Lori Wildenberg

Am I helping or hurting?This question is one I have wrestled with over the years. It can be difficult to know when to step back and allow my kids to experience some struggles. I don’t like seeing them hurting, sad, disappointed, or discouraged, yet life is messy and full of challenges.I know hardship and heartache [...]

When I am speaking on the topic of Mama Mad I begin by saying, “Raise your hands if you didn’t have much of a temper pre-kid.” Most of the hands go up.  “Raise your hands if you discovered your temper post-kid.”Laughter breaks out and all the hands go up. We passionately love our kiddos and [...]

“It’s not a hat, it’s a bucket.”  My three-year-old son corrected the grey-haired woman who had intended to give him a compliment following her, “Nice hat” observation. She may have been attempting to normalize the weirdness of a preschooler wearing a bucket on his head. Perhaps she thought he didn’t have a hat to fend [...]