8 Things I REALLY Want To Say To My Kids

April 4, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 8 Things I REALLY Want To Say To My Kids (Attention: If this is the first post of mine you've ever read you might think I'm one of those bitter parents who doesn't seem to like their kids very much. You might even be inspired to say nasty and judgmental things in the comments. Dude. Get a grip. The rest of my writing isn't like this. Well, not usually. But everyone snaps at some point. This week? I've snapped.) Jobs. You know what the best part of having jobs always was for me? Quitting them. Sure, I had a couple jobs I actually liked, the best being an indie video store in college (Bongo Video in Madison, WI - now closed, sadly) but I had plenty of really crappy ones. Glory was found in quitting. One of my first jobs as a teenager was so horrible and demeaning that I pissed on the uniform* and then returned it in a grocery bag. When I handed the bag over I said, "This job sucks. I quit." It was that bad. Continue reading... 10 Reasons Why I 'Hate' My Son WATCH: Kid President Meets President Obama! The Heartbreaking Images I Found On My Daughter's Instagram LOOK: Little Girl's Cheat Sheet For Annoying Her Brother WATCH: 'Darth Baby' Goes On Lightsaber Rampage How To Get Your Kids Out The Door Without Stress INFOGRAPHIC: 1 In 5 Teen Moms Give Birth Again By 20 8 Things I REALLY Want To Say To My Kids 8 Things I REALLY Want To Say To My Kids 10 Things I Learned When I Stopped Yelling At My Kids The Question I Never Want My Husband To Ask CLAIRE MCCARTHY, M.D. The Problem With Quick Fixes: Medicine Isn't Always the Best Answer Medicine can do amazing things these days. Whether it's face transplants or new treatments for diabetes or curing many kinds of cancer, it can seem like medicine can do everything. But medicine can't -- and shouldn't -- do everything. Continue reading... MARC MIDDLETON A Now-Open Letter to My Daughters You are both amazing young women. You are able to chase different dreams while not, in any way, losing touch with who you are and what you believe in. That's not easy to do at any age. I can't begin to tell you how comforting it is to know that you have and will always have one another. Continue reading... ERICA HILL Reclaiming Sleep... and Self Reclaiming my sleep made me realize how much I was giving up when I let the exhaustion win, and how much there is to gain in letting go and listening to my body. I've finally awakened to the world around me and all it was trying to offer. Continue reading... CANDACE WALSH The Worst Kiddie Birthday Party (Ever!) Every parent, if they're honest, will admit that a particular stage of parenthood was especially challenging. For me, it wasn't infancy. It was hardest for me when the kids were in that in-between stage. Continue reading... KIMBERLY ABBOTT Playground Progress My heart swelled and broke simultaneously. I wanted to help him and had to resist approaching the ringleader to ask if my boy could play too. Even though he is only five and -- hopefully -- far from the years that my mere existence will utterly embarrass him, I knew he didn't want me to interfere. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003