Our children need our protection not infantilization. It’s time for creators to stop producing trite, dopamine-drippy, algorithmically-oriented
toney atone: my family goals
There are a few things I've been saying to my family repeatedly, hoping they'll see and change the things that stress me out. Few of my words have
unsolicited something for ya
on Vulnerablity, Shame, and Energy Exchange Dear Young Adult, Last night you said that you felt I shamed you when I pointed out bad posture,
Survival is a fast car
On a recent talk the speaker asked her audience how many were "in survival mode." One quarter of the hands went up.* I found this revelatory, not
“getting it” by being grounded
Hi T & O! Hey, you totally don't want to hear a lecture from me, but I have so much to tell you before I get too old, or confused or can't
Black Hat Bots & Mad Gratitude
I have 15 minutes to write this. Black Hat Part Some hack-bot came through this website and inserted viagra ads into some of my paragraphs. It's not
Stretched Thin – Christmas Wishes
“I’m stretched too thin !” I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying this to anyone who would listen, including playing this complaint on internal
delaborate
Odin: so I was working on my narrative at school, and it was long, so I decided to delaborate on the spaghetti. . #Odinisms #ProudMom
make all the same mistakes I did
There's been so much discontent between us, eldest kid. Maybe this is from me trying to shield you from mistakes, preventing you from falling on your
Beyond Belief
I don't go to church, my kids don't either. The other day I realized that even though I don't engage with organized religion anymore, that there are
How to take a mental health day
skip to steps Today my 8 year old son and I took a mental health day. This was at my suggestion after he'd run into a frustration-styled brick wall.
Holiday Jealousy. On Making Cheer
I've got to admit, I've been feeling a little sorry for myself. I feel like I work really hard taking care of a thousand things, and yet, I can't seem
Dear Ms Grace
It's (one of) your middle names, and you deserve it. This morning you did something that made me so amazed, so incredibly proud and so astonished that
Tasslenisms – Part 3
Dog feeding time: Odin: I'm going to give the dogs a boutique! Me: Really? Tasslen: No Odin, a boutique is a bunch of flowers. You want to give
A message to my son on Mother’s Day
Hi O! You are four now, and not one for lengthy or deep conversations, but there are so many things I want to say to you, so I'll write them now.
Aloft
This is my theme for the day. It has to be. I am exhausted from running too many things, and there is snow on the ground, and all I want to do is be
The conversation
This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to
Simple truisms for my 6 year old
Don't push hard unless you are aiming correctly. True for arms in sleeves, and everything else. You will have bumps in your socks most days, ignore