We have a new contender for Most Challenging Kid in our house. I’m relieved about the switch over. That is to say, it’s sweet to preference Jo for a change. I never thought I’d say this, but Jo is just so reasonable. And even when he’s unreasonable, he and I have been there and back… Read More Why I grow roots when my toddler tantrums
Well hot damn. Hells bells. Sheesh-ka-bob. Things have been really hopping over here since I wrote my last post. I’m a chronic over-sharer in my day-to-day, so writing about my life, all splayed open for the world to see, comes naturally and feels good. Necessary, even. And so I write and I keep writing and… Read More Our raging kids and where they come from
There’s simplicity parenting, attachment parenting, parenting by temperament. Authoritative parenting, French parenting, parenting the spirited child. And one I think we’re all familiar with: parenting by the seat of our pants. That, whether I like it or not, is where I parent from most of the time. And let me tell you, the seat of… Read More How my bad 4-year-old and I found our way home
There are a million and one metaphors I could use to portal into this topic. But the one that is most vivid is a bear stuck in some sort of a paw trap in the woods. I have no idea if paw traps exist, or if they are used on bears, but bear (oy vey…)… Read More Bear Traps, Chinese Finger Cuffs and Motherhood
Stephanie Mackley 