It is 10:00 in the morning and already the list of parenting mistakes I have made is massive. I fed my kids slightly moldy bagels for breakfast. Knowingly. I told my 6 year old that “I don’t care one bit about your Christmas dress” when she couldn’t find it. I tried to rush the goodbye hug and kiss from my 8
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Photo used with Creative Commons License from http://www.flickr.com/photos/familyclan/15945487426 When I was in labor with my first child I could hear continuous screams of agony coming from the room next to mine. I already had my epidural at this point so I had lots of time to send silent prayers into the hospital ceiling for the woman next to me who was
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We recently got a new member in our family. Well, Santa brought this new addition to be specific. Actually, to be very specific, Santa brought a gift card and we got to pick her out. Meet Whiskers. Possibly the largest hamster in the history of giant hamsters. I had no idea what I was in for when I agreed to become
Read moreI never floss my teeth when I am on vacation. This thought occurred to me when I looked in my husband’s travel bag and spotted dental floss. I don’t know why this is. I’m an avid flosser when I’m at home. It is not like the small spool would add weight to my bags or take up precious packing space. I
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But life didn’t feel good. At least not all of the time. There were many moments when it did feel good, even close to perfect. There were others where it felt like so much more.
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It has been a few weeks since Parent Teacher Conferences and I feel like I can almost write about it now. Almost. I knew going into it that it wouldn’t be good. It is hard not to know when your child has been involved in four physical altercations by the second month of school. It is hard not to know
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It has been a week. And it is only Wednesday. It has been a month, actually. Well, to be fair, it has pretty much been a solid 8 years. Eight years of whining, of fighting, of sleepless nights worrying about my children. Eight years of burnt toast. Eight years of yelling phrases like “use your words”, “wash your hands right
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I am looking for a word. If I had lost it I am certain it would be found under the heaps of papers littering my daughter’s bed. Wedged in between the scissors she slept on top of, the four books she started last night, and three different journals she has abandoned. It would be dotted with craft pom poms and
Read moreMy latest blog is up on Huffington Post Parents. This isn’t quite how I would have summarized it… but OK! Check it out here and you can come up with a better clip. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-egbert/parenting-in-the-time-of-viral_b_5942154.html
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I am that parent. The one that shows up early the first day of soccer practice for the parent meeting. I’m not the one who has already made a rough draft of the snack schedule. I am not the one who has volunteered for uniform duty. I am not even the saint parent that got suckered into coaching. I am the
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Chop Wood, Carry Water 