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Passport Mug Shot: Jacoba Alderink on Parenting and Imperfection
Welcome to our Monday guest post series on Parenting and Imperfection.
Today, I’m very pleased to introduce you to Jacoba Alderink, the writer behind A Yankee Mom in Texas. I love Jacoba because, in short, she cracks me up. She tags her posts things like “Questionable Parenting,” “Spawn of Satan” and “Unseemly Confessions.” And she writes about gonorrhea. So, you know; what’s not to love?
I hope you enjoy Jacoba’s light-hearted look … Continue Reading “Passport Mug Shot: Jacoba Alderink on Parenting and Imperfection”
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Broken: Heather Bowie on Parenting and Imperfection
Welcome to our Monday guest post series on Parenting and Imperfection.
I can’t remember precisely when I started reading Heather Bowie’s blog, Team Aidan, but I know her list of what we, the parents of kids with special needs, wish you, the others, knew about our lives made me cheer and cemented my love of her writing. As a mama of a kid with special needs myself, I particularly resonated with “I’m mostly … Continue Reading “Broken: Heather Bowie on Parenting and Imperfection”
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Parenting and Imperfection: Q&A with Filmmakers Gabriela and Evelyne Tollman
Welcome to our Monday guest post series on Parenting and Imperfection.
Let’s chat, shall we?
I don’t want to be dramatic here, but I’m certain I’m being preyed upon by ethereal forces who want me to own my feelings rather than shoving them in a box and putting that box inside another box and mailing that box to myself and, when it arrives, SMASHING it with a hammer. (Name that movie.) Surely you can … Continue Reading “Parenting and Imperfection: Q&A with Filmmakers Gabriela and Evelyne Tollman”
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Thoughts on Futility: Carrie Cariello on Parenting and Imperfection
I’m very excited to introduce a brand new Monday series here at the Five Kids blog. I’m calling it:
Parenting and Imperfection
They say to write what you know, and I know all about being an imperfect parent. What’s even more exciting to Imperfect Me is the fact that other people seem to know all about it, too, and I am not alone. Can I get a hallelujah? AMEN.
I’ve been trying to figure out … Continue Reading “Thoughts on Futility: Carrie Cariello on Parenting and Imperfection”
