It’s been a pretty hard summer for me. I have trouble sometimes remembering just how to do this baby thing. What with the kids being (almost) 14, (almost) 11, 9, and 8… and Risi being 9 months. I feel like a first time mother again, but without all the patience and time I had when […]
Blogtober #11 – That moment in time
Today’s prompt is: Describe a distinct moment when your life took a turn. I’m sure I’ve talked about this moment before. The moment where my SD (aka biological father) ended up in jail. It was a few weeks before Christmas when I was 8 years old. We came home from school to my mom crying […]
I Pay My Kids
…to do their ‘chores.’ Paying children to do chores is one of those parenting subjects that I’ve noticed people will disagree about. Some believe that just being a member of the household means that you should do a chore and that is that. It teaches responsibility and you should need absolutely no compensation to do […]