First Day of Middle School 2022

I’m so sorry I forgot to link the mascara!! It’s Bite Beauty!

The way you parent and the way Ruby parents are polar opposites and I love it! You are a wonderful mama and I love how patient you are and the gentle parenting is something I do also. You are a breath of fresh air!

This is why I started following your sweet family. I love your mom advice, it helps me not feel alone in walking through this chapter. Its been my favorite chapter so far, but also the hardest, but also the most rewarding!! It's so hard but having others like you talk about it makes me feel better as a mom of littles. Thank you for always being real, especially when you get backlash for it. Prayers for a safe school year for you and your kids!

Bonnie we NEED that kind of advice! Sooo many moms are struggling right now with parenting their little ones and we need honest helpful advice like that. Gentle parenting is hard and gets lonely! Hearing from someone who has been through it is so helpful, PLEASE do more of this. love!

Just sitting at my desk at work trying not to cry, it goes by so fast when your in the thick of raising em you don't know when its going to end. Now I've got a freshman and Junior in highschool getting to see the kind and good people they are turning out to be, made all these hard times worth it. Best advice my mom ever gave me "just got to love them through it"

I just love your mom heart. I appreciate your advice. I have one son who will be 9 in December. He is my life work as well, and it is such amazing, joyful, challenging, rewarding, frustrating work! It is the most important job on Earth! God bless you! ❤️

This hit me in the feels as my only, started her senior year this week 😪 I hope I've raised her to be a valuable part of society. She is my life's work.

And someday, when your kids are all grown up, they will tell you thank you mom for how good you raised us. Look at us, we are good, kind and hard working people and that's all you and how you raised us. I was raised in the same way and I told my mom that many times. You are a great mom bonnie!

Finally some mom advice!!!I have always liked the way you discipline and teach your kids and they have turned out so nice!!!People used to criticise you in the comments I remember that and I know that you were hesitant to talk about this kind of stuff so thank you,keep doing it

Bonnie, my DREAM would be if you had a parenting podcast!!! 😍 My late teen years/early 20’s we’re spent watching you raise the kids and now I have a 3 month old of my own. You parent just like I want to and now I literally get to see what my son will become if I uphold the same standards as you did! I want that. As someone who also works in the public school system, I get to see first hand kids that were raised to respect their parents/adults and kids that weren’t. It’s takes work, but it is possible. And I’m so thankful you have shared how you did it with your kids. Love you always!

My heart melted... I wish I had the same childhood as your kids are having right now. Cannot stop srying. You can't imagine how nuch joy, happines and emotions your family brings everyday. Thank you so much! ❤

Can’t tell you how much I needed to hear that mom advice. I have a 16 month old and am starting now to kindly teach him ❤️

You are such a good mom, Bonnie. Praying for your family as kids start the new school year ❤️

Needed to hear this. Days can be so tough when you feel like no one is listening. It's good to hear from other moms to know it's normal and that it does pay off eventually.

I agree with everyone saying the advice is so needed. There’s so much out there and to have someone remind us with younger ones that being steady pays off…it just does something for my soul. My favorite part was Olivia saying “it was worth it because it was cute” haha! Yes girl!

Bonnie, I’ve watched you since I was a teenager. Now I’m a mom with 2 young babies/toddlers. It’s so draining and I’m constantly looking for advice. I didn’t click on this video expecting to hear exactly what I needed to. Thank you💗💗💗

Never noticed how much Cody looks and is like Joel 😁 - awesome all kids are back in school! 🥰

I love everything you had to say. I have 3 kids all ages 4 and under and boy is it tough! So many hard moments but in the midst of all the crazy there is still so much good. I tell myself all the time I’m going to miss them being so young and innocent.

Bonnie it made my day to hear your mom advice. Thank you so much. You don’t know how much I needed to hear this.

Oh those years are hard but cherish every minute time passes so quickly and before you know it you're a grandmother which is glorious not stressful like mothering