7 Things You Can Do to Break Your List Reading Habit
Life is busy. You’ve got kids pulling at you, commitments in all directions, and not enough time in the day to warrant a 2-minute shower. If you’re lucky, you might gather […]
Why Loss of Perspective is Exactly What I Needed
Mold laden salami swirled atop the hot soapy water of the trash can. The day had sucked life and perspective out of me, but I was determined to end the […]
From the Parenting Files: Temporary Insanity
Life has a way of interrupting some of our best laid plans, and in doing so- shows us what is really important.
Naked Writing Project:You Can Feel Panic and Thanks at the Same Time: It’s Called Parenting. (Or ‘Panks.’)
There’s this thing where I fear my kids. My anxiety is so tight around my neck that I can’t really breathe. I can’t catch my breath to attempt to keep […]
The Drug Window
There's a brief window of time that I've come to cherish immensely; a time when I get to experience my child without the haze of drugs clouding his mind and personality. I call it the drug window.
One Foot In
Days like these pull me back into the reality of living in China. Days like these make me wonder if it is worth it, if this is the right thing for my children. I think about all of the people who live in the reality of extreme air pollution because they have to, and I am again reminded that I am a mere visitor in this place.
How 5 Words Caused an Identity Crisis
Back in 2007 my husband and I moved to Shanghai for his work. It was then that I decided to trade in my old leather-bound journals for an actual blog. […]
In the Nighttime Mind of a Parent to a Child With Epilepsy as seen on The Mighty
I’m doing everything I shouldn’t be doing and nothing I really want to do. I am a master of mindlessness and avoidance, and it’s all I can really muster at […]
Confessions Of A Hard-Ass Mama
Parent camps. We love to set up in one or another. Some of us try out certain spots, get comfy and set up permanent dwelling spaces. Others set up for […]
Jen Kinney 