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Good Intentions

Have you ever had a plan to be nice to your kids completely backfire? That’s been the story of my life this morning. My baby came down with a nasty cold a few days ago, and she’s been pretty miserable. I’ve been doing whatever I can to make her more comfortable: I give her lots of warm baths, run the humidifier, scratch her back, and do lots of baby massage. She normally sleeps in her crib. She always napped with me as a newborn, but once she hit about 6 months old, she made the transfer to mostly napping alone. … Continue reading →

The Best Intentions of a Single Parent

I have been told that good intentions just aren’t enough, but I would like to think that the universe will cut a little slack for a single parent. After all, many of us carry around the best of intentions most of the time, but things do not always turn out the way we intend. I am finding that as my children are getting older and they are all older teenagers now, they are starting to appreciate the fact that I am almost always trying a little more. When they were younger, they were incredibly harsh critics, but then again, so … Continue reading →