I don't know why, but lately I've been thinking a lot about my own mortality. I think about all of the things I wouldn't be able to tell my daughter and the experiences I would miss. I could write them all down, and I probably will. But most of them she may be too young to understand. I'll need her dad to show her and teach her those things as she grows up. It's safe to say that between the two of us, I'm more intentional about how I parent (read: I overthink everything). He's much more likely to go with the flow. So this list is for him.
Remember that she's A LOT like her mother: stubborn, bossy,...
We have two little boys who are 19 months apart. We're asked constantly if they're twins, and to be fair, they do look very similar with their blond hair and blue eyes. But that's about where their similarities end. In fact, my husband and I are trying with difficulty to navigate the differences between the two while remaining fair to both.
I've never kept a baby book (mainly because I don't have the energy for them), and I'm grateful that I never started one. I'm afraid that I would become the type of mom who would compare her kids and fanatically check the records of when the first was potty-trained and compare it against the second.
Actually, potty-training is a perfect...
January 14, 2015 6:00 pm
“Beven, I’m coming to get y’all. Get ready.”
“What’s wrong? What happened?”
“Nothing … Just be ready when I get there.”
I listened to his words, but I have known this man for over half my life and I heard how wrong everything was in the sharp cracks of his voice.
The usually short ride to LSU was painstakingly long as I relived 15 years’ worth of memories as I anxiously waited for the opportunity to hold my best friend. I know the specialist talked for a while as I held his weak body against mine. However, as tears streamed down my cheeks, the only words that resonated were “He has less than 24 hours.”
Saying Goodbye
I thought we...
Imagine this scenario, if you will. You're a work at home mom. You have 5- and 3-year-old boys who are 100% dirty, messy, stinky boys. Your 5-year-old, a kindergartner, is out of school for parent teacher conferences so you have extra time with him that day. And your husband is working late for an important business meeting, is unavailable by phone and won't be home until after the kids' normal bed time.
If you're me, then that would be the perfect time for your children to misbehave. We had spent the afternoon finishing my kindergartner's science project, and I told him and his brother to clean up the mess they had made with all the art supplies used for the...
With any client that I have in therapy, one of our most important tasks is to build rapport. Just imagine being in the client’s position -- you walk in to a total stranger’s office and you are expected to bare your soul? To trust that they have your best interest at heart? Or that they even know what they are talking about? No. It just doesn’t work that way.
Most of the time when I have a new client, we begin by discussing their reason for coming in, but I also ask about everyday things. I want to know their kids’ names, if they have a dog, how they spend their free time and many other things about them. I...
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