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GRIN & GRIT

real life. real grit. still grinning.

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GRIN & GRIT

LIVE TO LEARN. TEACH TO INSPIRE. LEAD THE WAY.

Real life, real parenting, and a whole lot of grit. Honest conversations, helpful resources, and encouragement for raising our kids (and ourselves) — beautifully, messily, and with purpose.

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Homeschool

Whew… brave soul. The reins are over here. I went from programming computers in silence to homeschooling children who have never once respected a mute button. Proceed accordingly.

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Podcast

We’re talking serious family sh… I’m still talking. Real stories, hard conversations, ridiculous moments, and the things I probably should’ve kept to myself.

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Unfiltered

Life, but without the PR team. The messy, funny, complicated parts we usually edit out. Around here, they make the final cut.

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RESOURCES

I’m only getting started, but sharing is caring, right?  If I find something that makes life easier, works surprisingly well, or saves a little sanity—you’ll find it here.

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Real stories. Helpful ideas. A little humor.

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THE GRIN & GRIT

PODCAST

Real parenting. Real perspective. Adding humor.

Real parenting. Real perspectives. A little humor.

Honest conversations about neurodivergence, parenting, homeschooling, advocacy, and the beautiful, messy challenge of raising our kids and ourselves.

Real life.
Real stories
Real Shh!
 

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Some days I'm crushing it. Some days I'm just surviving it. Either way we keep showing up. Those are the moments where the magic lives!

HI, I’M JAUNÉ.

 

Who would’ve known when I decided to have kids, they’d turn out to be exceptional? An exceptional pain in my as—k me how I’m doing. Actually… you probably don’t want to know. :)

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I’m a retired engineer turned homeschooling mom, navigating neurodivergence, inclusion, advocacy, parenting chaos, and all the messy stuff nobody puts in the brochure.  ​And yet, life without them? Would mean nothing. This journey has taught me more than any degree, career, or carefully made plan ever could.

 

I’m still learning, still laughing, still figuring it out—and navigating it all with hope, determination, humor, and a whole lot of grit.

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REAL LIFE. REAL MOMENTS

    RECENT VLOGS

Watch us sing, laugh and face hard situations as we navigate through this journey—one moment at a time.
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Meet the family behind Grin & Grit!! 🙋
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Dirty Car [Team - Lorde remix] 🧑‍🎤
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Stopping Sonny-Bomb's Detonation! ⏱️💥(thanks to his sister 🙄)
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Don't be caught missing any of our episodes!
From everday routines to unexpected moments, watch us sing, laugh and face hard situations together. 
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FROM THE STORY TO THE PAGE
Writing something I wish someone would have given me in the beginning.
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