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Continue reading →: Why Writing Matters: Reflections from an Introverted BloggerI have always had the urge to write but never knew what to say or to who. I am trying to remember what made me write the first post or why I decided to blog. It seems I just started… but nothing starts out of the blue, right. I grew…
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Continue reading →: Help Me Escape a Toxic EnvironmentI am working in the most toxic environment and everyone is ok with it. I keep looking around thinking someone will step in and say this is not ok. But after 21 years of waiting no one seems to want to change it! It’s making me think that I am the problem, maybe I should just…
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Continue reading →: Effective Screen Time Management for Kids (is what AI told me to call this but it’s more: Confusion and Anxiety Around Screen Time)Screen time management… I hate that it falls to me to manage screen time. I feel like there should be an inbuilt shut off to every social media, video game and mobile phone handed to a child… and adult for that matter. You would think looking at how detrimental to…
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Continue reading →: Finding Confidence in Writing Again: A Personal ReflectionStart writing… that’s what was on my screen just before I typed this sentence. So ok. I think what people like about my blog is that it’s relatable. We’re all just trying our best to raise good people who want to do something with their lives that is meaningful. I…
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Continue reading →: Raising AdultsI wonder sometimes if my kids know and feel how bewildered I am by them. My adultish kids. I say adultish more for my benefit than theirs. I am ignoring the fact that in 6 months my eldest will be the age his father was when we got married and…
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Continue reading →: The Perils Of Packing For Your ChildrenWhere is the reset button? I need to do a hard reset. Maybe a restore to factory settings or something. Je suis fatigue. Ich bin mude. Estoy cansada. Ngikhathele. Sono stanco.أنا تعبانة. My boys are going to go to the desert for the weekend. I packed for them today. Wait,…
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