JoyMay 214 minHighly Recommend: Self CompassionI always wanted to be the mom who had it together. But I’m the mom who’s working on it. I’m in it with my family. With myself. SelfCompassio
JoyApr 303 minI'LL ALLOW IT Right now I have one child who cannot get close enough and one child who cannot build a big enough barricade. The boy wants to sit on my ...
JoyApr 242 minWALL FOR THE WINLast night I did something I NEVER do. When Red announced he was hungry at 7:30pm (the time by which they are usually fed/bathed/snuggled...
JoyApr 191 minThis Is Hard On the way home from our walk, she asked me if I had to wear a mask outside during quarantine when I was little. No, honey. We didn’t hav...
JoyApr 173 minAMIDST THE CHAOSI finally got outside. I was sick with a fever and flu symptoms etc (couldn’t get a test so don’t ask) and didn’t leave my apartment for ...
JoyApr 82 minLET'S DIAGRAM IT I love the assignments coming home from our teachers. In keeping with my firm belief that my son's teacher is Mr Rogers incarnate, their ...
JoyMar 202 minFEELS FAMILIAROn Monday (approx one million years ago) I woke up scared and overwhelmed. How will we do this? I took a minute alone before I started th...
JoyMar 161 minAND SO IT BEGINSWhat I hope my kids remember about living through this crazy time is that we did it together. Not AT each other or around each other. But...
