Don’t ASSume…
287 days without yelling, 78 days of loving more to go! Consider this blog post a PSA. Not a Public Service Announcement. Not a Politics Service Announcement but a Parents Service Announcement, about what I will not say, you’ll have to read to find out! I hope you enjoy and learn something from my story, which […]
Marshmallow Mayhem
286 days without yelling, 79 days of loving more to go! Dear #2 and #3, You continue to give my great photo opps. Thank you. But next time could you please stay OFF the high chairs and ask me for help?! much love, The Orange Rhino Mommy * Oh boys. Oh my dear, dear boys. […]
Master one moment at a time
285 days without yelling, 80 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos, I regret to inform you that my computer read my post last week and in sheer defiance decided to go kaput. So unfortunately for this week looks like I will be posting via phone again. Apologies! Anywho, here is a conversation […]
“When times get rough, you can fall back on us”
282 days without yelling, 83 days of loving more to go! Favorite Song #4 Dear Peter Gabriel, I still sing and smile and remember when I was a teenager who dreamed about a boy showing up to her window with a boombox whenever I hear the song “In your eyes” from Say Anything. And now […]
Don’t give up…
281 days without yelling, 84 days of loving more to go! Dear Self, Remember a few months ago when you hated your body because those last 12 pounds of baby weight wouldn’t budge and felt it mandatory to stay glued to your thighs, hips, a*s, stomach, face, arms, and well everywhere? And remember how many […]
Confirmed: my computer is a big ‘ole trigger
280 days without yelling, 85 days of loving more to go! Dear Dell, I hate to inform you but having you back in my life after two weeks has proved to me that that you are indeed, a trigger for my desire to yell. Bummer. I do love you. But I love my kids more […]
Monday morning misery
278 days without yelling, 87 days of loving more to go! Dear Monday, Why can’t you ever be nice to me? First you fill my house with tears, then you break my computer and then you break my dryer. Yes, I blame you for all those things because I feel like it. Harrumph. A disgruntled Orange […]
My worst day of “The Challenge” thus far…
Written November 7, Day 10 without power Dear Facebook, Was it really necessary to delete all I had just written after the day I had?! ARGH! Not so sincerely, The Orange Rhino (Dear Orange Rhinos – as I get back up and running (translation: get two weeks of laundry and dust bunnies taken care of […]
“I will survive!”
Friday’s Favorite Song #3… Yesterday, after a mere two hours of being up with all my boys and a whopping 11 to go, I started writing an email to my husband. “Dear hubby, I don’t think I will survive this day.” Then I paused. I read my words and pressed delete. I realized that with […]
A personal struggle (yes, another one!)
Written on Facebook when we had no power…and as I copy and paste it here and re-read it I want to make clear that this post is about ME and my struggles, not my boys! A post not about yelling, but about a personal struggle (hopefully a familiar one?) That stresses me. So I guess […]