My superpower, I’ve decided, is straddle parenting. My superpower is teaching a teen to drive with GT and the Halo Express playing in the background.
Number eight
Like clockwork, one month before my due date I began to worry. I wasn’t concerned about our newest child’s health, or the delivery, or whether…
In the middle
You remember middle school. We all remember middle school. Let’s face it– there’s a reason why it’s used as an analogy for all the horrible,…
Treasure
Every day moments. Oh, how the magic and the mystery of the mundane threatens to escape me at every turn. Caught up in the needs,…
Mind the gap
The first thing new friends notice about our children is the number. The second is the gap. Things start out as you’d expect for a…
Starting over
It’s true. You only get one shot at raising your family. Mostly. Because if you’re us, and you have two distinct sets of children that…
Straddle Parenting
I am an anomaly, even in the microcosm of the homeschooling world. Day in, day out, I parent across the seasons. I do ortho visits…