Shame in Parenting, Kate and Leo
So I’m about to step into very scary territory. My heart is racing just typing these words and knowing I’m crossing into a place of more honesty and sharing. It…
Caregiving
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Digging Deep. Asking For & Accepting Help
This post was put together late Thursday afternoon. I dug back into the archives of my old blog from when my kids were younger, in search of a specific time…
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Sharks and spiders and snakes… oh my!
My husband and my 9 year old are constantly making fun of me. They think that I am a big ole chicken. They aren’t wrong, I am actually afraid of…
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Fear of the Future & Finding Your People
I haven’t done this before, but I thought that since I had such a strong, emotional response to yesterday’s post S(care)d by Shy Liza, I would write about my reaction…
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S(care)d
Shy Liza is afraid of tons of things. I’m terrified of spiders and bugs. I’m scared of public speaking and confrontation. And fish still fill me with tons of fear….
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Here’s to the Ones We’ll Call Team Primrose
There is an element of my life where I live in two worlds. One has me with pom poms and cheering, snapping photos of an exuberant child as he opens…
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Should I? Shouldn’t I?
Am I right? Am I wrong? Blech. Who the hell knows? I really need to stop doubting my decisions. Trust me when I say that I annoy myself. This is…
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Tooth Torture and Too Much
My 17 year old son pulled out his own fully, adult-grown molar a couple of weeks ago. You read that right. It made my stomach churn too. Now, when you…
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Mommy Guilt & Respite
Today I was given some surprise respite time. I spent part of the afternoon trying to think up some grandiose plan. In pre Covid times, this is the time I’d…
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How Long Does It Take Until the Spinning Plates Fall and Crash
Every couple of weeks I have an appointment with my psychologist and once we get past the pleasantries, I’ve noticed that I usually start by saying the same thing nearly…
