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Ice Cream and Stuff
My son invited me to ice cream day at his school. (What will they think of next?) He really wanted me to come so he tried to sell me on the idea. He said, with tons of excitement, “Mommy, if you come, you get to watch me eat ice cream.” I thought, “Kid, I own the […]
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The Red Crayon Dispute
I heard the disagreement start to escalate. The older three kids colored at the kitchen table while I cooked and held the baby. Harmless enough…until everyone needed the red crayon…at the same time. It started with “It’s my turn” followed by “You already had a turn!” followed by a very loud and frustrated “No, I […]
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Awkward Questions with Wrong Answers
My kids are close together in age—currently 5, 4, 2, and 1 years old. As you might guess, going out in public tends to quickly become a spectacle. By this point, I’m usually prepared for whatever the kids throw at me and whatever comments strangers throw at me. They say something like “I don’t know […]
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The Art of Time Carving
At the end of the day, I’m so exhausted I usually have nothing left to give. I call it my ‘leftovers’ because it’s not the good stuff …it’s the stuff that nobody else wanted. During the week, my husband goes into work around 7:30 and gets home at 5:30. By the time we eat dinner, […]
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Dagger to the Heart
I’m a stay at home mom. My 5-year-old son told me he wished I could go to work and daddy could stay home. My husband is an amazing guy and daddy, but it was still like a dagger to the heart. And yes I’m dramatic. When I asked my son why, he simply said it […]
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What’s in a Name?
With 4 small kids, we have to see our pharmacist frequently. In the winter, we sometimes see her at least weekly. One night, as I put my son to bed, he asked, “What’s our medicine girl’s name?” I asked, “Medicine girl?” He said, “The girl at the store that gives us medicine.” I didn’t know […]
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The Pant Leg Debacle
“I do it…all by myself”. If you’ve ever had a two year old, you have heard those emphatic words. You say “fine”. But you’re really thinking, “If you would just let me help you, it would go smoother and faster”. Now your precious child has two legs in one pant leg and is so stuck […]
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The Dreaded Check Out Line
“I got in the wrong line” I thought as I stood behind a screaming toddler in a shopping cart. Time seems to stand still while the toddler throws a fit and the mom frantically attempts to get through the line quicker. We all can’t help but stare at her as she tries unsuccessfully to calm […]
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