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Are you A? "Existing but unpleasant" Mother?
Michion/TikTok I feel so guilty for being a “present but unpleasant” mom. Sometimes I’m mentally exhausted, exhausted, exhausted, but still There is still much to do. One more request, one more mess, one more thing will send me into a spiral of rage and, unfortunately, I will start yelling. I can be grumpy. I can...
Please fill my stockings with these gorgeous gummies
Most of the moms I know tend to be the breadwinners of gift-giving in their families. We’re shopping, tightening our budgets, and even finding ourselves responsible for buying gifts on behalf of others, so them Have something to give. It’s safe to say that we’ve mastered the “giving” part with ease, but take over? This...
The shortage of developmental pediatricians is real, and it’s specific to my daughter
When your child has a disability or developmental disability, the first step in intervention is to start building a team of experts to support them. What the team looks like will vary depending on the child and their specific needs. For example, my daughter has autism and her care team currently includes a special education...
I went into a rage room with the women in my family and it was really healing
A mother, her daughter and two women named Kathy walked into a room with a red light on, wearing motocross masks and jumpsuits. This isn’t the beginning of a stupid joke, but a true retelling of a recent Monday night when I took my mom and two of her best friends—yes, both named Kathy—out for...
State superintendent wants OK schools to watch prayer video
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters asked students in the state to watch a video of him praying for the country, schools and especially President-elect Donald Trump. Waters is also one of Trump’s hopes for being elected as education secretary in the cabinet. Waters said in an email to Oklahoma public school superintendents last...
Should you protect your children from swearing? This mom says no
You’re driving to school, blasting your favorite music, and all of a sudden – oh, shit. Wait, no, sorry. Oh, shoot. You forget that the song you’re improvising doesn’t have the most child-friendly language. Your initial reaction might be to turn off the radio, or hide the song on Spotify, never to be heard again....
