Being a mom of three kids is tough. Being a single mom of three kids is even tougher. When I walked through the door with groceries in both hands after a long day at work I was about as stressed as it gets. The boys were nowhere to be found, so naturally I had to make the extra trips back to the car to get the rest of the groceries.

Once back in the house my anger spurred me to go see where they were. My 12 year old was in his room, face buried in a book with his earbuds in. My 9 year old was sound asleep on the sofa. My 16 year old was nowhere to be found. I continued to search. I headed down to the basement and spotted him sitting facing away from me in a beanbag chair. I said his name, but he didn’t reply. As I approached I spotted his earbuds in his ears which explained why he wasn