11 Skills I've Discovered Since Having Kids

11 Skills I've Discovered Since Having Kids

Being a parent is all about responding to the needs and desires of your children, no matter how strange some of those needs and desires may seem (why would anyone choose to watch four grown men dressed in primary-colored turtlenecks singing about spaghetti and bananas?). Adapting to the needs and desires of your small creatures results in the discovery of several skills you never knew you had - skills you probably never knew existed or even needed to exist.

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Things I Find in My Coat Pockets Vs. Things I Wish I Found in My Coat Pockets

Things I Find in My Coat Pockets Vs. Things I Wish I Found in My Coat Pockets

Like any basic mom living in Michigan, where it is stupidly frigid about half the year, I have several winter coats - a couple "nice" ones that I can wear to weddings or baby showers, a few pea coats I can throw on to go to the grocery store or a PTA meeting, and a super warm, unattractive one that I wear to play in the snow with my kids.

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