May
11
micro-05-11-2023
Having one of those moments wondering why it’s in a kid’s nature to not listen to their parents and question absolutely everything.
parenting
Dec
31
micro-12-31-2022
Happy birthday to my daughter. Turning 13 Years Old
Dec
31
Turning 13 Years Old
I celebrate Kylie's thirteenth birthday, her independence, bus trips, friendships, social growth, and becoming a teenager.
4 min read
Sep
06
micro-09-06-2022
My morning (so far): - Wake up daughter and make coffee - Watch her come out of her room at the last second to go catch her bus - Get a text saying her bus didn't show up...
Jul
14
micro-07-14-2022
My latest struggle with parenting is with my daughter and clothing. She wants to wear the same shirt daily, shorts that are clearly too small (riding up a lot), etc. Nice to...
Jul
05
micro-07-05-2022
The mind is so weird. I usually don’t remember my dreams, but I woke up from a dream of helping with a high school production of Saturday Night Fever. Not sure what this means.
Dec
31
Turning 12 Years Old
I celebrate Kylie's twelfth birthday after another challenging year of COVID, school, growth, and the move toward middle school.
4 min read
Sep
07
micro-09-07-2021
First day of grade 7 for my daughter. Made the decision to transfer her to a different middle school than her elementary fed into so feeling more nervous for her. Also, have...
Aug
06
micro-08-06-2021
A sign your kid is feeling better: they’re driving you crazy again rather than sleeping.
Feb
27
micro-02-27-2021
It’s a completely different stage of parenting when your kid wants to sleep the day away and you’ve been up for five hours already.
Feb
17
micro-02-17-2021
“How can kids listen to music on an Amazon Echo while watching TikTok on their phone?” he asks, while watching YouTube on the TV and scrolling Instagram on his phone.
Dec
30
Turning 11
I celebrate Kylie's eleventh birthday after a hard 2020 of school disruption, self-discovery, growing confidence, and change.
8 min read
Dec
16
micro-12-16-2020
The low point in my adulting life: being happy that I've gone through the box of cheap garbage bags for my kitchen so I can get the decent ones once again. Don't cheap out on...
Dec
12
micro-12-12-2020
My daughter’s homework required her to write about how life has changed compared to the recent past. One of her examples was to mention MySpace. She got pretty excited when I...
Sep
21
micro-09-21-2020
You know what’s worse than a regular Monday morning? A Monday morning with a preteen.