Your toddler throws up all over you. Seriously. To all of our friends and family, I'd like to say: We'll see you when flu season is over. ...
Motherhood
Confessions….
In case you ever wonder, I am THAT mother.... the one who dropped her child off for school an HOUR late yesterday. the one who watched her children clean their plates of baked salmon, brown rice and green beans, looked at her husband and said, "I'd be so proud if I hadn't let them eat chips for breakfast." the one who packed all the kids in the car for a field trip and halfway there ...
The truth comes out…my mom’s trick for surviving long road trips
So, yesterday, I was talking to my mom and one of my sisters about driving with all of the kids when Mom let us in on a little secret.... Back in the day, when she had lots of little ones, she would crawl back to the third row of the suburban to "sit with the babies." She would then go to sleep and wake up when the journey ended....or someone screamed. Still learning from you, Mom...still ...
It is hard to be two sometimes….
When you just want to do it all yourself. And, for whatever reason, you just can't. So you throw a screaming fit like the jacket you're trying to get off is a straight jacket (and, to be honest, at this moment, it might as well be) when all you have to do is relax and let me help just a little. Just to get it started, you know? Because even when you manage it (which you did), all the extra ...