DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. At a certain point, the classmate birthday party season begins. For us, it seemed the preschool year was the one where almost everyone was inviting the whole class to their birthday party. They are usually held at the local inflatable party zone, indoor water park or a occasional brave souls have hosted them at home. Your child is excited and you want to nurture that social aspect of life where they want to attend parties so you happily RSVP yes. The following post is written as a tongue and cheek parent prospective of the 7 stages to attending a classmate birthday party. I'll just put it out there as I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way, but these parties are awkward for parents. It's rare that fellow parents know each other so as the kids all go out and play, and you are left feeling like a 7th grade dance awkwardly trying to find your place. But that's not where the first stage starts. It starts at the cubby at school or mailbox at home with the receiving of the ... Continue Reading...
10 Things I Learned from my First Kindergarten Tea
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. This September my oldest child will be attending Kindergarten! Just a few days ago we visited her soon-to-be new elementary school at a Kindergarten Tea. It served as an hour long meet and greet to be introduced to the kindergarten teachers and some key staff members, including the principal, nurse and guidance counselor and learn some basics to get us prepped from what’s ahead. The kids got to visit the classroom and the parents stayed back to hear more information on the year ago. Now it’s been many years since I’ve attended Kindergarten so granted many of the things on this list might be obvious to you but they stood out to me! Some things are school specific I’m sure so make sure to pay attention when you attend yours! Here are 10 things I learned from my first Kindergarten Tea. Bring a pen. I walked into the meeting with my little clutch purse that holds nothing but my basics as I’ve not yet been acclimated to non-diaper bag life. So I didn’t have a pen on hand and wish ... Continue Reading...
7 Ways I’m a Bad Mom
Happy Mother's Day to all those mamas out there! While we are all working hard to be a good mom, sometimes things don’t exactly go as planned. Here is a short list of ways I’m a bad mom, which is obviously meant as a humorous way to look at this role as mom. You’ll see that this isn’t about mom shaming or placing doubt in my momming skills, it’s just a tongue and cheek declaration on the ways I may not stand up to the standards set for motherhood. I think some of you may enjoy the list: I tell white lies. The ice cream truck is literally called “the music truck” in our house. “We ran out of batteries” has come out of my mouth more than once for an annoying sounding toy. I throw out their handmade artwork. Yes I keep some things, mostly that includes handprints, but I can’t seriously keep EVERYTHING they ever produce with their bare hands, right? The trick is to do it on a day they’re in school and try to remember to throw the garbage bag out before they get home! Luckily my girls have Dory memories and never ask or look for the missing scribble. They don’t know you can actually take toys home from the store. As you see on our IG stories, we play with the same few toys every time we’re out Target but we’ve never ... Continue Reading...