parenting

My gut never lets me down. I’m an empath raising an empath. Empaths are people who can absorb or intuit other people’s emotions.

Every time I complain about the difficulty of parenting, whether the child is neurodivergent or absolutely 100% neurotypical, someone drops in my mentions to tell me either A. Children are a blessed gift from heaven that should never be taken for granted or (even less helpful) B. UR DOING IT WRONG.

Yes, I was being a selfish mom, I told her. But that didn’t make me wrong. People are constantly telling me to sacrifice my wellbeing for my kids.

Metoo parenting is teaching my daughters that they have control of their body. They have a voice. There are now real consequences for those who abuse power.

Taking screens away from my kids was no easy feat, especially for the kid who we so often need a break from. This is hard, but isn’t it all?

“Anyone have tips for bringing a kid to a political protest?” one of my friends posted on Facebook. Protests make the democratic process fun.

No staged family photo looks natural; no family actually looks like they do in those Holden Caulfield moments. Let's capture the in-between moments!

I'm 44 and I’ve been in second grade for eight days. What about my child? Well, she’s been in second grade for eight days, too.