I’ve had many requests for another day-in-the-life article, but I decided instead to give you a week of ADHD shenanigans instead. My son was little when I wrote that. These days everyone shares every moment of their ADHD lives on social media. But I feel more comfortable writing it down than pointing at word bubbles. […]
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Holiday Traditions That Having Nothing To Do With Gifts
Now that my son is older I think about holiday traditions, not gifts. I know you’re bored and burned out on Covid and being stuck with your people 24/7. People are buying so much crap in the middle of a pandemic and an economic downturn FedEx can’t keep up. Your inbox is overflowing right now, […]
Setting Boundaries In Your Parenting
Seting boundaries in your parenting is just as important as learning to set clear, kind boundaries in all of your relationships. Even before I started this blog I was obsessed with parenting. I read as many books as I could get my hands on while I was pregnant. Like most clueless well-intentioned first time parents, […]
Shifting From Conflict to Calm
Shifting from conflict to calm is quite difficult after approximately fifteen weeks of togetherness. It’s summer. I have ADHD, my child has ADHD, and summer camp is currently closed. Temperatures are rising faster than a helium balloon around here. While carrying another load of laundry to the basement the other day I shouted, “why are […]
Give Your Child a Redo
When things are going off the rails, give your child a redo. No wait, give your child (and yourself) a redo. THAT is where the magic is. Yes, your child will occasionally act like caged animal and embarrass you in public, or behind you while in the middle of a zoom call. That’s just an […]
Teaching Children with ADHD about Consequences
Teaching children with ADHD about consequences is tricky business. As a parent with ADHD I have trouble recalling my past learning experiences and applying them, so I know damn well my child has is even harder. According to the authors of Parenting with Love and Logic, consequences don’t have to happen immediately in order to […]
Teaching Children About Compromise
Teaching children about compromise is more important now than ever. You and I are at home trying to wear all the hats. We are mothers, partners, parents, teachers, and community organizers. Soon we will be camp directors for the summer. I don’t know about you, but my ability to manage conflict has decreased in the […]
Why I Only Have One Child
I cannot even tell you how many times I’ve been asked why I only have one child. It started when he was just a couple months old with comments from one particular family member, and it continued for at least three or four years. As you know, I’m an ADHD mom. My son also has […]
The ADHD Meltdown
I had the ADHD meltdown of a lifetime a few weeks ago. Here is the audio version of this post: As you may know, one of the less-attractive symptoms of having ADHD is the emotional dysregulation. Generally, meltdowns happen to me about 2 times per year and usually involve my family, my business, and […]
The Memory Dump
Have you ever seen the memory dump scene in the movie Inside Out? In the scene Joy falls into this huge black hole of old memories that look like gray balls. As Riley matures the forgotten memories are tossed down there and eventually evaporate into nothing. The movie does a great job of explaining how […]
