I hated to face the truth about what I’d done. After I preached to my daughter about the importance of a healthy diet and offered her only eggs, yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast, I turned around and dunked a few Oreos into my coffee once she walked out the door to the bus stop. I […]
Read MoreMy daughter danced into my room as a way to say “good morning.” I looked over expecting to see the same sight I do most days, an 8-year-old with disheveled pajamas and crazy hair. But that’s not what I saw. Instead, she was prancing around wearing nothing but her birthday suit and a wide smile. […]
Read MoreI seriously feared Mae would be a teenager who didn’t know how to use a spoon or straw. Instead of being teased over acne or the uniqueness of her name – I thought my child would be the one sitting in the middle of the lunch room unable to sip on soup or scoop up […]
Read MoreLadies and gents, my girl has made it through 1st grade! As summer hits, and as an enneagram 1 mom, I can’t help but set some summer goals. I’ll let your mind wander and guess what it was like to get a 7-going-on-17-year-old to sit down on her last day of school and set summertime […]
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