Tag: kids
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We tell our kids lies (a poem)
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m off to visit my teacher and then my parents in an hour, but I randomly came up with this poem after making a key for my son. My sister bought him a book full of masks to color and cut and he started with the pirate one 1st […]
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Storytime: My son wants to teach me how to act silly
It’s been a long day. I did housework. I had a nice conversation with a friend. I spent 3 hours trying to convince my son to study. I talked nicely, I yelled. I punished. In the end, I have no idea how I convinced him to study, nicely. I have this thing, where when a […]
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Storytime: Homework, pain, and 3 positive things
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m struggling to be positive right now, so despite my pain, I’ll recall 3 positive things about today. 1. It’s Wednesday, my favorite day of the week because it’s in the middle and I’m a fan of all things symmetrical. 2. I got almost everything on my to-do list […]
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Parenting Catastrophe: Homework
I don’t have anything wise to say today. I’ve been a basket case lately, losing my temper every time my son disobeys me. I take everything personally. I start yelling and threatening, and obviously, that doesn’t work. I deleted all his games today because he hit me in front of his teacher when I asked […]
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Storytime: My son is getting an orange belt soon!
I hope I don’t jinx this. I’ve been feeling very heavy-hearted today. Sleepy all day since I woke up. Needing attention and demanding it in a nonloving way. All good things happened today. When I’m like this, my son is an angel. He studied. He behaved, but then on the way to karate class (he […]
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What I’m working on
Hello and welcome to my blog! How are you doing today? It’s amazing how wordy I get once my creativity isn’t trapped in themes, but themes are important for the organization of my blog. Nobody wants to read incoherent thoughts and all over the place ideas. Today I thought I’d share what I’ve been working […]
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Throwback Thursday: 5 free games to play with your kids from the couch
Hello and welcome to my blog! Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where I bring back a blog post I wrote exactly a year ago and reflect on it. I’m half-asleep in bed. Thursday is almost over, but I couldn’t sleep before bringing back this gem. I wish I read this in the morning. It would have […]
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Throwback Thursday: How to minimize screen time for kids this summer
Hello, and welcome to my blog! Today is the 1st day of summer here because my son just finished school (today was supposed to be his last day but because there are protests due to the bad living conditions in Lebanon, school is out). I have been giving my son up to 1 hour of […]
My Rollercoaster Journey 