No More Perfect Days Sometimes, only sometimes, we plan things and everything goes accordingly. But a lot of other times, things don’t go according to plan and that is ok. One of the main takeaways with kids is to expect the unexpected. The author reminds us that people need time. Meaning, our relationships with people…

No More Perfect Friends We meet friends in multiple different ways, scenarios, times. Not all of them stay and some of them last a lifetime. Friendships change. One of the main things the author helps us identify is, are we someone that people tend to find? “Here I am” type of people? or are we…

No More Perfect Marriages This Chapter begins with a reminder that social media doesn’t portray the reality of how anything really works. She’s talked about families, bodies, and marriages are no exception. Marriage isn’t like the sitcoms or movies. Marriage is hard.Values are challenged.Differences clash. With kids, it becomes harder. Marriage is merging families and…

No More Perfect Bodies I am definitely the wrong person to be typing this one. As a man, I don’t experience the changes a woman goes through but I have definitely seen how the mind can be affected by them. To my eyes, my wife is as beautiful as the first time I saw her,…

No More Perfect Kids Chapter 3 begins with a huge reality check, kids are not perfect, just like we are not perfect parents. kids’ issues are perfectly normal. One example I related here with was the potty training. Potty training can be messy and hard. It is always different for each kid. The best we…

The Antidote If chapter one was about how we can fall into traps regarding comparing ourselves and trying to live a perfect and rosy life, chapter two slides a bit of a solution. But it also points out other triggers to an unhappy parenthood. Comparison and Pride. Comparison kills joy and does not allow for…