On May 10th an employee from the technical support department of my website’s host server contacted me. His words were unforgettable. “Miss Stafford, either your site is under attack or something on there is going ‘viral.’” He added that if the traffic to my site continued at this rate, we’d have to make changes. I couldn’t help but smile through…
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What a “Hands Free” Summer Looks Like
When I started writing this blog, I made a promise to myself. I vowed to be the real deal—meaning whether I am being Hands Free or writing about being Hands Free, I promised to be open, honest, and authentic about my successes and shortcomings on this journey to grasp what really matters. Simply stated, there is no faking Hands Free;…
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In this space I call “Hands Free Mama,” I write about letting go of distraction to grasp what really matters. In my life, distraction comes in two forms: external and internal. And although I began this journey to break free of technology’s grip on my life, I found that my inner critic was just as effective at robbing my…
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How to Miss a Childhood
By sharing my own painful truths when it comes to the distractions of the modern age, I have gained an unexpected insight. In the 18 months this blog has existed, I have been privy to a new distraction confession every single day. Up until now, I never knew what to do with this unusual collection of painful admissions from an…
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Six Words You Should Say Today
Very rarely does one sentence have immediate impact on me. Very rarely does one sentence change the way I interact with my family. But this one did. It was not from Henry Thoreau or some renowned child psychologist. It was a comment from kids themselves. And if I’ve learned anything on this “Hands Free” journey, it is that children are…
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