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Can the Average Moms Please Step This Way?
Parenting Kids Who Are Struggling Is The Hardest Kind Of Hard
Quit Lit for your Holiday Gift List
Wonder Woman with a Drinking Problem
In This Holiday Season, Protect Yourself

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I feel like the “I hate you’s” increase each I feel like the “I hate you’s” increase each year, or maybe it just feels that way.
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When hermit crabs are molting, they undergo a tran When hermit crabs are molting, they undergo a transformation that leaves them especially vulnerable to predators until their new, stronger exoskeleton grows in place. 
During this time, the crab will bury itself in the ground to protect itself while it’s body undergoes complete metamorphosis.
When Glennon Doyle mentioned this process in her podcast, it hit me like lightning. Is this why I feel such an immense desire to ‘sit it out’ through the holidays this year?
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Read my new blog post, "In This Holiday Season, Protect Yourself," in full. Link in bio!
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Some people think it’s rude. But my well-being i Some people think it’s rude. But my well-being is more important than fitting someone’s social perception of politeness.
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Alcohol fueled me with everything I believed I lac Alcohol fueled me with everything I believed I lacked in real life. It made me feel like I had superpowers. I became Wonder Woman, in a way.
Only problem was this Wonder Woman didn’t know how to stop. She never felt satisfied and would seek more and more; leading to her self-destruction.
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Read my blog post, "Wonder Woman with a Drinking Problem," in full. Link in bio!
This transition to sober living—I would not chan This transition to sober living—I would not change a single day. A single moment. The past years I learned who I am. 
I learned about a beautiful, strong woman who was hiding behind layers and layers of fear, and alcohol-soaked filters. 
Behind all the layers, and behind the mask, awaited a woman and mother who was stronger than I ever imagined. She was also funnier, smarter, and kinder without alcohol.
Read my blog post in full, "I Quit Drinking For My Kids, But I Stay Sober For Me." Link in bio!
It’s a conundrum. ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ #parents # It’s a conundrum.
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Parenting kids who are struggling is the hardest k Parenting kids who are struggling is the hardest kind of hard. 
The saying goes “You are only as happy as your least happy child,” and for parents of kids who struggle, it’s the same.
For kids who struggle with mental health, health, or neurodivergence – parents feel the pain, fear and confusion it brings.
For kids who are struggling socially, academically, and physically – parents also feel that conflict and it weighs on us like it’s happening to us.
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Read my new blog post, "Parenting Kids Who Are Struggling Is The Hardest Kind Of Hard," in full. Link in bio!
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If you meet my child and he seems off, it’s not If you meet my child and he seems off, it’s not your imagination. My son has a hidden disability.
If you talk to him and he doesn’t make eye contact, or acknowledge you, or respond to your question… it’s not because he’s rude. It’s because socializing is challenging for him, and it’s something we have to practice constantly.
If you hear me praising him for simple things – things a 7 year old should do easily – it’s not because we are spoiling him, or because he’s a brat. It’s because things that come naturally for some children take years and years of work for others.
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Read my blog post, "You Don't See My Child's Hidden Disability," in full. Link in bio!
During my greatest struggles, using alcohol to cop During my greatest struggles, using alcohol to cope was always my Plan A. 
Relationship issues, tragedy, and in parenting, not only was it my go-to, it was often the first thing people recommended or encouraged. Drink through the divorce, drink through the hard day with the kids.
When my father died, one of my best friends said she went to three different gift basket companies before she could find a bereavement basket that didn’t include wine in it.
But the science doesn’t lie.
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Read my new blog post, "Alcohol Was Always My Plan A," in full. Link in bio!
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