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Trying to put my chopper on the ground
Well, here we are at the start of week three of school. It is hard to believe we are already into September and a new school year has begun. There have been a lot of changes this year. As I … Continue reading
Posted in middle school parenting, older moms, parenting
Tagged 6th grade, activities, aide, anxiety, behaviors, boys, challenge, challenging, child, children, coping, daughter, disabilities, disability, education, gen ed, general education, helicopter parenting, helicopter parents, helicopters, hover, middle school, Minecraft, over-parenting, pay time, Princess, self-esteem, shadowing, special ed, special education, struggles, teacher, traits
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I am a mom. I am white. My husband is white. We have two boys. One is Latino, the other is African-American. That means that both my boys, as they grow older, are more likely than their white friends to be followed by security at … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, African-American, Alex Landau, Ferguson Missouri, Latino, Michael Brown, mom, Patsy Hathaway, race, shooting, Trans-racial adoption
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The Chore Chart
I have been threatening to do a chore chart or list for such a long time. But just kept putting it off. Once in a while, I would get the kids to help around the house. But I never really … Continue reading
Posted in older moms, parenting
Tagged brother, chore charts, chore lists, chores, clean, cleaning, disabilities, disability, education, enthusiastic, floors, food, friends, jobs. cleaning, learning, meals, mopping, parenting, responsibility, sister, sweeping
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My Favorite Momcast…I mean Podcast
“The podcast for moms who are trying to do it all and then some.” I have two friends that I look forward to being with every week. They chat about the challenges of being working moms raising kids who are on … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, after school sports, boys, Erin, escape, friends, homework, IEP, kids, Kristin, Maniac Mommies, parenting, podcast, work/life balance, working mom
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Summer finally…blah!
It was inevitable. I knew it was going to happen but later not sooner. After one week of summer break under our belts, I heard it. I’m bored!!! And it happened on day two! My soon-to-be 6th grader (referred to … Continue reading
Posted in older moms, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged 11 year old, 6 year old, activities, activity, agreeing, bored, boredom, boring, camps, chore list, chores, conundrum, creative, driver, educator, entertainer, first grade, first grader, interested, interesting, interests, job, jobs, parenting, parents, planner, planning, routine, school, schooling, sixth grade, sixth grader, summer, summer job, tedium, thankful, thanks, think, thinking
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Another Milestone…
Yesterday, Frick graduated from elementary school. It was a bittersweet celebration for me. The kids in his school stood in the corridors and “clapped out” Frick and the 5th graders. Then each of the 5th graders were given a certificate … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary school, fifth grade, graduation, growing up, high school, middle school, milestone, working mom
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The Dance of Acceptance
This past school year has been frustrating, scary, wonderful, exciting and challenging. It has been definitely a roller coaster ride. There have been so many extreme ups and downs without a lot of middle ground. Every time I had been … Continue reading
Posted in older moms, parenting
Tagged 6th grade, acceptance, ballet, dance, dancing, disabilities, disability, education, emotional, emotions, first grade, gen ed, IEP, inclusion, Individualized Educational Plan, K-8. K-8 school, kindergarten, kindergartener, kindness, middle school, parenting, school, special ed, tolerance, waltz
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Becoming a Mom
Deep down, I always knew that I would be a mom. I always loved kids. However, as I entered my mid-thirties, without the prospect of a husband, I thought that I would just have to settle for being an aunt. … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, adoption facilitator, adoption process, birth, birth mom, home study, older mom, social worker
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Flying by the Seat of our Well-Worn Mom Pants 