My toddler has been talking for quite some time now. Yelling in professional babble tongue. Screaming in dying banshee manner. And above all else, asking for ice in the cutest manner possible. However, with that being said – her screaming, “Mom!” is not the funnest thing ever. And unfortunately, she learned it from her older brother, which makes it even worse. It was a typical morning in my household. I was making a hearty breakfast of unburnt scrambled eggs. My little one digging in the pot cupboard, annoyingly making “music” while screaming at the top of her lungs. My... Leave a Comment
Social media is a funny and fickle creature. Some days it seems like the entire world is against you, other days, it’s as if your the newest IG influencer and living a lavish lifestyle. With my husband being active duty military and gone more often then he’s home, social media has become a staple in our relationship. It’s how we communicate on those long underways, how we video chat with each other, how we say our “love yous” and “miss yous” when we can’t be together physically. Now don’t get me wrong, Facebook, Twitter, and even Instagram, are great...
I was tired from all his appointments, beaten from his constant barrage of angry, and mentally exhausted from all his doctors not listening to me and my concerns regarding my son. We just came out of his therapist meeting, and with another diagnosis. This time it was for ADHD-C, the combination of ADD and ADHD, and PTSD. Due to his unwillingness to participate in some of the tests, a lot was left untold, but I went with it. She prescribed a new set of medications for him, and I was on my way to go get them filled. He...
My wonderful toddler, who is 16-months-old, is such a happy loving little ball of cuteness. If she’s not melting down, she’s always ensuring she can get into everything humanly possible. Apparently, this includes, but is not limited to; removing her pants, removing her diaper, and having a field day with her poop. An obtrusively annoying chime screams from our Google Home, signaling it’s 11 am, and time for Saoirse’s nap. I have to have an alarm set, because I will very quickly lose track of time. Especially if I’m doing things around the house or writing. My jugular bulging...The PreTeen & the Attempted Lifetime Grounding
February 8, 2019 in 10-year-old Meltdown, Mommy Meltdown
My oldest, who’s currently ten, is a tween and going through quite a bought of attitude. It’s so bad, that even correcting the most minor of incidents incites a coup d’etat. God forbid it be a major incident, because correcting that…well let’s just say, it never ends well. For either of us. Usually me a ball of tears in the bathroom and him, well, he’s usually a ball of hot mess after. But this morning, oh boy this morning, was unlike anything I have ever dealt with from this big bodied ball of raging hormones. Morning was calm, peaceful,...Things I Wish I Knew Before Marrying into the Military
February 4, 2019 in Mommy Meltdown, What is Life
The day that I decided my time in the Army was done, my husband — at the time, he was the fiance no one knew about — told me that things were going to be hard. I honestly thought he was joking. I mean what could be so hard about being a veteran and a wife to an active duty sailor. I wish, boy oh boy do I wish, I knew then what I know now. Would it have completely changed whether or not I married the love of my life? No, probably not, but it would have made a...