Healthy Expat Parent

It's been a long and emotionally-wrought few months. The last few weeks in particular. But that is not what I am writing about. I mean, I could. I have a lot to share, a lot of emotions to consider, a lot to process. But I'm still trying to work through all of the ups and downs of the last few weeks. Very briefly, we made a family decision that brings my son to spend his senior year on a ship, adventuring around the Atlantic ocean, and that leaves me with a suddenly and

I know, famous last words, right? Here's the thing: when your kids are very little, we adults think we can do anything we want around them and the kids won't notice, right? I mean, we all know that teenagers don't see or hear a thing if it isn't on a device, but little kiddos are not that observant either, right? Nope. Your kids see you. They hear how you treat others. They watch your interactions. They see how you treat yourself. Pay attention because they are payin

It really shouldn't be this complicated, this parenting gig. Why do little people not just do exactly what we want them to do, without...