Jamie

Mom👶🏻 | Social Worker👩🏼‍🏫 |🦒 and 📚 lover

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

“I’m gonna stick my foot out the (car) window and see if mosquitos land on it…or a butterfly.” -My 4-year old

[Michelle Tandler @michelletandler]

I'm starting to think Instagram influencers killed the casual dinner party.

Between the curated tablescapes, elaborate menus, and perfectly matching outfits, influencers didn’t "inspire" women into hosting...

...they intimidated them out of it.

[Samantha Watkins @_samantha_joy]

Everyone thinks they know what kids are like.

Rowdy and messy. Zero attention span. Frivolous and fickle.

Maria Montessori repeatedly found evidence of the exact opposite.

In the end, she concluded we *don't know kids* at all:

[Cartoons Hate Her! @CartoonsHateHer]

I’m noticing this trend where influencers show their “bad” style from a few years ago which is basically just the style of that time period and then their “makeover” which is just the current style

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

I told my husband to search for beds for our toddler. First link he sends me is this one. $15k?😂

[sarah @sarahradz_]

First rule of kids sleep is You Do Not Brag About How Well Your Kids Sleep or the Sleep Fairy will come and take the sleep away

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

@sarahradz_ Truth. I’ve yet to say a dang word on any milestone pic for my 8-month old for this exact reason.

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

How to stay in love .

[Ben Tietje still tweets 🐦 @Tietje]

“Do you have a flavor?”

La Croix: “I have the concept of a flavor.”

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

My 3-year old has intensely latched on to this song. Granted, it’s way better than kids music. But will definitely be my top song on wrapped at this point. 🥲@Spotify

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

Watching Everybody Loves Raymond. Playing The Sims.

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

I’m dying to go see Blink Twice!!!

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

Nothing like pulling up to Target at 8:35am to buy a present for a 10am birthday party.

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

Who decided on July 26th that it means Halloween is here?😂

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

@HeidiEckert I do this a lot. I’m like whyyyyy did I give that away I want🫠🙈

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

@HeidiEckert Amazon has decent copy paper for cheap!

[𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚌 𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚜 🍄 @anactualwalnut]

For those curious I do love ranch. But Hidden Valley Ranch is the ranch that people who don’t actually know what good ranch is use. You’re not a real ranch head if hidden valley is your fave.

[Jamie @jamiefrantz]

One of my toddlers many questions to delay bedtime: “Mama is your poop brown or black?” 🙈