November, 2016 | PulseonParenting

Giving Thanks for Life’s Little Surprises

Nov 30 2016

Our Thanksgiving adventure began before we even left the house. The night before we were to leave we learned our flight would be delayed by four hours. When that time was extended to seven, we knew we would have an unexpected overnight in Denver. As fate would have it, this layover became the fall getaway we never had time to take. We got to stay in a hotel with our kids, no obligations until the next morning, and an evening full of fun (restaurant food! pool time!) awaited us, all expenses paid by the airline. We completely underestimated the accommodations…

Nov 17 2016

I don’t get it. How did we miss this when we bought our house? More importantly, how did the home inspector miss it? There are no floors in my kids’ bedrooms. Ok, that’s not entirely true. One of my boys does have a bedroom floor…and it’s carpeted! However, his closet floor is lost beneath a teetering mountain of camping gear, books on pet care, and remote control cars. But my daughter and older son…nope, no floors. My daughter’s room is Party Central, and everything from clothes to dolls to crafts cavort in a happy, wild mix. It’s like her closet…

Nov 15 2016

Well. What a week. I had another topic to post but given the historic nature of last Tuesday, it just didn’t seem natural to go ahead like nothing has happened. None of us is untouched by the events of the last week, and many of us are feeling mentally and emotionally tapped. But I promise you that this post is not politically charged; it’s not my purpose to use pulseonparenting to spread propaganda. My site is intended for every parent, left- or right-wing. It is meant for mothers and fathers and guardians, stay-at-home parents and parents who have careers outside…

Nov 02 2016

Guess my husband and I have been paying our kids sweatshop wages. It’s not intentional, but with three kids, weekly allowance is a noticeable expense. And right now, my husband and I do pay for all their needs. So how much money do kids really need in their wallets? More than we are paying out. There are definite clues the amount of money we provide is not enough. For example, their birthday “windfall” is so scorching hot it doesn’t have a chance to burn holes in their pockets; they spend it that fast. And my son wants an…

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