Observation and honesty on parenting and mental health.
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Flaming Lips. Hemingway. Beyonce. They’re all with us on this quest to find the sleep that will allow us to thrive day in and day out. Sleep is obviously essential in being present and consistent for others, especially our children. It may not be every night, but I can be a pattern that allows us…
Where is the time that we planned so meticulously Hours over pages of memories and mapsThe back and forthThe appetites and anxieties of Queue lines and quiet hours poolsideSweat and stress wrapped into snapshotsOf nostalgia and joy and exhaustion Lists are penned from anticipationWe smile wide at the idealBuy more comfortable shoesSpend money we don’t haveTo capture…
We don’t know any more than the average parents. We are not better or worse. We know different. We know screaming and stomping. We know thoughtful surprises. We know holding the door open for others. We know crying at the sight of bugs and boo boos. We are never going to commit to a style…
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
— Mark Twain, 1898
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