Don't try to be perfect. Life isn't; no one is. Use mistakes and mishaps as opportunities to grow tolerance and to teach. There is such a thing as happy accidents. And love, love, love and listen, listen, listen. – Teri Hatcher
Tell us your favorite parenting stories, strategies, and advice.
Tell us your favorite parenting stories, strategies, and advice.
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My Daughter the Mountain Goat
Because I struggle to sometimes connect with my daughter, I write her letters that I send to an email account I set up for her. I will give her the password some day when she is older... Dear Bridget Today I watched you at dance class in complete maternal awe. I sat hunched over on…
Birthday Letter to Rowan, Age 4
Birthday letter to Rowan on his 4th Birthday: Dearest Baby Boy, Another year’s tour of memories has spun through the viewfinder…I click, click, click to review your year…I can’t help but smile at your world, a circus of bright palettes of colors and the dazzle of light beams filtered through your...
Birthday Letter to Bridget, Age 6
Every year, I write a letter to my children on their birthday. I email Bridget's to her in an email account I started a couple years ago...with the intent that I will give her the account/password when she is older. She turns 6 on January 9...this is this year's birthday letter: Dearest Br...
For Sale: Baby Teeth, Never Brushed
so, there are teeth in my drawer at work. 2 teeny, rootless, jagged little baby teeth that previously resided in my daughter's mouth. i have always struggled with any kind of holidays or traditions that have become commonplace in our culture...the logistics of carrying them out, understanding why...
Working Mom Guilt
I work full time, my husband works full time. Our daughter goes to day care (preschool now). I pick her up and we go home and I start cooking. Sometimes she joins me in the kitchen (she is 4), other times she runs off and plays with her toys. We eat together and talk about…
Letter to Bridget, On the Eve of Her First Day of School
This is the letter I wrote to my daughter on the night before she started kindergarten this week. I am emailing it to an email account I started for her, that I send letters/music to....with the plan that I will give her access to the account when she is older... Dear Bridget, September 2018 Tomo...
Forgiveness
i never have claimed to have been the perfect parent. For the 2nd time in the last 6yrs my 27 yr old daughter is telling me I haven’t matured enough so “good-bye”. I tried to do what I could with what I had as a single mom. The kids were in activities, and I…
Broken and proud!
My house was broken into today. I was only out for 2 hours this morning with my friend, Emma. I rejoined slimming club. I really hope I can stick to the plan this time and lose this weight! When Emma dropped me home she said “Sarah did you leave you door open?” My front door…
Little League Opening Day
That's my boy <3 💞 Opening day went off without a hitch! I have a great group of kids that I get to watch grow over the next several weeks. We lost 15-13. Single A plays to three runs or three outs, whichever comes first. We have a few kids who run slow lol. It was…
Helicopter Parent
EEK! Two weeks. Clearly, I'm out of the habit of journal writing daily. I'm a bit busy, of course, so I when I've had a few moments to write, I've been working on a complete restructuring of my book. ugh. Exhausting. I wonder sometimes if writers and artists have the same problem of envisioning s...