GuiltyChocoholicMama

Imperfect, grace-dependent mom to two sweet daughters. Wife to a very patient husband. Chocolate is my love language, but I also speak fluent pizza.

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I’m currently trying to coordinate an activity involving my husband, our parents, our young adult children, their significant others, and myself. International treaties have been worked out in fewer steps.

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Show me a mom whose young adult child has just texted her about some problem they’re having, and I’ll show you a mom who’s online researching possible solutions to that problem.

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“There” might be our bedroom at 5:30 a.m. or our kitchen at midnight. It might be in a car in a parking lot or at a restaurant over pizza.
The older our kids get, the more our parenting shifts from doing to being. @guilty_mama https://t.co/o8NQKdsLbm

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My heart is always with my out-on-their-own big kids. But the best is when the rest of my body gets to be with them, too.

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They say Christmas Eve is the longest day of the year, but I would like to submit for consideration the day your college kid is traveling by themselves home for Christmas.

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@ccgood91 @the_gf_letter Oh, Carolyn, thank you so much for taking time to read this and for your beautifully encouraging words. Celebrating both our strong, determined daughters today!

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As my teenager peeled back the layers on her mental health battle, I kept apologizing to her. “I’m sorry, honey. I just didn’t know.” She told me, “Mom, it’s OK, I didn’t know, either.” When you know better, you try to do better.

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Be gentle with the moms you meet at the grocery store today. You never know which ones are shopping for the first time since they took their baby to college.

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And don’t try to tell anyone who’s done marching band it ISN’T a sport!

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Who says these qualities only come from playing sports? @guilty_mama #college #parenting
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#mondaymotivation Yes, yes, yes! We all need more of this in our lives, especially our stressed out teens. @guilty_mama
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@HonestTeenTalk Perfectly put, my friend!

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You know you’re a mom of an away-from-home big kid when the first thought on your mind when you wake up in the morning is of that child, who’s always on your heart.

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Moms and dads, someday soon, your children will show God’s love to someone because you showed it to them first. This is why parenting feels like such weighty, sacred work: because it is.

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@YourTeenMag @RealityMoms @wesavelivesorg @GrownandFlown @KariJoys @gratefuledu64 @motherwellmag @DevorahHeitner @ExperBadMom @OParenting I’m sorry to be so late to this party, but thank you so much! And I wish the same blessing for this community, on any day of the year!

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Parenting can leave us feeling as if we've been thrown into a pit of exhaustion we'll never climb out of. But like a strong arm reaching over the edge, here are eight promises backed by God's Word that have the muscle to pull us up.

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The older our kids get, the more our parenting shifts from doing to being. #parentingtips @guilty_mama
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@Mom_intheMoment Aw! Thank you, sweet friend! Mom radar is SO finely tuned! 😅

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@kcdvs Aw, thanks for reassuring me it’s not just me! 😅

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@JulesC2022 Heehee, thank you for keeping me company here! 😂😴

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My husband, to me, as he gets out of bed in the middle of the night: Sorry...I was trying to get up without waking you.

Me: Are you kidding? I woke up ten minutes ago because one of our kids coughed. And she’s in college three states away.

#momradar

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@kssnavely Right?! Moms do not sleep; they just worry in a reclining position.