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I recently read The 5 Love Languages and The 5 Love Languages for Children by Gary Chapman–and I realized that I hadn’t been speaking my 6 year old Harlyn’s love language. Psst! This post contains affiliate links. This means that, at no cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and […]
Before I became a mom, there were several things I said I’d never do as a mother. Five years into motherhood and I can tell you: I was a better mom before I had kids. 😉 Do you remember all those times you we’re out and about, childless and naive? When you’d see parents doing […]
It’s a big topic today–how to answer your kids’ tough questions. If you haven’t been hanging out with me over on IG (@thisaveragemom) or watching the Fools in Love Podcast Live show on Wednesday nights, then you don’t know about how REAL things have gotten over here since someone (cough cough Harlyn) turned FIVE. It […]
I’ve long grappled with the whole ‘last baby’ thing. See, in my head, I’d have my first, then my second, and magically, I’d have known at that moment whether we were “done” or not. The number of kids you have is so personal, but one thing is true for us all: eventually, by choice or […]
Mommin’ Ain’t Easy. And I know you’re like, “duh Meg” because I’ve just said (and titled a whole blog post) around the most obvious thing in the world. But let me explain. I’m writing this post on Saturday, and hours ago, things were not going so well over at our house. The early morning had […]
