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Setting boundaries is HARD! It’s even harder when you know you’re kid is going to put up a fight…. And then it’s like standing on the front lines of WWIII. You gird yourself for a full blown assault and start to question your advancement. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything. Maybe I’m handling this all […]

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What happens when my kids want something that I can’t give them? Maybe I’m simply not able to. Or, dare I say, I just don’t want to. Well, that brings up a whole slew hurdles. How do I respond thoughtfully here, without falling into old patterns? How do I set a clear boundary that doesn’t […]

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I’m so tired of asking my kids to do something, again, and again and again. I am literally exhausted, physically and mentally. Here I am, envisioning some calm, quiet, quality time with my kids before bed, but by the time everyone is done doing what they’re supposed to be doing, I’m so worn out and […]

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How many times have you found yourself feeling overwhelmed and totally out of your depths, like “What the hell am I suppose to be doing here!?”  Taking care of kids is hard enough without the pressure that comes with knowing that your relationship with your kids, your day to day interactions, shapes them and the […]

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Sometimes, no matter how hard I try I just keep snapping at my kids. On one hand, I care and protect these children to a fault, often at the expense of my own well being. But on the other hand, sometimes they can do something so irritating, so infuriating, it strikes a primitive urge within […]

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