I am constantly fascinated by the varying struggles that each child experiences as they grow - and that one child does not necessarily experience the same struggles that a sibling did.

My second oldest is struggling with something, though I’m not exactly sure what it is yet. He’s verbalizing the struggle by whining, “I don’t want to be a kid; I want to be a grown-up instead.” When I try to explore with him why he feels this way, I get, “I just do, I hate being a kid.” Read the rest of this entry »


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