Yesterday was the first day of sunshine we’ve had in what feels like a decade. There’s been gray skies, the winter yucks, a ton of rain, and more gray skies. The Cullens could sparkle here. Joshua came running into me as he saw the sun streaming through the windows, practically begging to go outside. Even…
Joshua
Starting Over
This is no time for catchy titles, guys. Basically, I’m about 30 seconds from a wine-fueled whine where I talk about what a bad mother I was today and y’all feel compelled to 1) be nice and tell me I wasn’t a bad mother, 2) yell at me for being a bad mother, or 3)…
Joshua, Playground Protector
Joshua is kind of obsessed with super heroes. And by “kind of” obsessed, I mean super heroes hang the moon. It started with Spider-man and some books. He’d walk around the house shooting webs from his arms or pretending to be J. Jonah Jameson. Then he found Superhero Squad on Netflix. Since then, I’ve spent…
It’s not bribery. It’s incentivizing!
There’s a lot of talk in parenting circles about how you shouldn’t bribe your kids to do the stuff you want/need them to do. Some people swear that if you potty train your kid with m&ms you’re a big ol’ screw up and your child will never learn to potty without the promise of a…
Daylight Savings Time Hates Parents
I know people are tired of hearing about daylight savings time, but y’all, this time change has screwed with me in a way I cannot remember any time change ever screwing with me before. It used to be that falling back in the fall meant an extra hour before last call. We’d be out downtown…