There’s Gentle Parenting and then there’s Gentle Parenting with Complex PTSD. Let’s unpack… During my four years as a parent, I’ve had to unlearn a lot of what I thought a parent was and teach… Read More »Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Picture this. The line of people, starting at the entrance, is wrapped around the corner of Magnolia Pancake Haus before 7AM. It’s one of the most popular establishments around, but is it really worth the… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Magnolia Pancake Haus
Picking Up Some Lessons at the Lost and Found… I’m going to preface this Lost and Found posting, right here and now. This might as well be a love letter to my son. I go… Read More »The Coen Chronicles: Lost and Found
I’m trying to raise a sweet, sensitive boy, and I just really don’t want to screw this up. It’d be helpful to know how best to raise a sweet, sensitive boy. Here’s what I’m learning…… Read More »How to Raise a Sweet, Sensitive Boy
Happy Mother’s Day… As much as I try to suppress them, Mother’s Day brings up soooo many feelings for me, as I’m sure it does for a lot of people. In different seasons of my… Read More »Happy Mother’s Day?
To Pee or Not to Pee Orson is a little over 2-years-old now (28 months old, if you want to split hairs), and a couple of months ago, we decided to reattempt potty-training. I say… Read More »Potty Training Limbo: Ready Or Not?
Parenting Truth: Growing So Our Kids Can The truth about parenting no one tells you is the amount of necessary self-expansion that you have to undergo to raise little humans well. I really used to… Read More »The Truth About Parenting: From Fear to Fun
The story of how Supernatural VR transformed my weight loss journey! Cigarettes and Red Bull I really never, in a million years, thought that I’d be able to use these words to describe myself: I… Read More »How I Lost 75 Pounds Playing Video Games
I’ve gotta celebrate my blog milestones! My 10th entry! Ten consistent nights of writing content for my new blog! So, how is it going? I’ve really been enjoying this process, and it has had some… Read More »Blogging Milestones: 10 Down, Infinity To Go
That’s what my 16-year-old asked me yesterday. “Is it worth it?” during a brief interaction in which we talked about his baby siblings. I was playing with Orson and Nova on the floor, having a… Read More »Is It Worth It To Have Kids?