: About Me

I am a 32 year old mother to 7 young children and pregnant with what will probably be our last. I have been married for 8 years to my best friend. I have experience with early education and home schooling, natural birthing and home birthing, mental health, the ups and downs of marraige, and of babies and children in general. I love being a mommy, but when my kids are old enough to start their own lives, I am looking forward to going after my doctorate in clinical psychology and counselling psychology.

I am originally from Long Island New York and relocated with my family three years ago to rural Georgia. I enjoy bellydancing (for fun and fitness, not on stage!) and yoga. I also love to read both fiction and non-fiction. I am constantly striving to learn something new and spend alot of time online browsing the world wide web.

Writing here at Helium is an outlet for me. I enjoy sharing what I know with others, as well as reading peer articles to learn something new or see a different point of view.

My passion is ...

My children...

I know too much about ...

birthing, home schooling, young children, mental illness...

My parents always told me ...

I would be a writer and I talk too much

My childhood ambition ...

to have lots of children and animals

My favorite memory ...

many

Why I write ...

to vent, it's an outlet, and to share what I know with others who want to know

My first job ...

Pizzeria

My best moment ...

many

Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) How to control your child in a supermarket environment

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I have a large family, so when I shop for groceries, we’re talking about over an hour in the store, an overflowing cart, and a minimum of two kids with me. Other than having better things to do, I can‘t say I dread it. There are no temper tantrums or melt downs. There is no demanding of what they want or stomping of feet. I also don’t bribe or yell. My secret? Duct tape. Just kidding. Children are very intuitive little creatures and can smell weakness like a coyote smells a rabbit. They also have more energy than we do and are prepared for long battles, if it means the en...

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