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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Drugs and a Motorcycle Gang
It was 2am when my door flung wide open and my terrified child was in my face. "Mom! MOM! We were out in the field behind the house talking when lights started coming on all over, so we started drove off and all these motorcycles started chasing us! It didn't matter where we drove to…
My Child is a drug addict
My child is a drug addict. It took me a long time to be able to say those words out loud. It's something I was in denial over for a long time I think. He smoked weed as a teenager. Dabbled in some harder drugs, but I never saw it as a ''problem''. As he…
Why is the caffeine gone?
There is legit no caffeine in my house right now. This is a problem. A massive problem. As it is only 8:30, I can barely keep my eyes open, and I have at least three more hours of adulting to do before I can actually climb into bed and sleep. Or try to sleep whilst…
What’s another teenager?
Somedays I very seriously question my sanity. Then I switch to questioning why others are such shitty people. More often than not, I bite off more than I can chew. I take on more than most would imagine. But, it's always worth it in the end. It may be horribly exhausting in the current momen...
Step Parent I know my place
Being a step parent is hard however I know my place ! I am 23 no kids of my own! The man I wanted to be with has 3 kids with his previous relationship , me being in love I thought nothing of it almost 2 years later down the road and still have not…
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…