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Summer Blog Shot Two – Dashboard Lights – How to Tell When I Need a Parenting Break

August 16, 2019

This week, let’s rewind again to another favorite post of Confessioners. This one is about being mindful of our Dashboard Lights! Do you remember this one Team? I’m guessing [...]

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When I Swear at My Kids – It’s Time for MRT

August 2, 2019

There’s always that period leading up to summer when I think, This summer will be different. But then August rolls around and I think, Next summer, NEXT summer I’ll [...]

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Forget It – What Forgetting Things on Vacation Can Teach Us

June 28, 2019

When we go away, my husband often forgets things, and ya know what? It doesn’t phase him in the least. I didn’t even know that was an option before [...]

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The Magic of the Reset – What I Can Learn From the Game of Lacrosse

May 31, 2019

Over the past several years, I’ve watched a lot of lacrosse. One thing I’ve observed during the games is that when something doesn’t go as planned on offense, a [...]

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5 Travel Tips to Stop Complicating the Crap Out of Family Trips

April 5, 2019

There was a time, not too long ago, when I took it upon myself to be the sole travel coordinator for our family. From planning the trip, to booking [...]

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Love as a Second Language

March 1, 2019

Speaking kindly to my kids is really difficult for me. If I had my way, I would not only speak harshly, I’d also yell everything. “Who left their cough [...]

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Three Day Rule – My Husband Doesn’t Need to Know Every Time My Feelings Are Hurt

February 22, 2019

One of my favorite pastimes used to be letting my husband know when he hurt my feelings. Of course, it never crossed my mind to take into consideration the [...]

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The More Unlovable the Kid, the More I Need to Love

January 18, 2019

This Sunday, I was thinking about the healing power of love. How, when people are going through a tough time, sometimes all they need is to be loved. I’ve [...]

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All I Want for Christmas II – Getting Rid of a Toxic To Do List

December 21, 2018

My personal tendency is to get anywhere and everywhere, and do everything as efficiently and as quickly as humanly possible. As a result, I’ve lived most of my life [...]

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Explanations vs. Excuses – Am I Using Stress as an Excuse

November 2, 2018

From a young age, it bothered me when people would make excuses and speak for their children, “Oh he’s shy, but thank you for having him.” Being shy is [...]

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