At that moment, I was here, “Wow, can I screw up this parenting thing any more?” Out of the blue, (well, not entirely out of the blue) I get a text from an old friend who was reflecting back to a thing that happened years ago. She said, “I’ll never forget,” [that I said], “takeContinue reading “Here, Take a Swig of This”
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Learning to say, “No”
Over Thanksgiving, my daughter was home from uni and she asked me to go somewhere and do/buy something. I don’t exactly recall where she wanted to go or what it was she wanted to do, but I remember my reply. My reply was a big, loud (slightly hesitant) “No.” Most of the time, she getsContinue reading “Learning to say, “No””