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Parenting through the smell of dead sewage
This is day 24 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 23: “Learn these 3 things free online” The smell started Thursday If anything has made me want to throw my hands and just give up on this 30-day blog challenge, it’s been today. Well, really it’s been the last 48 hours or so. Late Thursday evening my husband smelled something like sewer gas or a dead cat (poor dumpster kitties) coming from the sinks or the shower line. It was hard to say exactly where it was coming from, but it was bad enough to my husband that he called the emergency maintenance line. No one came. Friday…
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Heartbreaking moments on the home front
I’m a well-meaning mother; most certainly not a perfect parent, but this is one of those blogs where I’m openly admitting my inexperience. I’ve labeled my Friday parenting blog “thoughts from ground zero” because that is the honest perspective from which I’m writing. I am not doling out advice here; I’m kinda begging for it. My best of intentions involves making sure my babies always know if they ask for help, mommy and daddy will be there for them and help them the best way we know how. Can a two-year-old really manipulate that bond? My daughter is 2 going on 12 My daughter has been…
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Tiptoeing through the toddler years: how much should we share about our kids?
Though I’ve been inspired by the written word and interested in its craft and form for most of my life, I’ve only been a parent for more or less three years. My blog on Fridays will concern itself with my meandering thoughts about my babies. I’m not expert on parenting (some may say I’m not much of a writer), but my wisdom however gleaned will be here for all to absorb (or shake off). Feel free to comment as well! Toddler nightmares: I’ll tell you what two-year-old girls dream about: their nightmares come from the frustration of not getting their way. If only adult life could be different! Last…
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