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Thanks to my friend Michelle Clark for posting all week while I took some much needed R & R!  I will see you buys back here Monday morning!  Don’t forget to check out Michelle’s blog HERE.

Remember when you were growing up and you said you’d never ever do to your own children the things your parents did to you? Perhaps it was a vow you made to yourself in the midst of snot and tears as you slammed the door of your room so hard that it nearly shattered the windows? Well, my sixteen-year-old self would probably punch me in the face for doing so, but here’s me admitting to you that I am swallowing my own words. Yep, now that I’m a parent myself, I actually think my parents kind of had some pretty brilliant discipline ideas up their sleeves. (more…)

Another great post from my friend Michelle Clark.  You can check out her blog HERE.

I heard a brilliant lyric the other night that has stuck with me: In the end, at least they’ll say “she tried.”

That’s the thing with parenting a child like Mr. Grouchy Pants. So much of it is sheer sticktoitiveness.

Waking up, every day, and just TRYING. Not necessarily succeeding. Often times failing. But always, always trying.

Quitting is so easy these days. You don’t like something? Quit. Hate your job? Get a new one. Tired of your marriage? Get a divorce. (more…)

Today’s post is from my friend Michelle Clark.  You can check out her blog HERE.

Why is it that kids will do just about anything in their capacity not to admit to certain things? It’s like they’d rather be attacked by a pack of angry trolls than to state the obvious. I don’t know about you, but my little sprouts flat out refuse to EVER acknowledge that they have to pee, that they’re tired, or that they need a dang Kleenex.

By far, out of all three of these things, the peeing is the absolute WORST. We’ll be out in public some place, and I will see one of them grab and squeeze his crotch for dear freaking life. (more…)

The rest of this week I will be taking a bit of a hiatus from writing…a mental vaca if you will…

So the rest of the week I have asked my friend, Michelle Clark  (aka… Miss Banana Pants) to take the wheel.

Michelle is a friend from the Oklahoma City area and she has a deep passion for being a great mother, loving wife and making people laugh!  If you have never met her or friended her on Facebook, she is freaking hilarious.

You can check out her blog HERE.

And I would love it if you would LIKE Miss. Banana Pants on Facebook, you can do that HERE.

Michelle, it is a true honor to have you post at EpicParent today!

So here’s Miss. Banana pants… (more…)

Yeah, yeah, yeah…

If the title offended you, keep reading! (more…)

Today’s post is from my friend Carey Bailey and let me just say…

She’s packing heat today!!!

Carey is a recovering perfectionist, wife, proud mama, and the Family Life Director for her church in Arizona. She hosts an online community for moms called Cravings: desiring God in the midst of motherhood where she strives to make God time easier. Not less meaningful, just easier. She is the author of Cravings {The Devotional} which is a set of forty devotional flashcards for the mama on the go.

Thank you for posting today Carey!

It is Sunday and I am grabbing a cup of (highly sweetened!) hot tea, a snack, and my favorite cozy blanket. I am snuggling into my worn corner spot on the couch, ready to suspend reality as I know it, and head into the most manicured lane in the world. That would be Wisteria Lane, of course. (more…)

This is one of the most viewed EpicParent post of all times!  It was originally aired back in September 2011, but it’s worthy of a re-post.  Check it out and share it with a friend.

5 Ways To Earn Your Kids Respect

1. Shut – Up:  Parents are known for giving advice, guiding, directing, loving, controlling, protecting, reacting, preaching, and telling their kids what they “should and should not” do.  Although many parents are a wealth of wisdom, I believe that one of the wisest things a parent can ever do is simply shut-up and listen.  If we (you and me) would ever learn this lesson, I believe we would see our kiddos begin to open up and share THE FINAL 10 with us. (more…)