He has taught me that I cannot control everything (or everyone) in my life. And not only is that okay, that is exactly as it is supposed to be, because it is usually somewhere in the unexpected chaos that is life with my son, that I make mistakes, or actually get it right, and either way, we learn, and we grow. Many days are spent yelling like a crazy woman, and many nights after he has gone to sleep are spent longing for a chance to do better tomorrow.
Tag: toddlers
The day that I realized that I am a badass
And then it came. “Mommy, I have to go poop.” The dreaded words of any newly potty trained child. Because “I have to go poop” does not simply mean “I have to go poop.” It really means, “I had to go poop twenty minutes ago, so THIS.IS.AN.EMERGENCY.”
But Are You Proud of Yourself?
My husband and I say we are proud of our kids all the time, every day. We end the night with the phrase every night. We thought it was important. I think it still is… But today I asked Lucy if she was proud of herself (after a great day of school and being particularly helpful throughout the afternoon). She said, “no.”
Good Night Stories for the Busy Mom
Reading is one of the few things I have complete control over in my life right now. It’s something I choose to do and choices really are… Read more “Good Night Stories for the Busy Mom”
The introverted mom
I remember how worried I was when my oldest son turned two years old and had not yet said a single word. He was showing signs of… Read more “The introverted mom”
Doing this motherhood thing all wrong
I used to wonder how two siblings who grew up in the same household with the same parents could experience their childhood so differently … until I… Read more “Doing this motherhood thing all wrong”
A Toddler Mom’s Snow Day
I am a teacher which means in the winter I often get the luxury of snow delays, dismissals and the ever-popular snow day. This winter we got… Read more “A Toddler Mom’s Snow Day”
A Kid’s Christmas
Last year after my daughter’s third birthday party my grandmother told me, “You have a real kid’s house. You can tell they have a lot of fun… Read more “A Kid’s Christmas”
Love Wins
Last week (before my husband and I left the kids for the weekend and before a presidential election rocked the nation) I was having just a normal… Read more “Love Wins”
My Other Kids
I have two toddlers and they keep me very busy. I’d like to say that everything I do in this world is for them, but it isn’t… Read more “My Other Kids”
