Tag: bad memories

Raising Better Parents

The world outside may be cruel, but behind our front door, there’s no fear, judgment, or shame. There’s unconditional love.

It’s good to give your kids positive reinforcement, but also to remind them that the entire world isn’t standing in awe of them

I never had Father’s Days like the ones I’ve made since becoming a father myself.

His death doesn’t feel like part of some lesson. It just feels unfair.

They’re looking down on me with a smile or making my ears ring from afar.

For a kid, those insults are worse than mean, they’re true.

Honestly, kids aren’t the ones who need to pen letters to Santa Claus anyway.

No one has to validate your happiness. You just have to feel it.

We just literally moved yesterday. Half the things in this room are still covered in cellophane.

Although rarely talked about, it’s one of the strangest parts of parenting.