Stevie Fan Club {Parenting Challenge Not Accepted}

Oh friends. Top put things very plainly: I am struggling. Big surprise, I know. But this past week with Stevie… well, it was even harder than usual. Not cool! Paul and I took a time out and went on a date last night. As true parents do, a good majority of our date was spent talking about our kid. But not the usual talk of “we miss him!” or “wasn’t it funny when he did this?” or “wasn’t it cute when he did that?” Our talks sound a little different.

And this talk mostly consisted of the same question over and over – “WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO?”

The answer is simple. I don’t know!

Not very comforting, especially considering this is a 4 year old we’re talking about and not a teenager. As I rolled out of bed this morning, so not ready to, I tried to gear up for the day ahead. And I couldn’t. I just felt lost. No direction. No plan. I’m not mentally prepared to take on the parenting challenges of today. So. I guess I’ll just try to remember my mantra as of late:

Just when I think I can’t do another second of this… I do.

And on that note, I wanted to share with you a blog post I wrote a couple weeks ago for The Mother Effin’ Truth blog. Just in case you missed it. About a typical day in the life with Stevie.

Wish us luck for a better week ahead. These things generally take a turn for the better just as I’m about to throw in the towel.