Jessica Perkins

  One of my young people is experiencing a lot of anger lately.   So much so, that it makes me - and her siblings - engage with her / react (instead of respond) - in ways that continue to fuel her disconnect instead of repair/heal the connection.  ...

My #favorite thing about bowling today was watching / hearing my littles cheer each other on. They are super competitive with one another on a daily basis and sibling rivalry runs high.... it’s a challenge to overhear and to pick and choose which battles to involve...

    Repost from Practice You —— this is so true for me. The stories we tell ourselves maintain power when we ruminate and hide them away. As soon as we release them aloud, on paper, to someone ..... they begin to lose their power. “Shame cannot survive when...

You guys. How did I get so lucky? We’ve been talking a LOT about this NOT being the Season of Getting. There may have been a reference or two to Veruca Salt. Tonight, as the girls prepared some of our #countdownuntilchristmas bags, they came across felt stockings I...

  #perspective #lifegoals ? rainbows as I listen to my kids navigate their big feelings. Letting them work it out can sometimes be hard to listen to. I know it’s important for them to learn these skills. Sometimes I mediate. Sometimes I model. Sometimes I give...

      Some days solo-parenting is tough .... and others, it’s excruciating. I simply cannot play all the roles for all the people while doing all the things.   Today was one of those days. Biz phone calls, while trying to multi task drop offs and...

Bat Black Play Dough With Full Moon Sparkle Stars 1 cup salt 1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 2 TableSpoons cream of tartar Fine Glitter   —� Mix with a whisk. —� Create a well in the middle of the mixture —� Put the following wet ingredients into the well 2...

  It’s like, everything happens at Target.... Today, in Target... I was actually SOLO. Probably retail therapy-ing a bit. But also, necessities.   Whilst checking out the espresso machines.... I overheard a Dad not exactly yelling, but using a strict, stern,...

Ohhhhh, yes. I was THAT Mom today at @target ! The Mom who brought two iPads in to let her big kids zone out (and keep them distracted IN the cart instead of trying on all the clothes and shoes in the women’s department.) I had 20 minutes to get in, get through the...

Having a family is MAGIC. There are all kinds of families. And I have been so consumed in my own stuff that I haven’t been present enough in my kind of family to be witness to the magic. But it is so magical. I am so honored to be part of this system. These humans....