Reflecting on how Marina stands out among her siblings—not because of tantrums or challenges but because of her laid-back nature. Unlike the countless posts I wrote about Evie’s struggles, Marina’s ease and independence have left me with less material to “complain” about. Marina skips the nursing struggles, listens well, and handles small toys with surprising responsibility for her age. This reflection brings a realization: Marina may be the last, but she’s far from least, and sometimes a smooth journey simply leaves fewer stories to tell.
Welcome to my own source of personal therapy.
This blog is an outlet for the inner workings of my mind, but is also a story of how you can make anything out of your life regardless of your upbringing or circumstances. You have to persevere and want more.
I made this life I have today, with a loving and ridiculous family who makes every trip around the sun an interesting one. With each step taking me closer to the type of success I dream about. I shouldn’t have what I have, but I do because I wasn’t willing to take less.
My blog is to share some of how I got here and how I keep going places. It’s a place to share struggles and realness. A place to share the absurdity that is being a mom.
Sometimes I overshare in my posts. I curse and give gory details about vaginas and grossness that comes with men and raising kids. But I also talk about spirituality, dealing with your babies not being babies anymore.
In here, I talk about what real life really is.
I’m not writing this blog, Raising the Curtins, to be popular or make boatloads of cash. That would be wonderful, but this blog has other purposes. To give me therapy so I stay somewhat sane, to leave a digital legacy for my children, and to share what’s real in life so others feel a connection through real life, not filters.
Kristina
Mom
Vince
#girldad
Gianna
The Best Accident
Scarlett
Tester of Limits
Evangeline
Boss Baby
Marina
Last Nugget
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For the past two months or so, I have been getting up before dawn to record audio files of all my old blog posts. This has taken me hours. I don’t even know how many. But as of this week, I am finally done! I can’t express how rewarding it feels to check something of this size and scale off my to-do list. Especially when it’s not something I love to do.
Like most people, except my husband, I don’t really enjoy hearing myself speak. My voice always sounds like a 5-year-old to me. So, hearing me say dickface, fuck, titties and all the other crass words I use in my writing sounds super awkward. But I did it anyways because people don’t always have time to read, and I thought having these audio recordings would be a great idea.
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October’s ‘Quote Quiz’ results are in, and let’s just say…no one aced it. I mean, we had Scarlett launching her 2025 campaign on the quiz paper, Gianna assuming I was still quoting about ‘imagination,’ and Vince—who may or may not have cheated from the toilet—taking home the win.
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I try to inspire my family but most often are met with blank stares. Recently I swapped out our WiFi password for some deep wisdom and threw a “Quote Quiz” challenge at my crew. Spoiler: it went about as well as you’d expect. Find out who nailed it and who’s still searching for… well, anything really. 🧐
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A storm can wreak havoc, but most of the time it’s what happens after the skies turn back to blue that hits hardest. This is my reflection on navigating the emotional debris of Hurricane Milton, from anxiety to unexpected moments of normalcy amidst the mess
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Prepping for Hurricane Milton started to get stressful. So I diffused the situation with a bit of humor.
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