In our Western context, where we have access to more information than we could possibly process, parenting can be an overwhelming journey. The pressure to do it just right is intense but opinions and even professionals disagree on what constitutes right in the first place. Supposed experts can’t even agree on what equals healthy but…
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Chibok list of names, humanity, and when helping hurts
As news comes in today of the rescue of 7 of the girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok, Nigeria, I wonder how many people are looking at the published list of names and wondering what their names are. For those of us in the West, which of those foreign looking collection of letters on…
Mommy, why are you crying- empathy and kidnapped girls
On April 15, 2014, 234 female students were kidnapped by terrorists from a school in Nigeria. Most of them have not escaped, none of them have been rescued. It is believed most have been married off. Their government has done nothing. This is not ok. If these were our daughters how would we want the world…
Jeremy’s Thought du Jour – A Riddle
People at different ages just see the world differently. When it comes to peeing, our little Smunchie really didn’t understand why it wasn’t ok to let loose in the closet. When I told her she shouldn’t do her business in there, the look I received from her when she replied “Why?” made it very clear…
Stop telling me our relationship with our teens should suck
“Mommy, I feel weird and embarrassed sometimes about our relationship.” My heart sank at my 15 year old’s words. I loved our relationship and thought she did too. In fact, parenting teens had, to this point, proved to be my favorite stage. I told myself not to take it personally, “Oh, ok. Want to tell…
Jeremy’s thought du jour.
I’ve known both of these this week alone. ~ Jeremy
Clothing-optional Home
This is a post I made on Facebook yesterday while it was making changes to its algorithm; I thought I had lost it. But many of our followers found it and a few of them went ahead and messaged it to me (thank you Luci, Charlotte, and Amity!). Thank you all for your support. When…
To save our sanity- quiet time
With 9 people in our home (the ages 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 13, 15, and 2 thirty-somethings), finding personal space physically and emotionally can be challenging. The early days of parenting taught us very quickly we needed to help respect the needs of everyone in the family for space and quiet. Remembering how my…
Making room for dads at the changing table
This isn’t anything great, just a changing table in a women’s bathroom. I took a picture of it today for one simple reason: the men’s bathroom didn’t have one. How do I know this? Because several months ago, my husband, the dedicated and involved father of my children, went to take then 18 month old…
Love Beyond Moi TLB giveaway – 16 points about sex beyond baby
by Jessica Martin-Weber This post is the partner post to one Jeremy wrote, 9 Tips to having more and better sex after baby, on The Leaky Boob as part of a giveaway celebrating Valentine’s Day and expressing love beyond one day. Find the giveaway information and widget to enter at the end of this post….