Empty Mess

Empty Mess

BECAUSE I SAID SO

No Reason Needed

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
May 13, 2023
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When did reasoning with our children become a thing? Making deals and explaining everything was certainly a part of my parenting. From before birth, I was determined to do everything right. If babies were like lumps of clay, to be molded and shaped, I was going to be an expert potter. While pregnant I played baby Mozart CDs, and painted the nursery in y…

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