Podcast: “When Parenting Hurts”
I had the opportunity to join in an important conversation with the folks at Ministry to Parents on “When Parenting Hurts” (And it does.). You can listen to the podcast here.
True Confessions
We used the train-your-baby-to-be-on-a-schedule-and-sleep-through-the-night-so-that-you-can-sleep-too-and-everyone-is-much-happier-this-way method with each of our children. One night we heard baby Callie crying in her crib. I honestly donโt remember how long or short she cried, but we knew that she wasnโt hungry and didnโt need…
Battle
There are some nights when I collapse into my bed in complete weariness. Most nights I am ready for sleep, tired from all the running around and dishes and laundry and logistics and cleaning up, etc., etc. But Iโm talking…
Confession
A few nights ago, I hit a very low point in my parenting. I was exhausted, worn down, and battle-weary. My buttons had all been pushed, and my triggers had all been triggered. I was tired of hearing lies, tired…
IDK
I told my husband that what I really needed to put in place of my column this month is a big question mark. Because it seems that the older I get and the longer I parent, the more I feel…
Trust: We’re Either Building It or Breaking It
We talk about trust a lot around our house. We believe that, pretty much all the time, we are either building or breaking trust with one another through our words and actions, whether we realize it or not. We stress…
Hard Conversations
Hard conversations are part of life. And for those of us who really donโt like confrontation, these conversations can be extremely taxing. The easy way out would be just to avoid them altogetherโto โkeep the peaceโโ, but we all know…
Nose-to-Nose, Heart-to-Heart
Recently I had to have a difficult โnose-to-noseโ conversation with my daughter. She was having a lot of trouble admitting that she was wrong about something, and Kevin and I had been noticing that this issue with her had been…
On Handling Conflict
My husband and I donโt have a lot of disagreements. And when we do disagree, weโre not loud about it. There was a particular time several years ago when we were having an argument in the kitchen, and our children…
