What to do with a perfectionistic child?

It’s BACKWARDS Works for Me Wednesday over at Rocks in my Dryer.  Backwards means I get to ask you a question and you get to tell me the answer!  I like this. So, here’s my question for all you seasoned parents out there.  What do you do with a child who tends toward perfectionism?  They [...]

Praying for our children and husbands

I find that a solid, consistent, uninterrupted prayer life is virtually impossible with small humans in the house.  But that’s just me.  Maybe I’m just easily distracted.  I suppose escaping to the closet, closing the door behind me and ignoring any pleas to be fed might be an option.  BECAUSE I’M PRAYING DARN IT!  Hmmm, [...]

Organized shmorganized

So with the new school year upon us, I’m trying to get myself into a better routine. Except that switching from an 11:30 pm bedtime/7:00 am wakeup time to a 9:30 pm bedtime/5:30 am wakeup time is easier said than done. Why I decide to undertake such a monumental task in the span of, oh, [...]

Where does he get this stuff?

So we’re eatin’ lunch today and here’s what my 5-year-old busts out with: Him: “Grandmas are moms without rules.” Me: “Oh, where did you hear that?” Him: “Nowhere, I just thought of it.”

She cracks. me. up.

So I’m trying to get things organized around here before the school year overtakes us.  This morning we were in my daughter’s room.  She’s 8 and is just entering the “tween” stage.   Oh my. This gives me a little stress, but that’s another post. Regardless of how much the two of us need to [...]

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