Just keep talking to your tweens. Even when they say they don’t want to, don’t give up when the eye rolling and I hate you’s starts. Don’t react, just respond simply with, “I love you.” If they are crying and…
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Free Activities to Keep Your Kids Educated and Entertained During School Closures
When you become a parent you learn to expect the unexpected, but never did parents across the globe expect 2020 to bring a global pandemic. While we all try to make sense of the changing news on an hourly basis, …
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Goodbye Dollhouse, Hello Tweens
I moved it to the garage back in October after the summer. It had become a giant eyesore in our family room, the last true relic of their childhood. And honestly they hadn’t played with it since the summer, and…
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How Our Daughter Learned the Truth about Santa on Halloween
For 10 years we’ve been creating the childhood magic for our miracle girls. The tooth fairy, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Elf, and even the Halloween Switch Witch. And it all came crashing down like a house of cards on…
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It’s OK to Not Love Every Part of Motherhood
I was at the grocery today with the kids when I probably said a little too loudly, NOT in my nice mom voice, “You know I love you very much, but you’re REALLY annoying me today.” Right then a young…
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7 Reasons I Suck at Being a Dance Mom
It’s here. While most people rejoice that it’s dance recital weekend, I’m over here sucking my thumb while rocking in a corner. Because that’s what being a dance mom is to me, hell on Earth. Especially when it’s time for…
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Standardized Testing Caused My Daughter’s Anxiety, Here’s How I Helped Her
Nerves and anxiety were running high here last night and this morning. It’s the writing portion of the FSA today – a timed standardized test, and timed tests are not her friend. She has a cast on the hand that…
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