My Instagram algorithm has my entire personality figured out completely. Because of this, I have a folder of saved videos specifically for parenting.
My Instagram algorithm has my entire personality figured out completely. Because of this, I have a folder of saved videos specifically for parenting.
As the school year draws to a close, students, parents, and teachers usually feel the excitement and, sometimes, the stress that comes with this transition.
I can’t speak for the teachers, but I have a feeling they’d like a little more appreciation in, say, March, when it’s still cold and far enough past Christmas and Valentines Day that they could use a break from the norm.
Looking back at the shock of finding out we were having a baby almost exactly 2 years ago, we laugh now seeing how much we were talking about having a baby before we knew.
For the last two weeks, my husband and I have been country-hopping and visiting family throughout Europe with our five-year-old, Coraline.
Lately, I've been feeling a twinge of nostalgia, perhaps because I've been sifting through old photos of my son, affectionately referred to as The Boy, to compile my yearly social media tribute marking his birthday. He turned 16 last week!
As I sit down to jot these words, I can't help but imagine if I could travel back in time and have a heart-to-heart with my younger self.
After Arden turned one, my wife and I would wonder when we would stop referring to him as a baby.
“Mom, I have white skin,” Coraline said from the back seat. It was a few days before her fifth birthday, and we were driving home from the store after picking up a bunch of rainbow unicorn supplies.