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Back to School

September 15, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Back to School

This is our second week of being back to school, and I’m feeling a little lost trying to set the new routine, but I’m thrilled that it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I anticipated it would be. During … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, parenting Tagged With: back to school, bts, lifeskills, raising girls, raising teens, school, school lunches, special needs, teachers, tweens

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

March 21, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

My mother is having open heart surgery right now. I’ve been shaking since yesterday morning. The nerves committed, with equal swiftness and intensity, to the panic attack agenda. Nerves are bastards. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, parenting Tagged With: aging parents, anxiety, heart surgery, hospitals, raising girls, raising teens, raising tweens, sandwich generation, stress

Mothers & Daughters and the Gilmore Girls

November 30, 2016 By Tara Leave a Comment

Mothers & Daughters and the Gilmore Girls

I didn’t watch Gilmore Girls when it was on TV, because I am late to everything that is awesome. And I am super stubborn about watching a series when I haven’t been in on it from the beginning. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #streamteam, parenting, sponsored, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, adhd, coffee, gilmore girls, netflix, only child, raising girls

Back to School. Eventually.

September 6, 2016 By Tara 2 Comments

Back to School. Eventually.

School starts tomorrow for my kids. On a Wednesday. At first I was convinced that the theatre camp Molly attended in the summer was backfiring in a big way and had made my truthful tween into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, autism, holiday, humour, parenting Tagged With: back to school, bts, raising girls, school, school lunches, shopping, siblings, special needs siblings, summer, summer vacation

Girls Who Code

August 15, 2016 By Tara Leave a Comment

Girls Who Code

Nerdguy has been running a video game programming camp for Molly and Grace all weekend. Every summer he likes to teach Molly something in-depth related to programming, and she soaks it up as one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, parenting Tagged With: computers, engineering, girls who code, molly, Nerdguy, raising girls, school, STEM, summer camp

Meatloaf is a Leftover. Not our Daughters. #changedestiny

April 12, 2016 By Tara Leave a Comment

Meatloaf is a Leftover. Not our Daughters. #changedestiny

With three tween girls in the house, it’s led me to ponder the change in power that is gradually moving in. When they were little I couldn’t control who they played with at school, or who they chose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting, sponsored, travel Tagged With: #changedestiny, culture, daughters, raising girls, women’s rights

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