rachelsporyh

Teaching someone what you have learned helps you retain it. when my kids were young, I taught them the weather and some phrases for conversation in French. They like the challenge and I know they feel smart.

We have been married almost 12 years. Learning to talk and learning to LISTEN to what is being said, not what your inner voice thinks it heard, has made a huge difference. You can't keep everything inside, and you can't ask someone to talk and then not listen to their side. I'm not… Read More

My advice is stop competing to have "best.wedding.eva" We had our reception at the Knights of Columbus, cake from a bakery my mom has used since the 60s, a cousin did our photos, another cousin drove us in his gramma's old Cadillac, we used discount silk flowers and clearance lanterns… Read More

I told my daughter to zig zag while she runs if this happens, because it's hard to hit a moving target. I told her not to stop for her friends or her little brother. He then said, "Mommy, what if I can't run fast" I couldn't answer for him. I am so fed up with this. I don't take my… Read More

use the library instead of buying books. Ours also allows you to access ancestry and some streaming services free, and they put on free programming for kids.

2000 back of our own money. My son was in the NICU, our share of his stay was $14K. It took 4 years, COVID stimulus checks and the money I wasn't shelling out for daycare during COVID to pay him off.

why is Jared Leto a shit person?

Titanic. I never cry and I sobbed for good 45 minutes after we left the theatre. it was emotionally exhausting.

as someone who has worked from home for years, I TRY not to do this. I get enough of my time used up with, "You're home anyway." If you wouldn't do it on break in the office, don't do it on break working from home.

I feel like some of these people need to start American-style restaurants in their area or at least food trucks. if that's a thing. I don't know how to get ranch dressing, but there has got to be some way to make mozzarella sticks (or some equivalent) in other countries.