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Our Favourite Toddler Toys

November 17, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Our favourite toy is, and likely always will be, nature! We love getting outside, exploring the woods, or green space, or …

November 17, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Blog, Crafts, Seasonal

How to Reuse Your Wedding Dress

August 26, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

After my wedding, I contemplated what to do with my wedding dress. I didn’t want it sitting in a box somewhere…as …

August 26, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Blog, Hiking & The Outdoors, Seasonal, Wellness

My Favourite Natural Bug & Tick Spray

July 29, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Believe it or not, one of the natural product questions I get asked the most is… “What’s your favourite natural bug …

July 29, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Blog, Crafts, Parenting, Seasonal

[Non-Toxic] Outdoor Crafts for Toddlers

July 15, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve put out a post, because we’ve been outside playing, and exploring, and using all …

July 15, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Blog, Bucket List, Seasonal

Summer 2021 Bucket List

May 19, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Over here in New York, the temperatures sure feel like summer, and we have busted out the shorts, sunscreen, and water …

May 19, 2021

Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

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I once shared a quote that went something like, “People don’t read what’s on the page, they read themselves into the page.”

Yesterday I shared a story saying that at the store a lady called me “brave” for bringing C with me to the store. I also shared that this lady told me she has a 2-year-old daughter that she didn’t bring along. My response was that I found this comment to be interesting, because I didn’t see what I was doing as “brave,” I saw it as “just normal.” I should also point out that her comment wasn’t Covid-related…Seattle is very pro-mask, which I am grateful for. Having a child who isn’t vaccinated yet, before masks were a thing, I was definitely only doing curb-side pick-up for her safety.

What I found interesting is that after I made this comment, many people were triggered. I never once said this lady, or anyone who leaves their kids at home, is a “bad mom.” Or dad, for that matter. That was an incorrect assumption that was read into my words, by others who choose, or need, to leave their kids at home. Some people may go shopping without their kids, because they want to, because their children get overstimulated, because they have 7000 children, because they have family who can watch them, because it’s easier to do when they are at school, or a range of many, many other things. When we talk about assumptions, I was taken back by the lady assuming there was anywhere else C could be. I had a husband who was at work, I have no family in town, and I don’t have childcare, so if I want groceries, C is in tow.

Anyhow, this big, long story that I never meant to become a big, long story brought up a lot for me about assumptions and other’s reading themselves into a narrative.

I’m a very hyper-sensitive person, so these assumptions, mainly that I would be calling anyone a bad mom for doing something different than me, have been weighing on me.

If you stand strong if your choices, and if what you’re doing works for you and your family, it’s never wrong!! So, if you’ve made it this far, please bring me a smile and comment with something you do that you don’t care what anyone else thinks about it!!

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Seasonal Archives - Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Seasonal

Our Favourite Toddler Toys

How to Reuse Your Wedding Dress

My Favourite Natural Bug & Tick Spray

[Non-Toxic] Outdoor Crafts for Toddlers

Summer 2021 Bucket List

I’m a Mom and I Don’t Say “Be Careful”

Top 3 Parenting Tips I’m KEEPING After the Pandemic

No Fail Soup