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5 Reasons I’m Celebrating My Kids’ Independence 

July 3, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

5 Reasons I’m Celebrating My Kids’ Independence 

Today, in addition to celebrating the many beautiful freedoms I enjoy as a US citizen, I also want to celebrate the independence my three children (ages nine, five, and three) are gaining. They’re growing up fast, y’all. When America was born, our fledgling nation declared its independence from England. We started our own thing, made our […]

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Filed Under: Holidays, Humor, Parenting Tagged With: celebrating independence, funny, humor, Independence Day, July 4th, kids, parenting, parents

To My Son at His Preschool Graduation

May 18, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

To My Son at His Preschool Graduation

Yesterday, we celebrated a milestone! You graduated…from preschool. Your teachers put you in a silky red polyester cap and gown, had you and your classmates perform cute songs, and had you walk across the stage as your Director called your names. They even played “Pomp and Circumstance,” although I’m not sure what’s so pompous about […]

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10 Things Mompetition Can Teach Us About Real Parenting

May 13, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley 1 Comment

10 Things Mompetition Can Teach Us About Real Parenting

A while back, I created the Mom-Olympics, complete with fictitious events where moms can compete for the crown and title of Greatest Mom in the Universe. It’s hilarious, and you should go read it, but there’s also an underlying subtext. Whether consciously or unconsciously, all moms know that there’s a sidelong glance out there, an awareness that even […]

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Our Vows as Parents

April 25, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

Our Vows as Parents

This summer, my husband and I will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Although we weren’t young by any means when we married (27 and 28), we were fairly naïve on what would come down the road in the “then comes Carrie with a baby carriage” department. Our angelic daughter was born two weeks after our […]

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Gearing Up for Summer

April 14, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

Gearing Up for Summer

In a few weeks, my kids will put down their pencils and art supplies at school and head home with me for the summer. They’ll hang their backpacks up for a few months and be all mine. Like moms everywhere, I am equal parts excited and intimidated by this process. As I count how many weeks […]

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The Stairs

April 6, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley 1 Comment

The Stairs

I have no idea if the stairs in my home are architecturally holding up my house. But they are the center of our home, quite literally, sometimes figuratively. Situated right in the middle of our house are sixteen steps which I trudge up and down every single day. The stairs are a catch-all. When I’m […]

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Filed Under: Humor, Parenting Tagged With: humor, parenting, parents, stairs

Enjoy This! It Goes So Fast!

March 26, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

Enjoy This! It Goes So Fast!

Honest Disclosure: This essay was meant to be read aloud. I recently submitted it for a live show, but it wasn’t chosen. But here it is for you, the people who HAVE to love me.   Ten years ago, as my husband and I piled into the back seat of a rented limo and were whisked away […]

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Mamalode: Just a Mom

March 25, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley Leave a Comment

Mamalode: Just a Mom

Hi! This article recently appeared on one of my favorite sites, Mamalode. Enjoy! Just a Mom By Carrie Tinsley/Carrie On Y’all Last year, I had the opportunity to ask 450 elementary school children what they wanted to be when they grew up. Each child had his or her future job printed largely on a white […]

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We Are All THAT MOM

February 25, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley 2 Comments

We Are All THAT MOM

 When I began writing about motherhood and my small and not-so-small stumbles along the way, a beautiful thing happened. Instead of the “laugh with me” attitude I expected from everyone atop their perfect motherhood mountains, I received “Me too’s.” Your kid dressed as a Disney princess for four months straight? Me, too. Your kid talks […]

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Living in Tiny Houses with Children

February 10, 2016 by Carrie Tinsley 5 Comments

Living in Tiny Houses with Children

If you are an HGTV fan (I am obsessed), then you’ve no doubt been alerted to the tiny house craze that is sweeping the country. Nomads and down-sizers everywhere are selling their suburban sprawls and moving into the most adorably constructed dwellings on the planet. I’m not gonna lie. As a non-cleaner, I’m on board […]

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About Carrie

Carrie is a former high school English teacher, turned stay-at-home mom to three children. Her blog Carrie On, Y'all chronicles the misadventures of raising children through a lens of sarcasm, poor housekeeping skills, and mediocre attempts to stay sane. She lives in Arkansas (yes, people live there!) with her husband, three children, dog, and cat. Read More…

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