• Family

    Mama Maverick

    It started out like any other Saturday morningโ€ฆ Iโ€™m lying. It was nothing like any other Saturday morning. I woke up with a migraine. The whole back half of my head throbbed and felt like it weighed 67 pounds. While…

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    On Parenting Yourself

    Hereโ€™s what Iโ€™ve discovered: My firstborn daughter is the most like me. Hereโ€™s what else Iโ€™ve discovered: She is quite often the most difficult child for me to parent. And I think I know why. So many of the things…

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    The Store

    It’s every mother’s nightmare. Or at least a strong dislike. It’s . . . [Insert scary music and screams.] . . . taking the kids to the grocery store. It had been awhile since I’d taken all three children with…