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You always hear about “Mommy’s boy” or “Daddy’s girl.” In my experience though, kids just tend to be more attached to the parent that takes care of them more consistently and crave the attention of the parent that doesn't. I was always what they call the default parent for my firstborn, and he has always been a mama's boy. George’s firstborn naturally defaulted to him too, because it had always just been them. We were their stability and comfort, so they were closest to us. W

As I have said time and time again, no one, even those with extensive experience or degrees, would I ever consider a parenting "expert." I think that there are those of us that have been doing it long enough and have good enough kids a majority of the time to share what works for us on some things. What works in my house with my feral hoard of five may not work for your one calm little angel or three terrors. Every single child is different. Every single parent and family dyn

I aim to only post once a week. I do this for many reasons, including that I am busy and also I figure y'all don't want or need to hear my musings any more than that. Today, I am making a rare exception. Not because I am having a Crisis of the Week (COW as my therapist shortened it), but because I think that mental health is too important to not talk about as often as possible. As I have previously stated, I have Bipolar Disorder, among other things. The most relatable aspect

Something a little lighter this week. First of all, I do NOT get paid for promoting any companies. Maybe one day this blog will be super...