Tag: parenting

Knoxville Family-Friendly Daytrips

Knoxville Family-Friendly Daytrips

When you start having children, there’s no denying that the affordability of vacations goes right out the window. Not that we don’t adore our...

Change The World: Raise Kind Kids

No matter what political party, religion, or social circle you belong to, life feels incredibly heavy right now. I know I am not alone...

I’m Not Ready For Summer To End

Time is a thief. Each year, many of us take the obligatory first and last day of school pictures, shocked at how much our children...
I Don't Want My Son To Be Proud of Me

I Don’t Want My Son To Be Proud of Me

Yes, that's right. I said what I said. I don't want my son to be proud of me and there is one very specific...
Parenting from pain

Parenting From My Pain

Y'all, I am one messed up mama. It struck me recently as we began talking to our tween daughter about growing up. "The talk" if...
The Proof Is In The Carpet

The Proof Is In The Carpet

The other night, as I was cleaning the upstairs for a weekend guest, I looked at a section of our carpet and audibly sighed...

I Will Never Stop Holding My Kids

“One day you will sit your kids down and never pick them up again.” This quote has stuck with me since the first time I...