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#Momconfession- I got frustrated and lost my cool

Ever gotten irritated about something small and took out your frustrations on someone who didn’t deserve it? Well if you haven’t, I have…and I just did, and I felt like crap about it. Here we were having a whole mother-son moment making brownies when I saw a half-eaten chicken wing in the trash, and ... READ the POST

I apologized for my reaction and, instead of telling Tre how overwhelmed I’ve been working, mom-ing, cleaning, wife-ing, activity-ing, and working some more, I told him my reaction was extra and I could have, and should have responded differently.

“10-to-2”: The Homeschooling Edition

The term “10-to-2” holds a special place in my heart and I’m going to tell you why. When I was in college, all of the on-campus parties were held from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. That’s when I learned, for the most part, parties in Baltimore end at 2:00 am. I can still see it now- my friends and I ... READ the POST

I’ll be quite honest, the first 2 weeks of homeschooling was a pieced together...experiment. Now, it's a whole different story. From 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. there is no fun screen time unless it's to complete online assignments.

Is Love Enough?

[Disclaimer- This post is inspired by the Netflix series Love Is Blind and it has nothing to do with Motherhood! It’s all about me and the Hubs.. Shout out to the show participants for giving me some seriously good one liners that I had to stop and write down along the way.] If you’ve been ... READ the POST

This isn’t going to be butterflies and rainbows all the time. -Jessica Out of everything she said on the show, this one made the most sense. Of the 4,383 days we’ve been married, those butterflies and rainbows have, at times, been replaced by fruit flies and thunderstorms.

COVID-19: Helping Kids Cope

Here we are 3 months into the new year and there’s been a LOT to cope with. The reality is we are living in a different world right now. While it is uncertain AF, what is for sure is our kids need support and they are looking to us to set the tone for how life will be in the coming weeks. If you ... READ the POST

If you are looking for suggestions with how to help your kids cope during the Coronavirus pandemic, I’ve got 4 tips for you.

Part 3: Play Therapy

It’s been 5 months since Tre started play therapy. And by “we,” I mean Tre...and I...and the Hubs. It's a family thing. Keep in mind I started individual therapy after my father died in 2010 and I have been actively going since 2018, so I like to think I know some things about how this all goes. ... READ the POST

Mr. C taught him a calm down strategy affectionately called “Hot Cookies.” When Tre is in the height of a nervous moment he is to pretend he just took a pan of hot cookies out of the oven, and with his palms facing up and eyes closed, he is supposed to blow to ‘cool’ the imaginary cookies. Try it!

Tips for Teaching Kids Gratefulness

Mom: “Tre, what does is mean to be grateful?” Tre: “It means to be happy for the stuff that you have...you shouldn’t want more...you should just be happy.” This was the beginning of a conversation I had with my 6-year old son one day on the way home from school last year. As I continued ... READ the POST

Remember our kids’ brains are still developing and each experience they have adds to their ability to learn about empathy and put what they learn from us it into practice.

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