My son says I have Mommy Magic. I can open locked doors from the opposite side. I can make booboos stop hurting with a single kiss. I can tell what trouble the kiddos are getting into when I am not even in the same room (although that one may have something to do with the fact that Will’s little ... Read More about My Not-So-Mommy-Magic
Home
The Power of the “Reset Button”
I’ve found a strategy that has helped me when tensions run high and our household seems to be careening out of control. On those days when everyone is tantruming and crying (including mommy), I call a family meeting to invoke the Townsend Family “Reset Button”. This button is tantamount to ... Read More about The Power of the “Reset Button”
Surrender
Every night before bed, I tiptoe into each of my boys’ rooms. Mikey is usually scrunched up in the fetal position with everything thrown off his toddler bed except his beloved blanky. His hair is matted with sweat and mouth is sucking adorably on the binky I rationally know he is too old to have. ... Read More about Surrender
Ode to the “Other Mothers”
It’s 10:30 at night and I am lying in bed – kids finally sleeping after we fought the evening’s shadow monsters and ghost trains. I can’t believe I am finally writing my inaugural blog post. I have planned to start this blog oh… a year ago, maybe more. Yet, day by day, life flies by in what feels ... Read More about Ode to the “Other Mothers”