You’re Not Cool Unless You Pee Your Pants

Let’s talk about me for a minute. I turn 33 next week and I have peed my pants more times than my son did during our first failed attempt at potty training. I was probably in elementary school the first time I can recall it happening. I had went to one of those summer reading clubs at the local library […]

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I’m a Terrible Mom Because I Bought Him a Sword

Toddler Tantrums - #BuyersRemorse #Choices

It seems like every piece of parenting advice I read these days is centered around giving kids choices. Even when it’s not something they necessarily have a choice in, they suggest phrasing it in a way that makes them feel like they have a choice. For example, Deklan has been fighting us all summer about wearing […]

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Frank the Tank

I should have seen it coming. I mean, I knew two birthday parties in one day was pushing it for a 3 year old, BUT I had high hopes we could get through the day with minimal meltdowns. It may have been possible had they gone to sleep at their normal times in their own beds the night […]

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