Good Habits in Little Kids Come Back in Big Kids
By the time my children were teenagers, it was pretty hard to enforce the rules. … Read More Good Habits in Little Kids Come Back in Big Kids
12 Hacks to Master Family Life
When you have major money problems there are three main things you HAVE to do — reduce expenses, increase income and change your mindset. I know this is a theme for a lot of my hacks, but it is a big factor. It’s not the only factor, but it makes a difference. I am proof of that.… Read More 12 Hacks to Master Family Life
Mom Guilt: Choosing What’s Best For You In Spite Of The Guilt
I’m trying to make peace with the heavy weight of mom guilt I carried around during our financial hardship and even the guilt I felt for not regretting my choice to spend more time with them than on my career. … Read More Mom Guilt: Choosing What’s Best For You In Spite Of The Guilt
Time To Stop Seeing My Child As Fragile
I didn’t get mad at her. Maybe somehow she thinks that shows I don’t care? Of course I care, and I do worry that she is fragile. But she made me realize I have to start accepting that she’s so much stronger than she was.… Read More Time To Stop Seeing My Child As Fragile
The Choices We Make That Haunt Our Kids Later
It was great until the kids hit middle school and especially high school and realized what they didn’t have rather than what they did have — because the comparison between us and the upper class neighbors was shoved in their face at school every day. … Read More The Choices We Make That Haunt Our Kids Later
What type of mom are you? Helicopter? Lawnmower? Dolphin? Permissive?
Experts say these types of parents have been found to have the most effective parenting style in all sorts of ways: academic, social emotional, and behavioral… Read More What type of mom are you? Helicopter? Lawnmower? Dolphin? Permissive?
The Evolution of Friendship I Didn’t Expect
I woke up to a beautifully perfect holiday weekend assessing how I got to the point in life where I have no close friend or family group that gathers for holidays or vacations. My friends are like favorite clothes in the back of my closet that I rarely wear anymore.… Read More The Evolution of Friendship I Didn’t Expect
Forming a great relationship – with yourself
It is such an obvious pattern that the more we stress about a goal, the harder it is to achieve it… So how can we make ourselves believe that we will get our desires, especially when we feel we’ve tried and failed so many times with the same goal?… Read More Forming a great relationship – with yourself
Confronting A Crisis: When You Don’t Know How To Help Your Child
It’s not unusual for kids with mental illness to seem like they are being disruptive, disobedient, impulsive, moody, detached, and lazy — sometimes all in one day.… Read More Confronting A Crisis: When You Don’t Know How To Help Your Child
Financial instability is a life-eating disease we must eliminate
The stress faced at that financial level is life-altering, and it takes years to climb out of it — if it doesn’t debilitate or kill you first.… Read More Financial instability is a life-eating disease we must eliminate
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