“I’m not a helicopter parent, or a free range parent, or a snow plow parent. I think I’m more of a ‘let them go and then panic the whole time’ parent. Is there a name for that?”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“I’m not a helicopter parent, or a free range parent, or a snow plow parent. I think I’m more of a ‘let them go and then panic the whole time’ parent. Is there a name for that?”
“Teens who would rather wind the clock hands back a few years to be children again than face the very real possibility they might not live to see their dreams realized.”
“I know I want them to never feel like they’re ‘too much.’ I want my girls to feel like the strong, capable, nurturing, intellectual, magical beings they were created to be. I never want them to think twice about being themselves.”
“My Google searches went from ‘Bon Appetit chicken cacciatore’ to ‘how to tell if your husband is cheating.’ He promised it was nothing, it would stop, I had nothing to worry about, he chose me and our daughters.”
“Why invest and attach when those relationships might have an approaching expiration date? Why trade golf outings and weekend trips for extra loads of laundry? Now that I’m a foster dad, I finally have an alternate perspective compared to ‘why not?'”
“These women are the strongest people I know, but they probably don’t believe it about themselves. Today, I want to celebrate them.”
“For a long time, we weren’t sure if we would have another baby. Now our second child is almost here, and although the chaos will double, as well as the laundry, I know the love will, too.”
“My midwife came running into the room just in time to catch the baby. They put her on my chest, and I could not believe the experience I just had.”
“Nine months will fly by, and, before you know it, your baby will be here. So take all the pictures, write it all down, and enjoy every moment.”
“The princess gets the prince, the girl gets the guy, the movie ends with a ‘Happily Ever After.’ But what if we could catch a glimpse at what that happily ever after looked like?”