There is no Just do the thing. There is plan to do the thing, do the thing and recover from doing the thing Guess where I am?

Some people bring pretzel salad to a potluck event. I bring my EQ skills. 😂😂😂 IYKYK

Here’s your quick and dirty guide to making hard decisions: Whoever cares the most gets to decide . If that doesn’t work for you, make the decision thats best for your relationship with the other person .

How does your kid FEEL most of the time when they’re around you? They’ll make friends with people who make them feel the same way. Will that be a good thing?

Parenting reminder of the day: try not to take everything personally

Kids melting down? Parents melting down? Give yourself, and them, some grace. Major holidays are stressful. Tomorrow is another day.

You know you’re a grandma when you’re at Walmart at 7 AM buying clear glue in bulk 😂😂

There’s a saying: you are your own worst enemy. Agree or disagree?

Your kids NEED you to be their leader

Together, we can navigate towards a world filled with compassion and understanding. From all of us at the GCC, we wish you a happy, healthy, and compassion filled 2024!

In parenting, you have to choose: do you prioritize your relationship with your kid (which doesn’t mean you don’t get to discipline them) or do you prioritize their behavior? You can only choose one.

Painful reminder: everything you say, and do either pull your kids closer to you or pushes them away.

Peace of mind: I want a Jeep. But I hear they need repairs constantly. So I’ve still got my 26-year-old RAV4, which almost never needs maintenance or repairs. Because I value peace of mind over looking cool in a jeep. 😂 Who is with me?

Are you teaching your kid how to calm and clear their mind? Or just to cram it with more stuff?

If your kid is giving you a hard time, it’s because they’re HAVING a hard time. Apply empathy and magic will happen.

Radical idea: instead of getting all up in arms about how other people are acting entitled, what if we start noticing our own acts of entitlement?

I’m not afraid of your germs. I have grandchildren 😂😂😂

Overheard in the parking lot: “No more licking the side of the car” 😳😂

Exhaustion is not a virtue. Naps heal. Laying in the sun heals. Doing absolutely nothing but day dreaming heals.

Humans were not designed to spend more waking hours apart from their kids than with. We were not designed to spend all day in kindergarten at age five. We were not designed to spend ten hours a day on school and homework as teens. This is not how it’s supposed to be.