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  Two Truths to Fight off Mom-Guilt

  Not enough exercise. Their/They’re/There still stumps my 12 year old. We move them around too much. I let their pet bunny roast in the Texas sun accidentally. In a rush, I threw the bunny’s corpse into the garbage in front of them. Not enough time spent reading. Too much yelling. All their food is either […]

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  Leading a Child’s Heart Away From Porn: A 10-point Discussion Guide

  I am utterly gutted over the pandemic of pornography in our society.  It can’t be overstated.  Porn is on Instagram. Porn is on Pinterest.  It’s also on Facebook (via shared “gifts” in the messenger app.) On WhatsApp, kids are texting each other gifs and links.  Web browsers are attached to most apps and video gaming […]

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  Should my 13 Year Old have Instagram?

  Each time I asked my 13-year-old daughter what she wanted for Christmas, her answer was always the same: Instagram.  Every time she said it, my heart sank.  I told her it was just about the one thing I could not in good conscience “give” to her.  Instagram doesn’t feel like a good gift.  It’s the […]

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  My Favorite Things for this Family of 7

  I thought long and hard whether or not to write about our 2017 family motto: This is a family, and family means that no one gets to do what they want to do.   It would be therapeutic for me to unpack all that statement has meant.  But it would be a downer.  Instead, I am […]

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  The 3-Line Script that Overcomes Every “BUT MOM!”

  I came into parenting fully thinking that I don’t owe a child any explanations when it comes to their obedience.  They better execute mission without asking questions.  Actually, I want to see them pop into the position of attention, sound off with a “Yes Ma’am,” and move out smartly to take care of business. Errr–that’s […]