White Knuckle Parenting: Bingo Lessons
I was dreading bingo night at my kids' school, but I learned that sometimes giving in to the chaos is sometimes the best idea of all.
Last weekend was a big sporting weekend. We had the Super Bowl (congratulations, Ravens!), the Puppy Bowl (best hour of our lives!), and let's not forget the event that my kids were really excited for: bingo night at the elementary school. Evidently last year I told my youngest son that I would take him to bingo night but I forgot and we didn't go. I have absolutely no recollection of this (although, let's be honest, it sounds a lot like me), but Quinn, the youngest, remembered and made sure to remind me over and over in advance of this year's bingo night, held last Friday. I had no option but to hang my head in delinquent parent shame and take my kids. Sadly, my husband was out with friends so I had to be in charge of all three of my …
