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Are You a Terrible Parent?

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This is a photo of Will crying because another child was playing on the part of the jungle gym he was playing in before we left the jungle gym to have a snack. Obviously. Last week, I was informed by a perfect stranger in a public place that I was a terrible parent. When a…
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From 13 to 30

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Thirteen years old. My dad took me out on my first date to show me how a guy was meant to treat me. He was so sweet. I was so awkward. Do you remember being thirteen years old? When I was thirteen, I had no friends. Seriously. It was that awkward stage where some friends…
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Women Rock – A Tribute to the Brave and Beautiful

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Being a young mom of two toddlers, I’m often approached by many other woman who want to know the secret to my glamorous look. And by many other woman, I mean absolutely no one. Even now, as I type this, there is literally dried yogurt in my hair. I felt it when I ran my fingers…
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Well, hello.

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I see you’re searching for something to do with your kids this weekend. For an outing. Maybe for your sanity.  You’ve come to the right place.Over a decade ago, this blog was where I shared the messy, beautiful journey of losing myself in motherhood. This was us when I wrote this blog: Cos having small kids…
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What My Father Taught Me

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“Don’t you wish you had a son?” This question was often directed at my father, who has three daughters of which I am the oldest. Every time, he answered surely and quickly, “Nope. I love being a dad to girls.” And he really does. Even when the house was full of GHDs, giggling girls and…
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Love and Fear and Frozen

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There are a million reasons why I love the animated movie Frozen. Even Jesus loves Frozen. This blog will tell you why. Firstly, Let it Go is the greatest song of all time. YES. Well. Not officially. But its pretty phenom. Secondly, its the first animated Disney movie directed by a woman (and their highest…
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Word of the Day: BRAVE

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Maybe its because I’m now officially in my thirties. Maybe its because of the whole marriage-children thing. Maybe its because the WiFi signal I’m on keeps freaking dropping. Everything is so hard! But it seems like everything is SO HARD. And not just for me. I bet you can think of people you know, people who…
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Parenting is Not a Profession

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Along with the chocolates, flowers and – wait, NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE ALL MY BOYS DID NOT DO ANYTHING (insert sheepish apology from Husband here), Mother’s Day came and went with dozens of viral blogs and videos. They ranged from extolling motherhood as the hardest “job” in the world to lamenting the emphasis of mothering…
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To Love is To Listen

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I have always been a messy person. When I was about 10 years old, we went on a school trip and my teacher was so horrified by the state of my cupboard after a few days, she took and PRINTED a photo of it to show my mom. In high school, you could rarely see…
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A Tribute to All the Mombies – My Messy, Beautiful

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Yes. He’s wearing Cross Fit exercise arm bands. You may be wondering what a Mombie is, but you’ve seen her at the Mall. Dark rings under her bloodshot eyes. No make up. Cereal smeared down her shirt. Her toddler is crying because he can’t hold his truck and his juice bottle in the same hand,…
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