My daughter raced in her first ever swim meet. She was the girl who stopped midway to fix her goggles, the one who was a full length of a pool behind the other swimmers. My daughter was the one that the crowd cheered for, not for winning a race, but because she was the last one in the pool. As …
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I Threw A Toy Against The Wall, A Low Point In The Pandemic
I lost it today. I hit my lowest point, a moment I’m not proud of, even embarrassed to admit. That dent in the wall? That’s from me. That toy I’m holding? Yep, I threw it against the wall in a fit of tears. Amid the morning chaos with a toddler and second grader, it looked like a tornado …
The Burnout Is Real!
Can I be honest with you? I’m not OK. I cried every single day last week. The burnout I cried because my daughter was in the middle of a 7-year-old meltdown. I cried because I screamed at my toddler in frustration. I cried because I broke my toe walking down the stairs…who breaks their …