parenting
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If someone looked only at the statistics of my life, they might summarize it with a short sentence: three marriages, three divorces. Numbers are tidy that way. They flatten years of love, struggle, growth, and change into something that looks like 1 simple fact from the outside. But real relationships are not tidy. They are… Read more
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Today I gained a small victory. I call it small, but honestly, it feels huge to me — and for Felix. For the first time, Felix let me cut his hair with no tears. When Felix was one, he had his first haircut at a traditional kids’ salon with scissors and clippers. He did great,… Read more
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I shared about Felix’s good day, and I truly am grateful when he’s happy. But here’s the part people don’t see. Felix has a total of six adult siblings. He has two grandmas. He has uncles. He has extended family on both sides. And yet when it comes to birthdays, holidays, or just ordinary life…… Read more
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Yesterday, February 4th, Felix turned seven — and we decided to celebrate in a way that felt a little bigger than usual. Instead of staying home for his usual favorite lunch (pizza, of course), his dad and I took him to Pizza Ranch so he could experience the full pizza-buffet adventure. We knew it might… Read more
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