Headphones & Hormones
They've outgrown the highchairs, they can't hear a word you say, and you don't know whose hormones are worse, yours or theirs. Here's my take on parenting teens as a perimenopausal single mom in 2025.
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Category: Highchairs and Headaches
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It’s summer. Oh, yay. I’m less than thrilled about it. Oh summertime, why must you complicate my life year after sweaty year? Why must you constantly resurface after springtime’s sad end, bringing with you unbearably humid days, itchy mosquito bites, bored children, disappointing bikini bodies, sunburn, and debt-inducing electric bills? And this year, as if there…
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A few months ago I wrote about my struggle with depression and anxiety, and I was taken aback by the overwhelmingly positive response I received afterward. It took me a long time to work up the courage to tell my story; I was admittedly afraid of what others might think of my decision to publicly…
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I have a confession to make. I absolutely hate going to the park with my kids. Before I started this blog, I might have been hesitant to openly admit such a thing. Other parents seem to genuinely love the park. As soon as the spring arrives and the weather warms up, I constantly see “off to the…
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I can’t help but miss the days when the only wardrobe I had to worry about was my own. I’ve never really been an amazing dresser. And now that I have to pick out my kids clothes too, I’m pretty stressed out. It’s just a lot of fashion decisions for someone who doesn’t even know…
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I love how affectionate my children are. Little M just gave me one of his trademark bear hugs, a lengthy, tight squeeze that brings on the warm and fuzzies every time. Totally the best feeling ever. But I can’t help but wonder…. What on earth will I do when my kids no longer want to…
