Verified Mom - Phyllis

Dear Self, We spent a lot of time together this weekend while camping out in the wilderness.  It's something we have not done together in...

I am not going to lie and say I just wait until kids are all in bed and then I pop on the tv and start streaming, cause I don't. I will usually pop in my headphones into my phone and start streaming where ever I am because I am too impatient to wait any longer than I have to. I will hide out with Netflix in the bathroom (shush... like you've never done it in the bathroom before!), or I'll sit in my car in the garage (the car isn't running so I'm safe) with my iPad and enjoy a few minutes by myself. I have even had my headphones on while in bed, in the dark, with my husband sleeping next to me. However I can get caught up (meaning binge watch) my favorite shows (like Bloodline), I'll try it.

When I think back to when I first became a mom I never thought I would be embracing motherhood as much as I am now that my kids are older. No one ever plans for the ever changing range of emotions that comes with being a mom. Let me break this down:

Whether you have a little kiddo, tween or teen, you will always have real life issues to contend with. Some of the issues you just can't come right out and talk about so what do you do? You can always Google things. You can also try to find a book or something relatable so that you can ease your way into that conversation.

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