Rachel Hollis has taken a pretty good lashing in the Christian community for her book Girl, Wash Your Face. I’ve read the criticism, then I
If one more person reminds we only have 18 summers with our kids I think I’ll scream. As if we don’t have enough pressure to get this parenting thing right, now somebody’s set the timer. I don’t have 18 summers left. I have 5 with my oldest. If he gets a job when he’s in high school (which I sincerely hope that he does) I have less than that. I already know how little time is left, I really don’t need someone to remind me. The impression I get from all these well-meaning folks with their “18-summers” mantra is that we should use every spare second to soak up our children’s preciousness. Let me the first to say it out loud, once kids reach a certain age the preciousness disappears. I do not r
