Tag: still-figuring-life-out
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The Trial Inside My Head: Why I’m Finally Putting Down the Red Pen
If someone else spoke to me the way i speak to myself, I would call it emotional abuse. I would tell a friend to walk away from that relationship; I would recognize it as toxic and cruel. But because the voice lives inside my own skull, I call it “accountability.” I hold myself to standards…
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The War Between the “Big Picture” and the Dirty Dishes.
I know the checklist of gratitude by heart. I have the “shoulds” perfectly memorised: The sun is shining. My daughter is happy and healthy. I have a safe home. I have people who love me and listen to me vent. If I were a character in a book, this would be the point where I…
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How To Deal With Toddler Melt Downs (Most of the Time
Before becoming a parent, I thought tantrums happened because children were being difficult. Now I know better. Sometimes my child is tired. Sometimes she’s hungry. Sometimes she’s overwhelmed or overstimulated by big feelings she doesn’t know how to explain. And sometimes if I’m honest, I’m overwhelmed too. Toddler meltdowns can make even the most patient…
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