Never forget to listen

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Ok, I think this one might be a soap box stander. Many of my friends and peers are beginning their families. I’ve been in the game for a while so I’m totally looking forward to mine all leaving for college. I find that I have been the only person for many of these women AND men that has been truly honest about those first few years of parenthood. Yeah, you have people talking about the woman’s hormonal changes in the first few weeks and laughing about not sleeping at night but no one is telling people that it is ok to feel whatever is in their heart.

Never drink the Lemonade

When life gives you lemons….give them back.  Simply say “no thank you” and walk away.  Why waste your time making lemonade?   Now if you get hit in the back of the head with them as you’re walking away, you have every right to throw them back.  I’ve been struggling with positivity lately and well…it’s been a struggle.  You have to smile when you want to cry and keep moving to prevent yourself from becoming stagnant. I have taken the lemons that have been rapidly firing at me in the back of the head and, instead of throwing them back I’m going to learn how to make those fruit design thingies.