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The Morning Some Puzzles Nearly Killed Me

July 31, 2017 By Lauren

After a difficult and embarrassing public moment with her child, a mom reflects on what she could have done differently.

This post was first published April 14, 2014 Humiliating doesn’t even begin to describe Friday morning. Samuel starts PreK in the fall. His future school was hosting an Open House on Friday morning. The Morning Some Puzzles Nearly Killed Me The spring before Eli started school, I brought him to the Open House too, so […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Keeping It Real Challenge, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: angry, defeated, embarrassing moments, grace, humiliation, keeping it real, problem child, tantrum

When Your Kid Is a Brat

February 4, 2016 By Lauren

The problem of when your kid is a brat

Originally published in 2012.  This will come as no great surprise to those of you who already have children, but it may be shocking to the ones who haven’t yet delved into the wonderful world of parenting. Brace yourselves, future dads and moms because here it is: Sometimes I don’t like my kids. Thankfully, most […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: brat, grace, kids, motherhood, parenting

Week 51: Grace

January 12, 2015 By Lauren

Word for the Year Grace

I’m not a shopper. If given the choice between going shopping and hanging out at home, I’ll choose staying home 95% of the time. I don’t like the crowds. I’m a bad decision maker (I’m one of those people who walks around the store with something I think I want only to put it back […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: 2015, extend, grace, keep it real, keeping it real, live, offer, one word

Week eight: The time changer’s wife

March 17, 2014 By Lauren

If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Okay, so maybe my husband isn’t responsible for the time change, but if you haven’t noticed yet, every single blog title for the Keeping It Real Challenge has been the name of a movie or a variation of one. […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: daylight savings, grace, keeping it real, time change, tired

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