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The ONE Thing you can do this summer to help your middle schooler succeed this school year
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The ONE Thing you can do this summer to help your middle schooler succeed this school year

As a parent, I dreaded my daughter entering middle school.

Middle school was the most trying time of my childhood.

I came from a rather strict and sheltered elementary school. There were 10 students in my sixth-grade classroom. We were taught by Sister Mary Clare and I wore a uniform every day.

And puberty hit me hard. I gained 50 pounds in what seemed overnight.

I felt uncomfortable and awkward in my own body.

Middle school was like throwing me to the wolves.

I prepared my daughter for how mean kids could be.

And I taught her to always wear deoderant (because I made that mistake).

I made sure she was always in a physical activity so that she’d know her body was strong.

But the mental overwhelm caught me by surprise.

Could this be why you’re so frustrated as a mom?
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Could this be why you’re so frustrated as a mom?

Do you feel like you’re too nice?

One of my students called me out for that my first year of teaching.

In her very astute, wise little fifth grade voice she told me, “Mrs. Crohn, you are too nice”

But wait… don’t you want to be nice? Isn’t that something to aim for?

Kind yes. But nice…nice is taking on the full responsibility of other people’s feelings and adapting your behavior to make others happy.

That’s what I was doing when an 11-year-old called me out.

Creating A Bare Bones Budget When You’re Not Making Much Money
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Creating A Bare Bones Budget When You’re Not Making Much Money

In the midst of this strange season of social distancing and change, money may well be a scary topic for you. Maybe you’re like my family and you’re working through a big loss of income due to the pandemic? Maybe overwhelm and anxiety define your money situation in this season of uncertainty? Maybe you’ve decided to keep your head down and eyes closed, playing the “if I don’t look at it, then it can’t be real game” that our kids played when they were little?