#parenting

tw for some triggering things ig i've been wondering for so long if how my parents are treating me is normal. like yeah, they have some flaws that every parent does here and there, but some of these got me wondering. like the one time my parents decided they'd punish me when they found out…

I might want to work in car mittens into my novel. When my kids were little, one of them (all boys btw) stuck up his middle finger as our car passed this kid. apparently the other kid was a bully at school. So I told my kid "if you are going to be sticking up…

Well, hello world. I don't know what my intentions really are with starting this. I just feel like I have some things to get out. And maybe it can help take the edge off a lot of anxiety and mom guilt. Lol. Maybe. Well, I'm a 40 year old mom of four. I work at…

How does it affect you? When the most vivid memory of your little days, is when the big, strong man who you should have seen as a protector, you now see as the man who tried to throw your mums life away like it was nothing? Like anger, alcohol, and a few choice words are…

If you haven’t read "Intro to the OC Chapters", I highly recommend starting there for some background on the events and emotions shared in these chapters. OC's mother (we'll call her MC for "Mother of my Children") and I had been together since 2004 and were married in 2006. OC and her younger br...

This is a series of chapters where I will be unfolding a deeply personal story that has shaped who I am today. It is my sincere hope that through the telling of this story, I can find some level of peace with the events that transpired and perhaps reconcile with myself for the person I…

Hey kid, So I screwed up. Tonight, the white noise machine was driving me bananas. So I grabbed it before you fell asleep and turned off the noise. You saw this, and now sit next to me playing with it and the projector feature that you had previously been unaware of. It’s 10PM. We should…

I had a beautiful day today! The most beautiful part is that nothing particularly special happened, but I'm still so very happy. I finally feel consistent peace and satisfaction, joy even. I love my son so much. We have a nice routine. My husband is so supportive and kind. He offered to let me sl...

As the mother and wife in this house there will never be a Birthday party that I didn’t plan and execute. There will never be a Birthday party that I ever truly get to celebrate as I’m too busy ensuring everyone else’s happiness. There will never be a family vacation or weekend trip that I…

I am going to lose my shit! What is wrong with this child? She is 2 and she is awake. Let me touch everything that is NOT mine!! Let me put this in here. Let me take that over there. My toys? I don't want my toys! Those are stupid! Let me touch everything that…