Getting it wrong helps you learn how to get it right. We put so much pressure on ourselves (and sometimes unintentionally on our kids) to get things right the first time. But that’s not how life works. That’s not how we grow. The real learning? It lives in the mess. In the missed shots. In […]
You Don’t Have to Like it, but You Do Have to Try It
There’s a rule in our house that gets repeated almost as often as “wash your hands” and “shoes off at the door”: You don’t have to like it, but you do have to try it. It started as a parenting tactic to get our kids to stop writing off entire food groups after a single […]
What You Can’t Control (And Why You Should Stop Trying)
Don’t stress about what you can’t control. It sounds simple, right? But we all do it. We worry about what other people think. We replay things we can’t undo. We brace for outcomes we can’t predict. And in the process, we drain our energy, cloud our thinking, and sometimes miss the good stuff that’s actually […]
Not Everyone Is Your People (And That’s a Good Thing)
You don’t have to be close friends with everyone you meet. When you’re a kid, the social world is loud, chaotic, and constantly changing. One day, you have a best friend forever, and the next, you’re sitting alone at lunch because someone else wanted to play with someone new. As a parent, it breaks your […]
Lessons I Hope They Remember (That We Forget)
New series! Parenting is a roller coaster. Some days you feel like you’re winning. You’re half therapist and half philosopher on the way to soccer practice. Other days, you’re just trying to remember if anyone brushed their teeth. But in the middle of all that chaos, there are these little moments. The conversations, questions, and […]
My Sticky Floor
My nine year informed me that she stepped on a sticky spot on my kitchen floor this morning. I get it, no one wants to step on day old popsicle juice spilled on the floor by their younger brothers. Gross. As expected, mom (me) gets blamed for the sticky floor. While she informed me about […]
