Carla: This video made me laugh and I felt I needed to share it with all of you.
ADHP–Attention Demanding Hyperactive Parenting
Carla: I’m coining a new term: ADHP–Attention Demanding Hyperactive Parenting. It’s my–and maybe your–tendency to over-parent. I’ve had a few conversations lately that have me wondering if I am too worried, too protective, too uptight with my kids. We aren’t what I would consider strict or rigid parents–we don’t have a lot of rules or […]
Why Parents Hate Parenting
Carla: Okay friends, my friend Tonya posted this cover story on parenting from New York Magazine. It covers so much of what we’ve talked about here that I am dying to talk about it with you. So give it a read (it’s long, so you might need to hide in the bathroom to get through it) […]
Honoring Moms, Not Motherhood
Carla: We’re still here! More on where we’ve been and where we’re going in a minute. But first, check out Caryn’s fantastic post on Mother’s Day at her.menuetics.com. I hope she remembers us when she’s on Oprah. Anyway, we are sorry for our long absence from the Interwebs. After a long season of work-less-ness, projects […]
My Dream Girl
Carla: At the risk of sending you away and you never coming back, let me introduce you to the Pioneer Woman. Now some of you are probably already well-aquainted with the lovely Ree Drummond and her highly funny, beautiful, endlessly entertaining presence on the Interwebs. But if you’re not, go meet her. Just please come […]
You Say It’s Your Birthday
Carla: While the actual birth-days of my children are three of the most miraculous and memorable moments of my life, I must say that celebrating those days is, to me, one of life’s bigger hassles. My poor son was born on a major holiday, which means we either have his birthday party a few weeks […]
