge, lessons, loyalty, momlife, mommy blogger, motherhood, ohio state university, reppin, represent, slim shady, support

Why Overnight Camp Isn’t Right For My Kid–Top 5 Concerns

April 10, 2016

Over the last 14 years, I have engaged in countless conversations with people (many of whom are friends) about whether or not overnight camp is right for their kid. These are Top 5 Concerns I hear the … [Read more...] about Why Overnight Camp Isn’t Right For My Kid–Top 5 Concerns

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: comfort zone, fresh air, friendship, fun, growing up, homesickness, kids, letting go, mess hall cheers, momlife, mommy blogger, mommyhood, motherhood, overnight camp, parenthood, sleepovers, summer camp

Why Are My Kids Spoiled Brats?

April 7, 2016

There are moments when I look at my girls and I’m so proud of them. Those moments are prized and precious. As parents, we don’t get paid for the job we do, our payment is the product. And the product … [Read more...] about Why Are My Kids Spoiled Brats?

Filed Under: Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: grateful, growing up, humor, kids, lessons, life, momlife, mommy blogger, mommyhood, motherhood, parenting win, perspective, spoiled, ungrateful, values

Are You Feeling Pressure To Have Kids?

April 4, 2016

It’s “Mailbag Monday!” Thank you for sending in your topics and questions. This was the topic picked (at random) for this post: Pressure To Have Kids … [Read more...] about Are You Feeling Pressure To Have Kids?

Filed Under: Mailbag Monday!, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: babies, growing up, having babies, having children, kids, kids change your life, mind your business, not ready for kids, procreation, relationships, reproductive challenges, take your time, women

Being A Camp Director’s Wife

March 30, 2016

(From The Archives: May 5, 2014) My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting … [Read more...] about Being A Camp Director’s Wife

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