Love More, Judge Less
1. People will always work harder, and do more, for someone they trust. Human beings, whether big or small, will always put more effort into a task when they are doing it for someone that they care about. It is extremely important to take time to make the people in your life feel validated. I
Oh THIS YEAR. This year has been a doozy. It was January when my ex and I decided to start the divorce process. I’ve learned a lot over the past 10 months and wanted to share because I know so many of my fellow mamas have been through this too. If you’re going through a divorce
In case you missed one of my earlier posts, I’m currently going through a divorce. While my soon-to-be ex and I are both in agreement that this is the right thing it’s still been a rough time. Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed a few noteworthy things about this experience that I thought I’d
My daughter was in in-home daycare since she was 10 weeks old. She loved where she was and absolutely loved her daycare provider. But after she turned 3 we started to feel like she should be somewhere with kids her own age (she was the oldest where she was). We agonized over the decision, quite
My son just turned 12 – this is the final year before I’m the parent of a teenager. If that’s not a wake-up call, I don’t know what is. Every year, on the morning of his birthday, we have a big breakfast of his choosing – usually some sort of chocolate chip-studded pancake – this
Last year my then 2-year-old decided to be an electrician for Halloween (like her daddy). I was over-the-moon about this! Working in the field of women’s rights, I know that girls are often steered away from non-traditional jobs/fields even though they are more likely to provide higher wages and better economic stability. So when my
I had an interesting moment of discovery a few weeks ago. My daughter attends in-home daycare, a place she absolutely loves. Often times they go for an afternoon walk and each day that I pick her up she gives me something new that she collected for me on her walk. Sometimes it’s leaves, sometimes it’s
My father’s birthday is tomorrow, and for the last three birthdays we haven’t been able to wish him a happy one in person. He is alive and well, but chose not to be in our lives. While it’s painful at times, I confess I have resolved not to be the one to bridge the divide. I learned my stubbornness
My father passed away on September 11 this year. I suddenly realized I didn’t have all of the time I wanted with him, and I never took the opportunity to get his advice on parenting. And I never thought to ask. Chances are, he would have made me work for the answers anyway. In the
Gosh, I feel like I could do an entire series about the stuff my daughter has taught me. Some people say our kids are our greatest teachers and I have to wholeheartedly agree. Two weekends ago I brought my daughter (Lills) to Pumpkintown in East Hampton. I had actually passed it on the way to
