by Carolyn Burke | Feb 21, 2019 | Support
My life is not perfect. A few years ago one of my girls broke a window in a fit of rage. You know, the antique glass window? My other girl has slammed too many doors to count. I don’t always know how to manage the intensity that can take over my household. It comes in...
by Carolyn Burke | Sep 28, 2018 | Support
It’s the most stressful 10 minutes of my year. Every year. I’m standing watching my daughter in the school yard and there are hoards of kids running around reuniting after a summer apart. It’s the first day of school and we’ve arrived the requisite 15 minutes before...
by Carolyn Burke | May 24, 2018 | Support
My kids are fighting over media. This isn’t the usual “get out of my room!” or “she did this to me” fighting. They’re fighting about what to post on Instagram. One day it was a fight about posting a photo to commemorate National Siblings Day (the irony). The next day...
by Carolyn Burke | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
It was a difficult yelling, fighting, and rushing kinda morning with the kids. Dropping them off at school, I couldn’t erase the morning. But I could remind them about starting over. We didn’t do well with being kind to each other this morning. We can do better. Go...
by Carolyn Burke | Mar 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s been 13 years, but I still remember Laura’s advice. She was the down-to-earth nurse who ran the New Moms group at the local hospital. In those early days, I never passed up an opportunity to be with other new moms. Laura was a lifeline. I loved getting parenting...
