Tag Archives: preschool

The Aftermath

February 10, 2016 · by · in Childhood, Family, Hard Stuff, Kids, Parenting · 37 Comments

Tantrums are not forever. Tantrums are not forever. Tantrums are not forever. This is what I repeat to myself when I’m smack dab in the eye of the storm. I’ve gotten better at resorting to this mantra over the past year, which may or may not have anything to do with the fact that she […]

Who I Was Today

June 3, 2015 · by · in Family, Hard Stuff, mental health, Parenting, Toddlers · 25 Comments

I want to remember who we were today. Today was a Wednesday at the beginning of June, 2015. C had a week off from PDO last week, and today she returned to school. It was her first day of the summer session and she transitioned from the two-year-old classroom to the three-year-old preschool classroom, aptly titled “Monkey […]