Tag: School

  • The Heartbreak and Dignity of Risk

    The Heartbreak and Dignity of Risk

    It’s hard watching your child struggle, knowing you can’t protect them from every hurt. But that’s the heart of motherhood—trusting that risk, failure, and even heartbreak are what shape our kids into who they’re meant to be. There’s dignity in risk. And maybe, just maybe, this transition will be what…

  • We Don’t Want Sock Pictures

    We Don’t Want Sock Pictures

    In this post, I discuss the importance of action beyond socks.

  • Breaking Mom: Our Journey to Find a Path for Kindergarten

    The following post has been a year in the making. It doesn’t feel right calling it a blog post, because it’s so much more. It’s my tribute to Sienna’s kindergarten experience, and the year that almost broke me.  Whenever I encountered an acquaintance this year, and they uttered those dreaded…