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It’s Really OK That Your Kid Bit Mine, I Promise

2022-02-25
By: Lauri Walker
On: February 25, 2022

When my son was in Kindergarten a little girl crawled up near his chair during class and bit him on the butt. I kid you not. When his teacher called me to tell me what happened I dang near peed my pants, I laughed so hard. The image of itRead More →

5 Reasons Why Candy Crush is Good for My Mental Health

5 Reasons Why Candy Crush is Good for My Mental Health

2018-07-13
By: Lauri Walker
On: July 13, 2018

I’m a Mom with a lot of kids and all the normal stress that that implies. Parenting is hard, thankless work and as parents, we take a lot of crap. It is hard on our bodies and mental health. In today’s world it seems that everyone has to have aRead More →

The Real Reason I’m Not Going to Talk About Who Effed Up My Day

2018-04-11
By: Lauri Walker
On: April 11, 2018

I love that I get to write about nothing and everything. If an idea strikes me I can put it out there and anyone who wants to read it is able to. Most of the time. My dad and I were joking around the other day and he said, I’mRead More →

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I’m Lauri, a mom of four (one girl, three boys), a home-based daycare owner and a funny parenting writer. I’m based in the Pacific Northwest and like every mother ever, I need a nap! Parenting is hard work, but it’s also a lot of fun.

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People ask me all the time, after five babies, for People ask me all the time, after five babies, for the best advice I have to give to those planning to start a family. I think they want to know what kind of "stuff" to buy. Onesies? Car seats? Cribs? Those things are important, sure. You need them. Register for them. People will buy it all, but they aren’t the answer to the big questions. 
Not even close. 
Are you ready? 
This is it. After 18 years of parenting this is the pinnacle of my experience. This is my holy grail of wisdom for you:
Be sure.
You do not need to be sure about whether or not you will love because you will, I promise. Love is a given. Love will come naturally. It will pour from you like water from a river. What you must decide, what you must be absolutely 100% sure of, is whether or not you are ready to have your heart broken. 
Friends, I'm not talking about any old heartbreak here. I'm not talking about the pain of losing your first love or that time your best friend told your secrets to everyone at school. This is something like you've never experienced before. 
These people you want to create will shatter you into a million pieces, over and over, relentlessly, and in so many different ways. You will break under the pressure of intense joy. You will not be able to bear the bittersweet sadness at the knowledge that they seem to grow up in the time it takes to breathe in and out. (Oh, don’t worry, you’ll be infinitely proud of the adults they’ll become. That will bring a whole new kind of sweet heartbreak.) You will suffer every illness they endure in fear and anguish and you'll be crushed at the pain they'll feel when they make the inevitable mistakes that are part of growing up. Through nearly every minute of it you’ll worry, “Am I doing this right?” Be sure that you can handle constant devastation in both good and bad ways. This parenting thing is hard! 
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Originally written in 2016. Follow @mamaneedsa_nap for more.
I’m working some stuff out. Give yourself permis I’m working some stuff out. Give yourself permission to do that when you need to. 
Take a minute. Take a breath. 
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Does anyone remember the Tribbles from Star Trek? Does anyone remember the Tribbles from Star Trek?
Found this on our walk today so, Kids, if your bas Found this on our walk today so, Kids, if your baskets aren’t quite what you were hoping for remember to give the Bunny some grace.
Clearly he’s seen some things.
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