I hated to face the truth about what I’d done. After I preached to my daughter about the importance of a healthy diet and offered her only eggs, yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast, I turned around and dunked a few Oreos into my coffee once she walked out the door to the bus stop. I…
Read MoreMy daughter danced into my room as a way to say “good morning.” I looked over expecting to see the same sight I do most days, an 8-year-old with disheveled pajamas and crazy hair. But that’s not what I saw. Instead, she was prancing around wearing nothing but her birthday suit and a wide smile.…
Read MoreI seriously feared Mae would be a teenager who didn’t know how to use a spoon or straw. Instead of being teased over acne or the uniqueness of her name – I thought my child would be the one sitting in the middle of the lunch room unable to sip on soup or scoop up…
Read MoreLadies and gents, my girl has made it through 1st grade! As summer hits, and as an enneagram 1 mom, I can’t help but set some summer goals. I’ll let your mind wander and guess what it was like to get a 7-going-on-17-year-old to sit down on her last day of school and set summertime…
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