I was born in Nevada USA and moved all over the western states. By the time I was 15 years old I had moved 20 times and although moving that much was so hard it also provided me with first hand experience of vast opinions and beliefs and taught me valuable lessons that I have been using throughout my life. I met my husband in Hurricane UT, he was the best thing that ever happened to me I truly found my best friend and eternal companion. I can't imagine life without him. We have been married now for almost 6 years and have our three amazing kids!
Which brings me to this point and why I started this blog. When we were first married being a wife and becoming a mom seamed pretty natural and self explanatory but as time passed and when our first child came I started feeling so inadequate on how to be a wife and a mom! I had so many good intentions and big dreams for our family and combined with all the pressures that tell you every particular in every part of life that you should be doing for your kids and if you mess up even once or skip or miss the tiniest of steps you basically should throw in the towel because you have ruined your kids chances of success forever! It can be so overwhelming!
And on top of that I was surprised with the overall passive parenting, the idea that we should be tough on your kids because the world is tough so it toughens them up, that talking about emotions is a girl thing and husbands will never understand their wives. To me this was no kind of answer to how I wanted to raise our kids. I want them to be independent and confidant but I believe the best way to do that is be there for them in every situation and yes even in their relentless list of questions, to teach them that there is an open line of communication between parent and child. Even though this sounded nice I still had no idea what that would actually look like in day to day life and how on earth would I know I'm doing it right. So I began studying marriage and parenting methods, ideas, books, articles anything I could find. There are so many resources out there but it takes so much time trying to find answers on every topic in family life that I wanted to compile all my findings here so that other parents could find answers easier and access to resources quicker and also have an overview of how things have worked for us, pros and cons we have learned and just a community of strengthening each other. So I am so glad your here and I look forward to being part of you and your family's journey for answers.
And on top of that I was surprised with the overall passive parenting, the idea that we should be tough on your kids because the world is tough so it toughens them up, that talking about emotions is a girl thing and husbands will never understand their wives. To me this was no kind of answer to how I wanted to raise our kids. I want them to be independent and confidant but I believe the best way to do that is be there for them in every situation and yes even in their relentless list of questions, to teach them that there is an open line of communication between parent and child. Even though this sounded nice I still had no idea what that would actually look like in day to day life and how on earth would I know I'm doing it right. So I began studying marriage and parenting methods, ideas, books, articles anything I could find. There are so many resources out there but it takes so much time trying to find answers on every topic in family life that I wanted to compile all my findings here so that other parents could find answers easier and access to resources quicker and also have an overview of how things have worked for us, pros and cons we have learned and just a community of strengthening each other. So I am so glad your here and I look forward to being part of you and your family's journey for answers.
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