“Say What?”

I check the weather at the beginning of the week so I’m prepared for what’s coming. I like to be forewarned, because then I’ll be forearmed, which is my way of letting you know I like to be in control when at all possible, and also when it’s not at all possible.

When I was expecting my first child, I read the classic What to Expect When You’re Expecting with the thoroughness of one about to get called to the White House to brief the president on the topic.

And then I had kids.

When I say I’m currently parenting by the seat of my pants, I mean you’ve never seen someone wing this parenting gig so hard.

As far as I can tell, there’s no other way to do it. Yes, I’ve taken parenting classes and read parenting books and while they do clarify a lot of things and offer guidance and validation, they just aren’t able to cover all the random things that come up.