I have watched the entire first season of Orange is the New Black on Netflix over the past few weeks. Like many (real life) prisons, inmates are put into solitary confinement for violent or unacceptable behavior. It is called The SHU (Special Housing Units — I googled it so you won’t have to). Lately I […]
Sipping wine between folding towels and onesies at 9:00 at night. Squatting on a public bathroom floor with a baby on your hip as you hoist a toddler onto the toilet. Letting your child wear her shoes on the wrong feet to have one less battle to fight today. Going to Target on a Friday […]
Last night while giving my older two kids their baths, my son started kicking and splashing water everywhere. I, of course, flipped out on him, as splashing and making a mess everywhere is not allowed! I permit a very controlled “splash” at the end of bath, as the water is draining, with the curtain closed. […]