title: DiddleDots: Tips to Ease the Craziness of Parenting
author:  Susie Garlick 
description: Susie Garlick has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and is the founder of At the Parenting Place.
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  To	all	of	my	ADORKABLE	fans	around	the	world
  —follow	your	dreams	and	you	too	will	find	your
  Happily	Ever	After!
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  TUESDAY,	APRIL	1
  I’M	LATE!	I’M	LATE!—7:22	a.m.
  AAAAAAAAAAHHH	 !!
  (That	was	me	screaming	in	frustration!)
  I	can’t	believe	I	overslept!	AGAIN!	Now	I’m	probably	going	to	be	late	for
  school!	WHY?!!	Because	my	bratty	little	sister,	Brianna,	has	been	sneaking
  into	my	bedroom	at	night	and	stealing	my	alarm	clock!
  She’s	been	using	it	to	get	up	extra	early	to	make	a	peanut	butter,	jelly,	and
  pickle	sandwich	to	take	to	school	for	lunch.	YES!	She	actually	adds
  PICKLES!
  I	don’t	know	which	is	more	NAUSEATING,	Brianna	or	her	disgusting
  sandwich!
  Anyway,	now	I	have	less	than	three	minutes	to	shower,	shampoo,	brush,
  dress,	pack,	eat,	gloss,	and	GO!
  This	is	how	my	very	CRUDDY	day	began.	.	.	.
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  OMG!!	I	got	dressed	for	school	in	two	minutes	and	nineteen	seconds!
  Which	is	prob